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China's meteorological agency has issued strong warnings about Super Typhoon Ragasa, dubbing it the King of Storms
Mass evacuations as southern China braces for strongest storm of the year
HONG KONG – China has evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and ordered at least 10 cities to close schools and some businesses as the strongest storm of the year bears down on its southern coast.Hong Kong has upgraded its typhoon warning to eight – just two levels below the maximum – ahead of the arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa.The storm is expected to make landfall in China's Guangdong province on Wednesday, where some 370,000 people have been evacuated so far, as authorities warn of a "catastrophic" situation.Ragasa has been dubbed the "King of Storms" by China's meteorological agency and is expected to move towards northern Vietnam in the coming days, potentially affecting millions.On Tuesday, supermarket shelves in Hong Kong were wiped empty of...
September 23, 2025

Mass evacuations as southern China braces for strongest storm of the year

Hannah Thomas alleges she was punched in the face by a police officer during a protest in June
Police officer charged with assault at pro-Palestinian protest in Sydney
SYDNEY – A New South Wales (NSW) police officer has been charged with assaulting a protester at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Sydney earlier this year.Hannah Thomas, a former Greens party candidate, alleges she was punched in the face by an officer during a June protest in Belmore. Her injuries required surgery.The protest was held outside SEC Plating, which demonstrators say supplies weapons parts to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The company has denied the claims.NSW Police said the employment of the senior constable, 33, was under review and a critical incident investigation – triggered when an officer is involved in an event resulting in death or serious injury – was ongoing.The police officer, charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, is due to appear in court...
September 23, 2025

Police officer charged with assault at pro-Palestinian protest in Sydney

The boy travelled undetected, hiding in the landing gear compartment
Afghan boy flies from Kabul to Delhi hiding in plane's landing gear
DELHI – A 13-year-old Afghan boy made a dangerous journey from Kabul to Delhi, hiding in the landing gear compartment of a Kam Air passenger plane.Officials say the teen, who is from Kunduz city in northern Afghanistan, was found wandering around on the runway at Delhi's international airport after the plane landed on Monday.He was detained by Indian security personnel and questioned for several hours before being sent back to Kabul on the same flight.The boy reportedly told authorities he made the journey out of curiosity.A spokesperson from the Indian Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) said the boy managed to travel undetected on Kam Airlines flight RQ-4401, which landed in Delhi around 11:10 (05:40 GMT) on Sunday.Police found him roaming around by himself and took him aside...
September 23, 2025

Afghan boy flies from Kabul to Delhi hiding in plane's landing gear

Han, the 82-year-old widow of the church's founder Sun Myung Moon, has repeatedly denied the allegations
'Moonies' church leader arrested over gifts to ex-South Korean first lady
SINGAPORE – South Korea has arrested the leader of the controversial Unification Church over allegations the organisation bribed South Korea's former first lady in exchange for business and political favours.Han Hak-ja's church is accused of giving Kim Keon Hee, the wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, together worth 80 million won ($57,900; £42,500).Han, the 82-year-old widow of the church's founder Sun Myung Moon, has repeatedly denied the allegations, calling them "false".The church said Tuesday it would "faithfully engage" with authoritiesand "do [its] best to use this as an occasion to restore trust in our church".It also apologised for "causing concern to the people".Prosecutors had...
September 23, 2025

'Moonies' church leader arrested over gifts to ex-South Korean first lady

The aftermath of the Air India crash showing a part of the plane crashed in the ground
Air India crash aftermath handled 'irresponsibly', says court
DELHI – The highest court in India has strongly criticised the country's aviation authorities for their handling of the aftermath of the Air India plane crash that killed 261 people in June.Leaving only one survivor, the flight bound for Gatwick airport from Ahmedabad crashed shortly after taking off, killing 242 passengers on board and 19 others on the ground.The court said it was "irresponsible" for the aviation authority to suggest, through leaks to the media, that pilot error had caused the disaster.It called on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi for the government's response before it rules on a case filed by activists demanding an independent investigation.The court said the way the aviation body released its preliminary report in to the Boeing Dreamliner's...
September 23, 2025

