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South Korea's acting president says the country must quickly heal from the wounds and go upward and forward
South Korea to hold presidential election on June 3
SEOUL — South Korea will hold a presidential election on 3 June, its acting leader has said, after the country's constitutional court removed Yoon Suk Yeol from the presidency.Yoon was impeached by parliament in December for his shock martial law declaration. The court upheld his impeachment on 4 April, paving the way for a snap election within 60 days.Acting president Han Duck-soo announced the election date on Tuesday, saying the country needs to "quickly heal from the wounds" and go "upward and forward".Yoon's martial law declaration plunged South Korea deep into political uncertainty and highlighted deep divisions in its society."I sincerely apologize for causing confusion and worries to the people over the past four months, and for having to face...
April 08, 2025

South Korea to hold presidential election on June 3

Peter Dutton apologized for the policy on Monday
Australia PM candidate ditches plan to end work from home
BRISBANE — Australia's opposition leader has ditched an election promise to end work from home options for public servants after a backlash.Peter Dutton on Monday said his Liberal-National Coalition had "made a mistake" and apologized.Australians will vote in an election on 3 May and the coalition had pitched the policy as part of a package — also including thousands of job cuts — aimed at improving efficiency in the public sector.However, critics, including the incumbent Labor government, had said an end to work from home arrangements would disproportionately disadvantage women."We got it wrong and we have apologized for it," Dutton told reporters at a press conference.He said the policy had only ever targeted public service workers in Canberra, but accused...
April 07, 2025

Australia PM candidate ditches plan to end work from home

The imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands were meant to close 'ridiculous loopholes', said the US Commerce Secretary
US defends tariffs on remote island of penguins and seals
SYDNEY — The US Commerce Secretary has defended the country's decision to impose tariffs on a group of uninhabited islands, which are populated only by penguins and seals.The imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands were meant to close "ridiculous loopholes" and would prevent other countries from shipping through the islands to reach the US, Howard Lutnick told the BBC's US partner CBS.Authorities in Australia reacted with surprise last week when they found out about the tariffs on the island, which sits 4,000km (2,485 mi) from Australia.Its trade minister Don Farrell told news outlet ABC that the imposition of tariffs was "clearly a mistake" indicating a "rushed process".But when asked about the inclusion of the Australian territory...
April 07, 2025

US defends tariffs on remote island of penguins and seals

The marathon, which was launched in 1981, took place annually in April to celebrate the birth of its founding leader Kim Il Sung
North Korea holds first international marathon in six years
SEOUL — North Korea has held the Pyongyang International Marathon for the first time in six years, welcoming some 200 foreign runners to the streets of the reclusive country's capital.The marathon, which was launched in 1981, took place annually in April to celebrate the birth of its founding leader Kim Il Sung.Before Sunday's marathon, the race was last held in 2019, wherein 950 foreigners participated. North Korea sealed itself off the following year, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.North Korea has been slow to reopen since, allowing only Russian tourists into its capital since last year.Runners have had to enter the country as part of an organised tour group, as was the case before the pandemic.Koryo Tours, a Beijing-based travel agency listed as an "exclusive...
April 07, 2025

North Korea holds first international marathon in six years

Lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party and a fierce critic of the bill, had challenged it in the Supreme Court
India passes controversial bill on Muslim waqf properties after fierce debate
MUMBAI — After hours of heated debate, India's parliament has passed a controversial bill that seeks to change how properties worth billions of dollars donated by Muslims over centuries are governed.The upper house passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 early on Friday, a day after the lower house cleared it amid strong opposition criticism.Muslim leaders and opposition parties say the bill is "unconstitutional" and infringes on the rights of India's Muslim-minority community.But the government says the bill aims to make the management of waqf (Muslim properties) more transparent.The bill will now be sent to India's president for her assent before it becomes law. This approval is expected to come soon.Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the passing of the bill a...
April 04, 2025

