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Filipino and US soldiers participate during a joint military drill called Salaknib at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines on 31 March 2025
US and Philippine forces launch joint annual combat drills amid tensions with China
MANILA — Thousands of American and Filipino troops have launched joint military exercises simulating the defense of the Asian archipelago, including a mock island invasion, in a large-scale drill that has drawn sharp criticism from China.The annual Balikatan (Tagalog for "shoulder to shoulder") exercises, which will run until 9 May, involve around 9,000 US and 5,000 Filipino military personnel.Australian forces have also joined and Japan and other nations have sent observers.US and Philippine military leaders described this year's drill as a "full-scale battle scenario," featuring warships, fighter jets and high-powered weaponry, including a US Marine anti-ship missile system."Our combined strength...possesses a degree of lethality for a force that possesses...
April 22, 2025

US and Philippine forces launch joint annual combat drills amid tensions with China

Rescuers work at the site a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after an earthquake in Bangkok, 28 March, 2025
Thai-Chinese company denies ignoring safety after quake caused block to collapse
BANGKOK — A Thai-Chinese company has denied allegations its steel rods did not pass safety standard tests after nationwide criticism prompted an investigation into the collapse of a high-rise building under construction after an earthquake last month in Bangkok.Authorities are probing Xin Ke Yuan Steel and another Chinese contractor involved in the construction to find out why the building crumbled following a quake centered in Myanmar, more than 1,200 kilometers away.It was the only building in the Thai capital that completely collapsed that day.The 7.7 magnitude quake on 28 March killed more than 3,700 people in Myanmar, while in Thailand, 47 people lost their lives, mostly at the building collapse site.The collapse sparked questions about the enforcement of construction safety and the...
April 22, 2025

Thai-Chinese company denies ignoring safety after quake caused block to collapse

More than 250 people from 20 nations were reportedly rescued from alleged scam centres in Myanmar, 12 February, 2025
Asian scam operations worth €35 billion spreading across the world, UN warns
GENEVA — Transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe in response to increased crackdowns by authorities, according to a UN report issued on Monday.For several years, scam compounds have proliferated in Southeast Asia, especially in the border areas of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, as well as in the Philippines, with scammers shifting operations from site to site to stay one step ahead of the police.More recently, scam centres that have cheated victims out of billions of dollars through false romantic ploys, bogus investment pitches and illegal gambling schemes are now being reported operating as far afield as Africa and Latin America.Asian crime syndicates have been expanding operations deeper into remote...
April 22, 2025

Asian scam operations worth €35 billion spreading across the world, UN warns

The head of Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic church Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith (C) places a candle in front of a plaque as he pays respect to the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings on the 6th anniversary of the suicide attacks, as Vatican ambassador to Colombo Archbishop Brian Udaigwe (L) and Buddhist monk Omalpe Sobitha watch outside the St. Anthony's church in Colombo on April 21, 2025.
Sri Lanka Easter bombings victims named 'heroes of faith' by Vatican
SINGAPORE — The Vatican has named 167 people who died in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as "heroes of faith".The country's cardinal, Malcolm Ranjith, made the announcement at an event to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the suicide attacks which targeted Catholic churches and five-star hotels during Easter Sunday mass, killing 269 people.Those recognized by the Vatican were Catholic faithful attending mass at the churches that were attacked.The bombings shook the country, which had not seen such levels of violence since the end of a civil war in 2009. However, since then investigations into the attacks have been controversial.There has been public criticism from families of the victims and from the island's minority Christian community, who accuse the...
April 21, 2025

Sri Lanka Easter bombings victims named 'heroes of faith' by Vatican

US Vice-President JD Vance is on a four-day India tour
Vance to meet Modi in Delhi amid tariff tensions
NEW DELHI — US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in the Indian capital where he is due to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid global trade tensions sparked by Washington's tariff policies.The talks are likely to focus on fast tracking a much-awaited bilateral trade deal between the two countries.Vance is also expected to go on a sightseeing tour of Agra and Jaipur with his family.His visit comes as countries across the world rush to negotiate a trade deal before US President Donald Trump's 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs ends on 9 July."The two sides will also exchange views on regional and global developments of mutual interest," India's foreign ministry said ahead of Vance's visit.The vice-president is accompanied by his children and wife...
April 21, 2025

