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Police deploy hundreds of personnel deployed to find the suspect.
Manhunt under way after two police officers shot dead in rural Australian town
SYDNEY — A huge manhunt is under way for a "heavily armed" male suspect after two Australian police officers were shot dead and one injured in an ambush at a property in a small rural town in the state of Victoria.Police described the situation in Porepunkah in the Australian Alps — some 300km (186 miles) north-east of Melbourne — as an "active incident" with hundreds of personnel deployed to find the suspect.Officers were attacked as 10 of them attended the property to serve an arrest warrant, which Australian media said was for historical sex offences.Police say the suspect escaped by running into the bush alone after the shooting. Officers are still trying to find the man's wife and children.Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said that 10 officers...
August 26, 2025

Manhunt under way after two police officers shot dead in rural Australian town

President Donald Trump (R) meets with President of South Korea Lee Jae Myung in the Oval Office at the White House on August 25, 2025
Trump tells South Korean president he wants to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he told his South Korean counterpart during a meeting on Monday where they discussed peace in the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang’s nuclear weapon capabilities.South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who was elected in June, asked Trump to help establish peace between the two Koreas during his visit to the White House – claiming the situation had been more stable during Trump’s first term in office.“I think you are the first president to have so much interest in the world’s peace issues and actually made achievements,” Lee said. “So, I hope you would make peace on the Korean Peninsula ... and meet with Kim Jong Un.”He added that he would “actively support” Trump if he wanted...
August 26, 2025

Trump tells South Korean president he wants to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

A man rides a motorbike on a road before Typhoon Kajiki makes landfall in Vietnam, in Nghe An province on August 25, 2025
Thousands evacuated, flights canceled as Vietnam braces for Typhoon Kajiki to make landfall
HANOI -— Vietnam closed schools, airports, and evacuated thousands of people as it braced for powerful Typhoon Kajiki to make landfall Monday, threatening the country’s northeast with destructive winds and storm surges.The typhoon downed trees and soaked China’s southern Hainan island on Sunday before moving over the Gulf of Tonkin overnight with sustained wind speeds of 166 kph (103 mph), according to Vietnam’s national weather forecast agency, the equivalent to a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane.More than 40,000 people had been evacuated in low-lying coastal communities as of Monday morning, according to the state-run VN Express. Residents have been told not to leave their homes between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. local time, the state Vietnamese News Agency (VNA) reported.Kajiki is the...
August 25, 2025

Thousands evacuated, flights canceled as Vietnam braces for Typhoon Kajiki to make landfall

Rescuers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa clawed through rubble by hand to find survivors
Climate funding in focus as floods keep ravaging Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — As villagers carried out the bodies of two children, soaked in mud, the large crowd looked impassive.They had gathered in a small village in the Swabi district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after a flash flood washed away several houses, trapping dozens underneath the rubble.Some of them watched on as the dead children were taken away, others continued their conversations, and the rest — along with a few rescue personnel and soldiers — kept searching for survivors with their tools and bare hands.There were no tears, there was no panic. But there was anger.For many villagers it was the fact that the floods came with no warning."Why didn't the government warn us sooner?" was the overwhelming sentiment.But there was also rage at a perceived lack of support from local...
August 25, 2025

Climate funding in focus as floods keep ravaging Pakistan

The storm is already dumping large amounts of rain in Hainan, China
More than 500,000 ordered to evacuate as typhoon heads for Vietnam
HANOI — Vietnam has ordered more than 586,000 people to be evacuated ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Kajiki.The storm is already packing winds of 166km/h (103mph) and is expected to strengthen further before making landfall early on Monday, weather forecasters said.People from the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Hue and Da Nang have been ordered to leave their homes. Flights have been cancelled and boats told to stay ashore.The storm is skirting past Hainan in China, where the country's weather agency said up to 320mm (12.6in ) of rain was forecast.Storm surges of 2-4m (6.6-13ft) are also expected.Authorities have told people in the projected path not go outdoors after 14:00 GMT on Sunday. Soldiers have been deployed to help, they said."The situation is extremely...
August 25, 2025