India passes controversial bill on Muslim waqf properties after fierce debate

Well-wishers celebrate the Thai king's birthday, in Bangkok on 28 July, 2024
Thai arrest warrant issued for US academic under ban on insulting royalty
BANGKOK — A Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for an American academic under Thailand's lese-majeste law that forbids insulting the monarchy.The army filed a complaint against Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in central Thailand, under lese-majeste and computer crime laws, according to his legal representation.Chambers and his lawyer are due to report to police on Tuesday, where charges are expected to be filed.Akarachai Chaimaneekarakate, advocacy lead for the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights Center representing Chambers, told the BBC he did not know the reason for the complaint.If convicted, Chambers could face three to 15 years in prison for each lese-majeste count.The BBC has contacted Royal Thai Police for comment.It is rarer for the lese-majeste law to be...
April 04, 2025

Thai arrest warrant issued for US academic under ban on insulting royalty

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol at a hearing for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on February 13, 2025
South Korea’s impeached president is removed from office, four months after declaring martial law
SEOUL — South Korea’s highest court has removed embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, ending months of uncertainty and legal wrangling after he briefly declared martial law in December and plunged the nation into political turmoil.The court’s decision on Friday marks Yoon’s formal dismissal from the presidency after parliament voted to impeach him in December. His removal takes effect immediately, meaning he must now leave the presidential residence, and will trigger an election to replace him.South Korea’s long-running crisis has left a major global economy and key US ally rudderless at a fraught moment in world affairs, especially as US President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda upends decades of foreign policy norms and dismantles the global trading...
April 04, 2025

South Korea’s impeached president is removed from office, four months after declaring martial law

A 53-year-old man was saved by Myanmar fire officials and a Chinese rescue team on Wednesday, 125 hours after he became trapped in the debris of a toppled hotel
Miracle rescues offer hope, days after deadly Myanmar earthquake
BANGKOK — Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake.The miraculous rescues of the two men offer rare moments of hope in the Southeast Asian country, where the ruling military government has announced a temporary ceasefire in operations against armed opposition groups to aid recovery efforts.One of the rescues came in the city of Mandalay, near the quake’s epicenter, where a 53-year-old man was saved by Myanmar fire officials and a Chinese rescue team on Wednesday, 125 hours after he became trapped in the debris of a toppled hotel.Dramatic video shared on social media shows the man being carried on a stretcher as rescue workers surround him,...
April 04, 2025

Miracle rescues offer hope, days after deadly Myanmar earthquake

The government claims the bill brings transparency but critics see it as an infringement on the rights of Muslims
Indian parliament passes controversial bill on Muslim waqf properties
NEW DELHI — The lower house of India's parliament has passed a controversial bill that seeks to change how properties worth billions of dollars donated by Indian Muslims over centuries are governed.The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 -- which brings in dozens of amendments to an existing law -- was passed late on Wednesday night after a heated debate that went on for over 12 hours.The government says the bill will introduce transparency into the management of waqf, as the properties are called.But opposition parties and Muslim groups have called it an attempt to weaken the constitutional rights of India's largest religious minority.In the Lok Sabha, as the lower house is called, the bill was passed with 288 MPs voting in favor of it, and 232 against (the halfway mark is 272).It has...
April 03, 2025

Indian parliament passes controversial bill on Muslim waqf properties

Min Aung Hlaing attendance at the summit is unusual as sanctioned leaders are typically barred from these events
Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000
BANGKOK — Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is in Thailand for a regional summit as his country reels from an earthquake that killed thousands and left cities in ruins.The earthquake in central Myanmar last Friday killed 3,085 people and injured 4,715, the junta has said. Hundreds more are missing and the toll is expected to rise.Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Bangkok on Thursday, according to AFP, on the eve of a summit that will gather leaders of the seven countries that border the Bay of Bengal.His attendance, which was earlier confirmed by a spokesman for the Myanmar army, will be unusual as sanctioned leaders are typically barred from these events.Host Thailand, where the earthquake was felt and killed 21 people, has proposed that the leaders issue a joint statement on the...
April 03, 2025

Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000

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