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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke on the phone on Tuesday
India won't accept third-party mediation on Kashmir, Modi tells Trump
DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told US President Donald Trump that Delhi will never accept third-party mediation with Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir, a senior diplomat said.Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that Modi "strongly" conveyed India's long-held stand to Trump during a phone call between the two leaders on Tuesday.Trump has repeatedly offered to mediate between India and Pakistan to solve the "Kashmir issue" since a four-day conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May.The White House has not commented on India's statement.Misri also said that Modi told Trump "clearly" that during the duration of the conflict, "no talks were held at any level on the India-America trade deal or on the mediation between India...
June 18, 2025

India won't accept third-party mediation on Kashmir, Modi tells Trump

Lewotobi Laki-Laki began spewing volcanic materials on Tuesday
Indonesia issues highest alert as volcano erupts
JAKARTA — One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes spewed a huge ash cloud more than 11 kilometers into the sky on Tuesday after officials issued the country's highest alert.Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, erupted at 17:35 local time (10:35 BST), the country's volcanology agency said, sending the vast cloud above the tourist island of Flores.A 7km exclusion zone was in place around the crater of the 1,584m (one mile) high twin-peaked volcano. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The volcano erupted multiple times in November, killing nine people and forcing thousands to flee. The ash cloud also forced flight cancellations.Geology agency head Muhammad Wafid said no one should carry out any activities within 7km of the eruption, and warned of potential lahar floods...
June 18, 2025

Indonesia issues highest alert as volcano erupts

Images of the villa show bullet holes in the windows and blood stains on the floor
Two people arrested over fatal shooting in Bali
JAKARTA — Bali police have arrested two people over a shooting that killed one Australian and seriously injured another.Zivan Radmanovic, 32, was shot dead just after midnight on Saturday after two men broke into his villa in Munggu, in the south of the Indonesian tourist island.One of the suspects was arrested in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, while the other was caught abroad, police said without giving more details.Radmanovic's wife earlier told police she was awakened by her husband's screams before finding his body in the bathroom, Australian media reported.Sanar Ghanim, who was also shot, is getting treatment for his injuries in hospital. Local police say the 34-year-old was also beaten.Ghanim's wife testified to seeing the attackers. Neither women were...
June 17, 2025

Two people arrested over fatal shooting in Bali

Investigators are trying to piece together why the Air India plane crashed seconds after take-off
Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight
DELHI — Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the crashed Air India flight, a key step in uncovering what caused last week's deadly accident.The London-bound Air India aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed soon after taking off on Thursday from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. At least 270 people have been killed, most of them passengers.The CVR captures audio from the cockpit, including pilot conversations, alarms and ambient sounds.The flight data recorder (FDR), which logs crucial flight parameters like altitude, speed and engine performance, had been recovered from the debris on Friday.Both the CVR and FDR collectively form what is commonly known as the "black box" of a plane. It is a vital tool in air crash investigations,...
June 16, 2025

Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight

Bhoomi Chauhan says she missed her flight to London after arriving late at Ahmedabad airport
Student missed Air India flight by just 10 minutes
AHMEDABAD — Bhoomi Chauhan remembers being angry and frustrated. Bumper-to-bumper traffic had delayed her car journey to Ahmedabad airport — so much so that she missed her Air India flight to London Gatwick by just 10 minutes.Ms Chauhan, a business administration student who lives in Bristol with her husband, had been visiting western India for a holiday.The 28-year-old was due to fly home on AI171 on Thursday, which crashed shortly after take-off, killing 241 people on board and more on the ground.But after arriving at the airport less than an hour before departure, airline staff turned her away."We got very angry with our driver and left the airport in frustration," she recalls. "I was very disappointed."We left the airport and stood at a place to drink tea and...
June 13, 2025

