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A handout photo made available by Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) shows a bridge destroyed by Thai F-16 fighter jets in Pursat Province, Cambodia, 13 December 2025. (EPA)
Fighting continues between Thailand and Cambodia despite Trump ceasefire claim
BANGKOK — Fighting between Thai and Cambodian forces continued early Saturday, hours after US President Donald Trump said the two sides had agreed to a ceasefire. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he told Trump that a ceasefire would only be possible after Cambodia withdrew its forces and removed landmines from the border. Writing on social media, Anutin said Thailand would continue military operations until there were no further threats to its territory and people. Both sides reported continued bombing and artillery exchanges along the border. Cambodia’s Defense Ministry said Thai fighter jets bombed hotel buildings and a bridge, while Thai authorities reported that several civilians were injured in a Cambodian rocket attack. At least 21 people have been killed in the...
December 13, 2025

Fighting continues between Thailand and Cambodia despite Trump ceasefire claim

Reddit has launched a High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban
Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for kids
SYDNEY — Reddit has launched a challenge in Australia's highest court against the nation's landmark social media ban for children.The online forum is among 10 social media platforms which must bar Australians aged under 16 from having accounts, under a new law which began on Wednesday.The ban, which is being watched closely around the world, was justified by campaigners and the government as necessary to protect children from harmful content and algorithms.Reddit is complying with the ban, but in its case will argue that the policy has serious implications for privacy and political rights. It is the second such legal challenge, with two Australian teens also awaiting a High Court hearing."Despite the best intentions, this law is missing the mark," Reddit said in an update on...
December 12, 2025

Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for kids

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul
Thai PM dissolves parliament to 'return power to people'
BANGKOK — Thailand has dissolved parliament after nearly a week of fresh clashes along its border with Cambodia, with a general election to be called within 45 to 60 days.In a royal decree published on Friday, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul cited the deadly border dispute among other challenges his minority government has struggled to contain since it took office three months ago."The appropriate solution is to dissolve parliament… which is a way to return political power to the people," he said.Anutin, a business tycoon, is Thailand's third prime minister since August 2023. When he took power in September, he said he would dissolve parliament by the end of January.However, now facing an imminent vote of no confidence, Anutin brought the election forward.Anutin and his...
December 12, 2025

Thai PM dissolves parliament to 'return power to people'

South Korea's Suneung is an infamous eight-hour marathon of back-to-back exams
Chief of South Korea's high-stakes exam quits over 'insane' English test
SEOUL — The English section of South Korea's gruelling college entrance exam, or Suneung, is notoriously difficult, with some students comparing it to deciphering an ancient script, and others calling it "insane".So intense was the criticism around this year's test that the top official in charge of administering it resigned to take responsibility for the "chaos" it caused."We sincerely accept the criticism that the difficulty of questions... was inappropriate," said Suneung chief Oh Seung-geol, adding that the test "fell short" despite having gone through several rounds of editing.Among the most daunting questions are one on Immanuel Kant's philosophy of law and another involving gaming jargon.The latter, worth three points, asks students to pick where a sentence should...
December 12, 2025

Chief of South Korea's high-stakes exam quits over 'insane' English test

Faiz Hameed led Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from 2019 to 2021
Pakistan's military sentences its former spy chief to 14 years in jail
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's former spy chief has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a military court, on charges including violation of state secrets and interfering in politics.Faiz Hameed led Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from 2019 to 2021, during the tenure of now-jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.He was known to be a staunch supporter of Khan, and took early retirement shortly after Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in 2022.It is the first time that an ISI chief in Pakistan has been court martialled.The ISI chief is seen as the second most powerful position in Pakistan's military.According to a press release issued by the public relations arm of Pakistani military (ISPR), the 15-month-long court martial proceeding began on August 12,...
December 11, 2025

