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File photo of a South Korea's KF-21 fighter jet during a test flight
South Korea protests Chinese and Russian warplanes in its airspace
SEOUL — South Korea has lodged a complaint with the Chinese and Russian defence attaches based in the country, a day after their warplanes entered its air defence zone.Seoul said it sent up fighter jets to "take tactical measures in preparation for any emergencies" after seven Russian and two Chinese military aircraft "briefly entered" the zone on Tuesday, but noted they "did not violate" South Korea's airspace.Some countries delineate air identification defence zones, wherein they require foreign planes to identify themselves. These are not part of sovereign airspaces under international law.In March this year, Seoul also deployed fighter jets after several Russian warplanes flew into the zone.The Russian aircraft entered Korea's Air Defense Identification Zone (Kadiz) near...
December 10, 2025

South Korea protests Chinese and Russian warplanes in its airspace

People fleeing from a disputed area travel along a street in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, 10 December 2025. — EPA
US tells Thailand and Cambodia to stop fighting as clashes continue
WASHINGTON — The US has asked Thailand and Cambodia to "cease hostilities immediately" as border clashes extended for a third day, killing at least 10 people and displacing hundreds of thousands.The two nations must follow de-escalatory measures outlined in a peace accord brokered by US President Donald Trump in October, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.Trump has also said that he would "make a phone call" to stop the fighting, which is the most serious escalation since clashes in July killed dozens of people.Both countries have blamed each other for re-igniting the fighting, which has seen air strikes and exchanges of artillery fire.The death toll over three days of hostilities stands at 10 - seven from Cambodia and three from Thailand. Thai officials said they evacuated more than...
December 10, 2025

US tells Thailand and Cambodia to stop fighting as clashes continue

Close shot of a white IndiGo plane on the runway in Dubai
India orders IndiGo to slash flights as airline says operations 'normalized'
NEW DELHI — India's largest airline, IndiGo, says it has "normalized" operations after cancelling more than 3,000 flights last week due to what officials described as poor pilot roster planning, a crisis that left thousands of passengers stranded.This came as authorities ordered IndiGo to cut 10% of its winter schedule - double the reduction first announced - a move that could see more than 200 daily flights cancelled.Federal Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said the ministry "considers it necessary to curtail the overall IndiGo routes" to help restore stability.He added that despite the schedule cut, the airline "will continue to cover all its destinations as before".The airline has also been ordered to submit its revised flight schedule to the regulator by Wednesday.IndiGo...
December 10, 2025

India orders IndiGo to slash flights as airline says operations 'normalized'

Sonali Chouksey and Rishabh Rajput met in college in 2014 and fell in love
Indian couple trolled over skin color after wedding video goes viral
DELHI — Rishabh Rajput and Sonali Chouksey met in college 11 years ago, fell in love and married last month.Photos and videos from their colourful wedding showed the happy couple from the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh performing rituals and posing in their finery.But when they shared their happiest moment on social media, the congratulatory messages came peppered with "jokes and memes" with trolls comparing and criticising the couple over the groom's skin color.In India, where obsession with fair skin colour is well documented and can sometimes even have tragic consequences, the groom faced intense online shaming and was called names for his "darker skin colour".The trolls did not spare the bride either, with many suggesting she had married him "for his money"."She must...
December 10, 2025

Indian couple trolled over skin color after wedding video goes viral

A house burns after a powerful earthquake in Aomori, northeastern Japan, early 09 December 2025. — EPA
Japan rattled by 7.5-magnitude earthquake, authorities warn of aftershocks
TOKYO — A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, injuring at least 30 people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people.The earthquake struck at 11:15 p.m. local time around 44 miles off the northeast coast of the country, at a depth of about 33 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).A CNN team in Japan’s capital Tokyo – more than 400 miles away – felt strong tremors during the earthquake, which lasted for longer than 30 seconds.The JMA warned there was a possibility a “large-scale earthquake of magnitude 8 or greater” could occur in Japan this week, but put the probability at 1%.“While it remains deeply uncertain whether a major earthquake will actually occur, we believe...
December 09, 2025