Air India crash aftermath handled 'irresponsibly', says court

Duterte said he cracked down on drug dealers to rid the country of street crimes
ICC charges Rodrigo Duterte with crimes against humanity
THE HAGUE – Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC).The 80-year-old is accused of being criminally responsible for dozens of murders that allegedly took place as part of his so-called war on drugs, during which thousands of small-time drug dealers, users and others were killed without trial.The ICC's charge sheet, which includes several redactions, dates from July but was only made public on Monday.ICC deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang said Duterte was an "indirect co-perpetrator" in the killings, which the court alleges were carried out by others, including police.The first count laid against Mr Duterte concerns his alleged involvement in the killings of 19 people in Davao City...
September 23, 2025

ICC charges Rodrigo Duterte with crimes against humanity

Ragasa comes as the South East Asian nation reels from weeks of widespread flooding caused by an unusually fierce monsoon
Super typhoon lashes Philippines; Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern China on alert
MANILA – The strongest storm of the year so far has descended on the northern Philippines with destructive winds and torrential rain, prompting evacuations of thousands of people and preparations in nearby Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China.Typhoon Ragasa, known in the Philippines as Nando, made landfall over Panuitan Island, in the northern Cagayan province, on Monday, according to the country’s meteorological agency (PAGASA) – after generating sustained winds of over 267 kph (165 mph), the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane.Tens of millions of people could be impacted by the storm, which is expected to pass over parts of the Asian island nation before heading toward the major cities of Hong Kong and Macau, and mainland China’s Guangdong Province.“Local winds may be slightly...
September 22, 2025

Super typhoon lashes Philippines; Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern China on alert

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missiles launch during a news programme at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, 30 May, 2024
Kim Jong-un suggests he is open to further nuclear talks with US
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says he still has "fond memories" of his previous meetings with US President Donald Trump suggesting he is open to further talks but urged Washington to drop its demand that the country surrender its nuclear weapons.Speaking to Pyongyang's rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday, Kim stressed that he has no intention of ever resuming dialogue with rival South Korea, a key US ally that helped broker Kim’s previous summits with Trump during the American president's first term, according to a speech published by state media on Monday.Kim suspended virtually all cooperation with the South following the collapse of his second summit with Trump in 2019 over disagreements about US-led sanctions against the North.Tensions on the Korean...
September 22, 2025

Kim Jong-un suggests he is open to further nuclear talks with US

Optus is under fire for its delayed handling of the incident
Anger in Australia after telecom outage linked to deaths
SYDNEY – Australian officials have promised telecommunications giant Optus will face "significant consequences" over a systems outage linked to multiple deaths.The incident last week left hundreds of people across more than half of the country unable to call emergency services for 13 hours.Optus – one of the country's two major providers – says at least three people died as a result, and its chief executive has apologised to their families and the public for the "completely unacceptable" failure.The company is under fire for its delayed handling of the incident – the second such outage for the firm in two years – and the nation's communications regulator is investigating.More than 600 calls to emergency services failed last Thursday, primarily coming...
September 22, 2025

Anger in Australia after telecom outage linked to deaths

Barbie and Peter Reynolds (right) will first fly to Qatar for medical checks, before returning to the UK
British couple freed after months in Taliban prison
KABUL – A British couple who were detained for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been released.Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, who have lived in the country for nearly two decades, were on their way home when they were stopped on 1 February.The couple were freed through Qatari mediation. A Qatari official said they would fly to Qatar for medical checks before travelling on to the UK, despite having a long-term home in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province.The Taliban said the pair had broken Afghan laws and were released after judicial proceedings – but has never disclosed the reason for their detention.Peter and Barbie Reynolds married in Kabul in 1970 and spent the past 18 years running a charitable training programme that had been approved by local...
September 19, 2025

British couple freed after months in Taliban prison

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