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Moon Jae-in, from the liberal Democratic Party, led the country from 2017 to 2022
Former South Korea president Moon Jae-in indicted for bribery
SEOUL — Prosecutors have indicted former South Korean President Moon Jae-in on charges of bribery related to his former son-in-law's job at an airline.Prosecutors argue his former son-in-law, identified only by his surname Seo, had little experience in the aviation industry but was hired in exchange for the airline's CEO leading a state-funded agency.Moon led the country from 2017 to 2022 and is best remembered for his attempts to broker a peace deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.He joins a long list of South Korean presidents whose political careers have been marred by scandal, from jail to assassination to suicide.Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office this month for his shock martial law declaration, is also facing criminal charges.Besides Moon,...
April 24, 2025

Former South Korea president Moon Jae-in indicted for bribery

Local residents wait in a park in Istanbul on April 23, 2025, following an initial quake at 12.49 pm
Istanbul residents flood streets after 6.2-magnitude quake
ISTANBUL — A series of earthquakes including a 6.2-magnitude tremor have struck near Istanbul, shaking buildings and prompting people to flee their homes.At least 151 were injured jumping from high places, the governor of Turkey's largest city said on X. There were no deaths and no major structural damage reported, authorities said.The largest earthquake on Wednesday struck at 12:49 local time (09:49 GMT) at a depth of 6.92 km (4.3 miles), Turkey's emergency services said.Large groups of people remained on the streets as aftershocks struck in the afternoon, and many have prepared to spend the night outside to safeguard against another strong tremor.The epicenter of the 6.2-magnitude tremor was located along the coast of the Sea of Marmara, in the Silivri area about 80 km (50...
April 24, 2025

Istanbul residents flood streets after 6.2-magnitude quake

People burn a Pakistani flag in Guwahati in protest against the killing of tourists by militants in Kashmir, 23 April, 2025
Rage and despair after brazen attack kills 26 in Kashmir
MUMBAI — An Indian naval officer on honeymoon, a tourist guide who was sole breadwinner for his family, and a businessman holidaying with his wife and children were among the victims of the horrific attack that killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir.A group of gunmen opened fire on Tuesday on tourists at a resort in Pahalgam, a picturesque town in the Himalayas often described as the "Switzerland of India".Visitors from different states in India were killed, others seriously injured — there is no official confirmation of the numbers yet from the government.The attack was one of the deadliest in recent years in the troubled region, and it has shattered the lives of many.The attack took place on Tuesday afternoon. Eyewitnesses told the BBC that tourists had gathered at...
April 24, 2025

Rage and despair after brazen attack kills 26 in Kashmir

Indian paramilitary force soldiers patrol Jammu after the terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir
Indian authorities hunt Kashmir shooters as Modi cuts short Saudi trip
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cut short a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to New Delhi after an attack in the disputed Kashmir region killed at least 26 people, most of them tourists.Security has been beefed up across Kashmir, and Indian forces have launched a manhunt for the perpetrators of one of the deadliest attacks to hit the restive Himalayan region in recent memory.Tens of thousands of armed police and soldiers have fanned out across the region and erected additional checkpoints, searching cars and reportedly summoning former militants for questioning.Police have called the massacre a "terror attack" and blamed militants fighting against Indian rule in Kashmir, but there has been no immediate claim of responsibility.Officials said 24 of...
April 23, 2025

Indian authorities hunt Kashmir shooters as Modi cuts short Saudi trip

The scene after a car plowed into a crowd of people outside a school in Jinhua in the province of Zhejiang, China, on Tuesday
Car plows into crowd outside school in eastern China, injuring multiple people
HONG KONG — Multiple people, including children, were injured after a car plowed through a crowd outside a school in eastern China on Tuesday, according to a report from a state-controlled broadcaster.The car knocked down pedestrians and students outside the school in the city of Jinhua in the province of Zhejiang as classes were finishing for the day, a traffic radio program reported on Wednesday.Videos shared on X and geolocated by CNN showed at least five people on the ground, including at least three students, in the aftermath of the incident near Sumeng Township Central Kindergarten and a nearby elementary school, as others attempted to assist the victims.The number of people injured and the severity of their injuries is not yet known. It was unclear whether it was an accident or a...
April 23, 2025

Car plows into crowd outside school in eastern China, injuring multiple people

Indian security officers stand guard at a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district after assailants fired at tourists in the tourist destination of Pahalgam on Tuesday
Gunmen open fire on tourists in Indian Kashmir, killing at least 26 
SRINAGAR — Gunmen killed at least 26 people and injured a dozen others in a suspected terror attack in the disputed Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, a rare assault on tourists in an area fraught by decades of insurgency and opposition to India’s rule.The attack took place in a popular tourist destination in Pahalgam, in the mountainous Anantnag district, and is the region’s worst assault on civilians in years.A group of tourists were fired on by suspected militants, authorities said. Most of the 26 people killed are understood to be travelers.Among the victims was a Nepali national, and another person of “Indian origin who works in the Middle East,” V K Birdi, inspector general of police in Kashmir, told CNN.He added that the attack “did not occur in a normal...
April 23, 2025

Gunmen open fire on tourists in Indian Kashmir, killing at least 26 

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

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