More than 500,000 ordered to evacuate as typhoon heads for Vietnam

Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong made the statements while speaking at an event in Delhi on Thursday
Beijing opposes steep US tariffs on India
MUMBAI – Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong has said that Beijing "firmly opposes" Washington's steep tariffs on Delhi and called for greater co-operation between India and China.Xu likened the US to a "bully", saying that it had long benefitted from free trade but was now using tariffs as a "bargaining chip" to demand "exorbitant prices" from other nations."US has imposed tariffs of up to 50% on India and even threatened for more. China firmly opposes it. Silence only emboldens the bully," Xu said on Thursday.Earlier this month, Trump imposed a 25% penalty on India in addition to 25% tariffs for buying oil and weapons from Russia. The new rate will come into effect on 27 August.Delhi's increased imports of cheap Russian crude...
August 22, 2025

Beijing opposes steep US tariffs on India

The man allegedly defrauded 17.7 billion won ($13m; £9.5m) from 1,300 people
Crypto scam fugitive caught after littering in Seoul
SINGAPORE – An alleged cryptocurrency scammer's five years on the run ended after he was arrested for littering near a train station in Seoul, police said Friday.Police said they only intended to arrest the man for throwing a cigarette butt, but they got suspicious when he begged them to let him go "just this once" and tried to escape.The man also refused to show his ID, pretended to take a phone call and offered police money in exchange for letting him go.Upon questioning, police found that he was wanted for allegedly defrauding 17.7 billion won ($13m; £9.5m) from 1,300 people through a cryptocurrency scam.The man, who is in his 60s, has a standing arrest warrant for 10 charges relating to the alleged cryptocurrency scam, including fraud.The man has since been handed over...
August 22, 2025

Crypto scam fugitive caught after littering in Seoul

Thaksin Shinawatra's lese majeste charge relates to an interview he gave to a South Korean newspaper 10 years ago
Former Thai PM Thaksin acquitted in royal insult case
BANGKOK – A Bangkok court has acquitted controversial billionaire and former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was accused of insulting the monarchy.The charge related to an interview he gave to a South Korean newspaper ten years ago. He would have faced up to 15 years in jail if convicted.Thailand's lese majeste law forbids insulting its monarchy. But critics say it is often used to target activists and political opponents.The verdict came as Thaksin's daughter, suspended PM Paetongtarn , faces a Constitutional Court decision on whether or not she should be removed from office. These cases pose a threat to the Shinawatra clan, which has been a dominant force in Thai politics for decades.Friday's verdict has brought some relief to the family and their...
August 22, 2025

Former Thai PM Thaksin acquitted in royal insult case

An activist holds up a placard during a protest against the Supreme Court's earlier order to remove stray dogs from Delhi
India top court shelves plan to lock up Delhi's one million street dogs
MUMBAI – India's Supreme Court has modified its previous order asking authorities in Delhi and its suburbs to move all stray dogs into shelters amid widespread protests by animal welfare groups.The three-judge bench said that strays should be released after being vaccinated and sterilised but added that dogs with rabies or aggressive behaviour should be immunised and kept in shelters.The court also banned feeding of stray dogs in public spaces and ordered dedicated areas to be set up for the purpose.On 11 August, a two-judge bench had expressed concern over the rising "menace of dog bites leading to rabies" in Delhi and its suburbs.Delhi's stray dog population is estimated at one million, with suburban Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram also seeing a rise, municipal sources...
August 22, 2025

India top court shelves plan to lock up Delhi's one million street dogs

Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested in connection with the alleged misuse of funds, police have said.The charge relates to trips he took abroad while serving as president.He arrived at magistrates court in the capital Colombo on Friday, having already given a statement to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) earlier in the day.Wickremesinghe served as president from 2022 to 2024, stepping into the role after the country's worst ever economic crisis triggered a popular uprising caused his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee.He was widely credited with helping put the island nation back on the road to economic recovery.Wickremesinghe also served six separate terms as prime minister from the 1990s onwards.According to BBC Sinhala,...
August 22, 2025

Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested

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