Vance to meet Modi in Delhi amid tariff tensions

Chinese leader Xi Jinping attends a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 15, 2025 on his three-nation tour of Southeast Asia
Beijing warns countries against colluding with US to restrict trade with China
HONG KONG — Beijing has warned its trading partners against succumbing to US pressure to isolate China in President Donald Trump’s tariff war, as part of its carrot-and-stick approach to win over countries caught between the world’s two largest economies.Commenting on recent media reports about the Trump administration’s plans to pressure countries into restricting trade with China in exchange for exemptions from US tariffs, a spokesperson for China’s Commerce Ministry said on Monday: “Appeasement does not bring peace, and compromise does not earn respect.”“Seeking temporary self-interest at the expense of others — in exchange for so-called exemptions — is like asking a tiger for its skin. In the end, it will achieve nothing and harm both others and oneself,” the...
April 21, 2025

Beijing warns countries against colluding with US to restrict trade with China

PM Modi had met Elon Musk in Washington DC in February
 Modi and Elon Musk talk India-US tech collaboration
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he discussed his country's potential to collaborate with the US on "technology and innovation" during a conversation with Elon Musk.On Friday, Modi shared a post on X detailing his telephone conversation with the tech billionaire and said they had revisited topics from their meeting in Washington earlier this year.Modi's conversation with Musk comes as India is working towards securing a bilateral trade agreement with the US to offset the brunt of US President Donald Trump's potential tariffs.It also comes days before US Vice-President JD Vance's four-day trip to India."We discussed the immense potential for collaboration in the areas of technology and innovation," Modi wrote in his post on X.He...
April 18, 2025

 Modi and Elon Musk talk India-US tech collaboration

Harpreet Singh is wanted by India for his alleged role in terror attacks
Indian man accused of grenade attacks held in the US
MUMBAI — An Indian man accused of orchestrating terror attacks in the northern state of Punjab has been arrested in the US.On Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Harpreet Singh had been arrested by the FBI and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Sacramento.The FBI alleged that Singh was linked to two international terrorist groups and had entered the US illegally and had been using burner phones to evade arrest.Singh is in custody and has not commented on the allegations yet.In a post on X, the FBI called Singh an "alleged terrorist responsible for terror attacks in Punjab, India".According to local media, Singh is linked to 14 of 16 grenade attacks in Punjab over the past seven months, targeting police posts, religious sites and homes of public...
April 18, 2025

Indian man accused of grenade attacks held in the US

A security guard stands at the entrance of a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Karachi, Pakistan, on April 16, 2025
Scores arrested over Pakistan KFC attacks, sparked by Gaza war protests
KARACHI — Police have arrested scores of people in Pakistan in recent weeks after more than 10 mob attacks on outlets of US fast-food chain KFC, Reuters reported.The attacks were sparked by anti-United States sentiment and opposition to its ally Israel’s war in Gaza, officials said.Police in major cities in the Muslim nation, including the southern port city of Karachi, the eastern city of Lahore and the capital Islamabad, confirmed at least 11 incidents in which KFC outlets were attacked by protesters armed with sticks and vandalized. At least 178 people were arrested, the officials said this week.KFC and its parent Yum Brands, both US-based, did not respond to requests for comment.A police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said one KFC employee was shot and killed this...
April 18, 2025

Scores arrested over Pakistan KFC attacks, sparked by Gaza war protests

Taliban security personnel ride motorbikes as they celebrate the third anniversary of Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, in Khost, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2024
Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban
MOSCOW — Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, a group that was designated as a terrorist organization more than two decades ago, the Associated Press reported.The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as US and NATO troops were in the final weeks of withdrawing from the country after two decades of war.The Russian court’s move was a diplomatic victory for the Taliban, who were put on Moscow’s list of terrorist organizations in 2003, making any contact with them punishable under Russian law.At the same time, Taliban delegations have attended various forums hosted by Russia as Moscow has sought to position itself as a regional power broker.The court’s ruling on a request by the Prosecutor General’s Office followed last...
April 18, 2025

Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban

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