Student missed Air India flight by just 10 minutes

Vishwashkumar Ramesh lying in hospital bed
'I walked out of rubble': Survivor on how he escaped Air India wreckage
AHMEDABAD — The British man who was the sole survivor of Thursday's Air India plane crash said he managed to escape the wreckage through an opening in the fuselage."I managed to unbuckle myself, used my leg to push through that opening, and crawled out," Vishwashkumar Ramesh told Indian state media DD News.Ramesh, 40, was in seat 11A on the London-bound Boeing 787 flight when it went down shortly after take off in Ahmedabad, western India on Thursday.Air India said all other passengers and crew were killed — including 169 Indian nationals and 52 British nationals. More than 200 bodies have been recovered so far, though it is unclear how many were passengers and how many were from the ground.Speaking from his hospital bed, Ramesh said the lights inside the aircraft...
June 13, 2025

'I walked out of rubble': Survivor on how he escaped Air India wreckage

Pyongyang says it has successfully relaunched its new warship
North Korea claims warship launch successful on second try
SEOUL — North Korea says it has successfully relaunched its new 5,000-ton naval destroyer, less than a month after it capsized during the first attempted launch, state media reports.The country's leader, Kim Jong Un, had reacted furiously to the warship's failed launch in May, and demanded it be quickly repaired.At least four officials — three shipyard officials and one senior official — have since been arrested over the incident.State media says the ship has now been fully restored. But given how quickly it has been relaunched, experts are questioning whether the repairs are really complete.Kim and his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, oversaw Tuesday's launch at Rajin Port in the country's north, according to KCNA, which published photos of them at the event.This warship is one...
June 13, 2025

North Korea claims warship launch successful on second try

Firefighters work to put out a fire at the site where an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025
At the scene in Ahmedabad: 'Everyone is running trying to save as many lives as possible'
AHMEDABAD — The scene in Ahmedabad after the Air India passenger plane crashed shortly after take off is shocking.A few hours after the accident, smoke can still be seen rising from the ruins of buildings at the crash site. Pictures show a burned bed frame lying in the street.Everyone is running, trying to save as many lives as possible when the BBC arrives at the scene.Firefighters can be seen picking their way across the burnt ground, attempting to put out the still smouldering wreckage with their hoses.Ambulances are all over the area. Roads are blocked.On the edges, people whose relatives were travelling to London have started to gather.The Boeing 787 Dreamliner came down shortly after take off on Thursday afternoon local time, bound for London Gatwick. There were 242 people on board...
June 12, 2025

At the scene in Ahmedabad: 'Everyone is running trying to save as many lives as possible'

The Singapore-flagged ship caught fire on Monday
Officials race to tow burning ship away from India coast to prevent 'ecological disaster'
DELHI — The Indian Coast Guard is trying to tow a burning Singapore-flagged cargo ship away from the coast of Kerala in the Arabian Sea, to prevent "a potential ecological disaster".The Indian defense ministry on Wednesday said that the situation remains critical and efforts are under way to establish a tow line and pull the vessel away from the coast.The MV Wan Hai 503, which caught fire on Monday, is carrying 2,128 tons of fuel and hundreds of containers - including hazardous cargo - raising environmental concerns.Although visible flames have significantly reduced following firefighting efforts, the blaze remains active in the inner decks and near the fuel tanks, the ministry said.It added that five salvage team members and an aircrew diver have been sent to help with the...
June 12, 2025

Officials race to tow burning ship away from India coast to prevent 'ecological disaster'

A crew of eight Chinese nationals aboard Hong Tai 58 was were detained in February by Taiwan's coast guard
Taiwan jails China captain for undersea cable sabotage in landmark case
SINGAPORE — A Chinese national has been sentenced to three years in prison for damaging an undersea cable connecting Taiwan's main island and the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait.The man, identified by his surname Wang, was the captain of the Togolese-registered vessel Hong Tai 58.The Tainan District Court's verdict on Thursday marks the first sentencing after reports in recent years of undersea cables around Taiwan being severed.Taipei has accused Beijing of sabotaging its cables, describing it as a "grey zone" tactic to pressure the self-ruled island, which China claims as its territory.But China has denied its involvement, calling the incidents "common maritime accidents" that have been "exaggerated" by Taiwanese authorities.Undersea cables -...
June 12, 2025

Taiwan jails China captain for undersea cable sabotage in landmark case

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