Pakistan's military sentences its former spy chief to 14 years in jail

The junta has turned to air bombardments to reclaim territory from ethnic armies
More than 30 dead after Myanmar military hits hospital
BANGKOK — At least 34 people have died and dozens more are injured after air strikes from Myanmar's military hit a hospital in the country's west on Wednesday night, according to ground sources.The hospital is located in Mrauk-U town in Rakhine state, an area controlled by the Arakan Army — one of the strongest ethnic armies fighting the country's military regime.Thousands have died and millions have been displaced since the military seized power in a coup in 2021 and triggered a civil war.In recent months, the military has intensified air strikes to take back territory from ethnic armies. It has also deployed paragliders to drop bombs on its enemies.The Myanmar military has not commented on the strikes, which come as the country prepares to vote later this month in its...
December 11, 2025

More than 30 dead after Myanmar military hits hospital

The Richard Mille 'Smiley' is said to be worth A$5m
Four French men accused of A$10m Australia jewelry heist
SYDNEY — Four French men traveled to Australia's capital to carry out a multi-million-dollar heist which included a Swiss-made "Smiley" watch worth A$5m ($3.3m, £2.5m), police say.The quartet came to Australia in October and broke into a property in Canberra, where they allegedly made off with more than 70 items.Luxury handbags, jewelry and high-end watches — including a Richard Mille model with a yellow gold smiley face and pink flamingo — were among the stolen items.Four days after the burglary, the men — aged between 28 and 37 — were arrested at a KFC outlet in Sydney. They were present in court on Thursday and are due to return in January."I've been in the job for a long time. I've never seen a burglary of this magnitude… and with people flying over from the...
December 11, 2025

Four French men accused of A$10m Australia jewelry heist

A group of police officials stand outside the premises of the Birch By Romeo Lane nightclub in northern Goa where a deadly blaze killed 25 people in the early hours of Sunday
Goa nightclub owners held in Thailand over deadly fire
NEW DELHI — Two brothers wanted in connection with a deadly fire at their nightclub in India's Goa state, which killed 25 people, have been detained in Thailand, India's ambassador to Thailand, Nagesh Singh, told the BBC.Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, who own Birch By Romeo Lane club, fled to Phuket, shortly after the incident earlier this week."They will be sent back [to India]," Singh said on Thursday, a day after a court in Delhi refused to grant them protection from arrest and the Goa government approached India's external affairs ministry to revoke their passports.The brothers said that they "never intended to evade" the law and they will cooperate with authorities on returning to India.The incident took place early on Sunday, when a deadly blaze broke out at the club in...
December 11, 2025

Goa nightclub owners held in Thailand over deadly fire

Carmen Lau, activist in exile and former Pro-democratic District Councilor of Hong Kong, seen making speeches during the rally outside Downing Street in 2022
Exiled Hong Kong activist target of harassment campaign
LONDON — A high-profile Hong Kong pro-democracy activist living in the UK has been the target of a campaign of harassment involving letters containing fake, sexually explicit images of her sent from China to her neighbors.Carmen Lau, 30, who fled Hong Kong four years ago, told the BBC she was "shocked" as the letters, delivered to addresses in Maidenhead in Kent, included her name and images made to look like she was either naked or in underwear and offering sexual services."The letters had a couple of very unpleasant images, AI-generated or photo-shopped, where they put my face on those images, portraying me as a sex-worker," she said.The existence of the letters was first reported by the Guardian.The first she knew about the letters was when the local MP, Liberal Democrat Joshua...
December 11, 2025

Exiled Hong Kong activist target of harassment campaign

Park Na-rae, one of the country's most successful female comedians, has now left her popular variety shows amid allegations of workplace bullying
String of celebrity scandals renews debate on South Korea's 'cancel culture'
SEOUL — In a matter of days, three big names in South Korea's entertainment industry have made headlines in separate scandals that could derail their careers.The allegations that have embroiled comedians Park Na-rae and Cho Sae-ho, as well as veteran actor Cho Jin-woong, are all different — ranging from workplace abuse to previous teenage detention to associations with a gang member.But the results have been the same: departures from the television screens where they had worked their way up to become household names.The scandals have also raised questions about the standards to which South Korea's public figures are held — especially in the entertainment industry.Park Na-rae, one of the country's most successful female comedians, made headlines last week when two of...
December 11, 2025

String of celebrity scandals renews debate on South Korea's 'cancel culture'

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