Japan rattled by 7.5-magnitude earthquake, authorities warn of aftershocks

Displaced people queue for food at a temporary shelter amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Buriram province, Thailand, on December 9, 2025
Thailand and Cambodia are fighting again, leaving a Trump-brokered peace agreement on brink of collapse
BANGKOK — Armed clashes between Thailand and Cambodia entered a second day on Tuesday, both sides said, in defiance of calls from the United States to stop fighting and adhere to a months-old Trump-backed peace deal that now looks on the brink of complete collapse.At least eight people have been killed since the latest skirmishes began, according to reports from both sides. By Tuesday, the fighting had spread to more points along the disputed border, with accusations of rocket strikes and drone attacks in some areas.About 400,000 people living along the border that divides the Southeast Asian countries have been evacuated in the latest flare-up.And Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow hinted the clashes could escalate, telling CNN in a sit-down interview that military action would...
December 09, 2025

Thailand and Cambodia are fighting again, leaving a Trump-brokered peace agreement on brink of collapse

The nightclub is located in a busy tourist area
Goa nightclub owners fled to Thailand hours after deadly fire, police say
MUMBAI — The owners of a nightclub in Goa, India, where a devastating fire killed 25 people on Sunday, fled the country hours after the tragedy, police have said.Indian authorities confirmed the two brothers, Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, boarded a flight to Phuket in Thailand shortly after the incident.Investigators believe the fierce blaze was triggered by fireworks being set off inside the venue, Birch By Romeo Lane, which is located in a busy nightlife area of Goa, a coastal state popular with domestic and international tourists.The majority of the victims were staff members, while four were holidaymakers visiting from Delhi. Five people are still being treated in hospital.Police have appealed to Interpol for help to find and arrest the Luthra brothers.Police said they travelled to...
December 09, 2025

Goa nightclub owners fled to Thailand hours after deadly fire, police say

(L-R) Jason Citron, CEO of Discord, Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap, Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok, Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta at a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing in January
Australia's social media ban for children has left big tech scrambling
SYDNEY — When Stephen Scheeler became Facebook's Australia chief in the early 2010s, he was a true believer in the power of the internet, and social media, for public good.It would herald a new era of global connection and democratise learning. It would let users build their own public squares without the traditional gatekeepers."There was that heady optimism phase when I first joined and I think a lot of the world shared that," he told the BBC.But by the time he left the firm in 2017, seeds of doubt about its work had been planted, and they've since bloomed."There's lots of good things about these platforms, but there's just too much bad stuff," he surmises.That's no longer an uncommon view as scrutiny of the largest social media companies has increased around...
December 09, 2025

Australia's social media ban for children has left big tech scrambling

Residents living at the border evacuated the area as fresh clashes erupted on Monday
Thousands flee Thai-Cambodia border after deadly clashes
BANGKOK — Residents on both sides of Thailand's and Cambodia's border evacuated in droves on Monday as fresh clashes erupted, killing at least five people.Both sides have each accused the other of starting the violence, which is the most serious confrontation between the two countries since they agreed to a ceasefire in July.Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says his country "never wanted violence" but will "use necessary means to preserve its sovereignty", while Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen accused Thai "invaders" of provoking retaliation.Since May, escalating tensions between the neighbours have led to more than 40 deaths, as well as import bans and travel restrictions.On Monday, the Thai army said its troops had responded to Cambodian fire in...
December 08, 2025

Thousands flee Thai-Cambodia border after deadly clashes

Son Heung-Min of Tottenham Hotspur warms up before a match
Woman who blackmailed Korean footballer gets four years in jail
SEOUL — A South Korean court has sentenced a woman who blackmailed football star Son Heung-min to four years in prison.The woman in her 20s and her accomplice, a man in his 40s, were found guilty of blackmailing the former Tottenham captain by saying she was pregnant with his child.The woman had approached Son sometime last year claiming she was carrying his child, when in fact she did not know whether that was the case, a Seoul district court heard, according to local media.She extorted $300 million won ($200,000; £153,000) from him and threatened to go public with the allegation if he did not comply.The woman spent the money on luxury and designer goods, AFP news agency reported."[The woman] insists she received the money as compensation and portrays herself as a victim," prosecutors...
December 08, 2025

Woman who blackmailed Korean footballer gets four years in jail

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