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The Mae La refugee camp houses around 37,000 Karen refugees fleeing armed conflict and ethnic persecution in Myanmar
Trump’s foreign aid freeze: Patients lifted from hospital beds risk death in Thailand
MAE SOT, Thailand — Plastic tubes meander from Rosella’s nose to a nearby oxygen tank that’s bigger than she is, as she flicks through a book of her drawings: a flower, a house, a chicken.The 9-year-old needs non-stop medical attention for the bone condition she was born with that has left her ribs pushing dangerously on her lungs, one of which is not working as it should.“She cannot breathe properly,” her mother, Rebecca, 27, tells CNN via video call. “She needs a constant supply of oxygen.” But she doesn’t know how long it will last.Rosella and her mother are refugees living in one of nine remote camps dotted along Thailand’s mountainous border with Myanmar.About 100,000 people live in the camps, having fled decades of fighting between the Myanmar military and ethnic...
February 12, 2025

Trump’s foreign aid freeze: Patients lifted from hospital beds risk death in Thailand

The sinkhole in Yashio city is believed to be caused by a sewer rupture
Japan truck found in pipe weeks after falling in sinkhole
TOKYO — A truck cabin that was swallowed by a sinkhole in Japan two weeks ago has been located in a nearby sewer pipe, authorities say.Drone images suggest that a human body is inside the cabin, but it is unclear if it is that of the truck's missing 74-year-old driver.The sinkhole, which now measures 40m (131ft) in diameter, opened at a road intersection in Yashio city near Tokyo. It is believed to be caused by a sewer rupture.Search teams are unable to enter the 5m-wide pipe due to continuous water flow and high levels of hydrogen sulfide or sewer gas, Saitama Governor Motohiro Ono said.They will need to install a temporary bypass pipe to stop the water flow and access the truck. That process could take three months, Ono said.While rescuers were able to pull the truck's loading...
February 12, 2025

Japan truck found in pipe weeks after falling in sinkhole

Narendra Modi at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday
Trade, tariffs and visas to dominate Trump-Modi talks
WASHINGTON — When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Washington and meets President Donald Trump later this week, there will be some warm hugs and shared laughs. But that will not be all.Trump and Modi have developed a strong personal rapport over the years, marked by high-profile meetings and joint appearances.Since their first meeting in Washington in 2017, their bond has grown through other events, including joint appearances at massive rallies in Houston and Ahmedabad. Their chemistry stems from shared worldviews and politics and a mutual strategic focus on countering China, a concern that has also strengthened the broader US-India partnership.Not surprisingly, Trump has often criticized India, but he has never criticized Modi.And so, during Modi's visit, the two leaders...
February 12, 2025

Trade, tariffs and visas to dominate Trump-Modi talks

The Cook Islands is the latest Pacific country to strengthen its ties with China
New Zealand and Cook Islands fall out over China deal
WELLINGTON — New Zealand has accused the Cook Islands government of a lack of transparency over its plans to strike a partnership deal with China.The tiny Pacific Island nation's leader, Mark Brown, is this week making his country's first ever state visit to Beijing in order to sign the agreement.However, New Zealand says it was not properly consulted over the plans, leading to what Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has described as a "dispute".The Cook Islands is hugely reliant on New Zealand under a longstanding "free association" agreement that provides it with defence and financial support. China's growing influence in the Pacific has challenged the US and its allies, who have held sway for years."We value our partnership with New Zealand and we...
February 11, 2025

New Zealand and Cook Islands fall out over China deal

China has also imposed export controls on 25 rare metals
China's tit-for-tat tariffs on US take effect
BEIJING — China's tit-for-tat import taxes on some American goods are coming into effect on Monday, as the trade war between the world's two biggest economies escalates and US President Donald Trump threatens to hit more countries with tariffs.Beijing announced the plan on 4 February, minutes after new US levies of 10% on all Chinese products came into effect.On Sunday, Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports into the US, with a full announcement to come on Monday.Speaking to reporters on Air Force One en route to the Super Bowl, he also said he was planning reciprocal tariffs on other nations — but did not specify which ones would be targeted.China's latest tariffs on US goods include a 15% border tax on imports of US coal and liquefied...
February 10, 2025

China's tit-for-tat tariffs on US take effect

Gunfights between Maoist rebels and Indian security forces are common (file photo)
Indian security forces kill 31 Maoist rebels
NEW DELHI — Indian security forces have killed 31 suspected Maoist rebels in the forests of Chhattisgarh state.Two Indian commandos were also killed in the battle, and two other security force members were wounded, police said.Chhattisgarh has seen a long-running insurgency by Maoists who say they are fighting for the rights of the poor.Sunday's clashes were among the deadliest clashes since the government ramped up efforts to crush the insurgency, which has been running since the 1960s."So far 31 dead bodies of the Maoists have been recovered," senior police officer Sundarraj Pattilingam said.The death toll could rise as police carry out operations in the area, he said.Police said they had seized assault rifles and grenade launchers from the bodies of the dead rebels.The...
February 10, 2025

Indian security forces kill 31 Maoist rebels

Sri Lanka experienced widespread blackouts amid an economic crisis in 2022 (file photo)
Sri Lanka hit by nationwide power outage blamed on monkey
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka suffered a complete blackout on Sunday after a monkey came in contact with an electrical grid at a Colombo suburb, government officials said.The power outage began around 11:30 am (0600 GMT). The power was restored in some areas, but it was not clear how much longer the outage would last.Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody reportedly blamed a monkey for causing the power cut, saying the animal came into "contact with our grid transformer causing an imbalance in the system", according to the AFP news agency.The state power entity restored power at the national hospital and other key installations after an hour of the outage, he added.The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said the power cut had been caused by an emergency at a sub-station, south of Colombo, and gave...
February 10, 2025

Sri Lanka hit by nationwide power outage blamed on monkey

Iswaran became the first political office-holder in Singapore to be tried in court in the past 50 years
Jailed Singapore ex-minister moved to house arrest
SINGAPORE — A former senior minister in Singapore's government, who was jailed following a high-profile trial last year, has been allowed to serve the remainder of his 12-month sentence from home.Subramaniam Iswaran was imprisoned on 7 October after he pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth more than S$403,000 ($300,000; £240,000) while in office, as well as obstructing the course of justice.Iswaran's case gripped Singapore, where a corruption case involving a public official is rare. The island nation that serves as South East Asia's financial hub prides itself with its squeaky clean image.He was transferred to home arrest on Friday, the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) told local media.In Singapore, inmates may be transferred to home detention after being assessed on...
February 07, 2025

Jailed Singapore ex-minister moved to house arrest

This photo shows the wreckage of airplane in a rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines
US-contracted surveillance plane crashes in Philippines, killing four
MANILA — A US-contracted surveillance plane crashed in the Philippines on Thursday morning, killing all four personnel on board, including one US military service member, according to US Indo-Pacific Command.The crash occurred in Maguindanao del Sur in the southern Philippines. Images from the crash site, confirmed by a US defense official, show the wreckage of a Beechcraft King Air 350 in a rice field.The official said the service member killed in the crash was a US Marine. It is unclear if the three defense contractors were also US citizens.The twin-engine turboprop aircraft was contracted by the Defense Department to conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance at the request of the Philippines, Indo-Pacific Command said. The crash occurred during a “routine mission,”...
February 07, 2025

US-contracted surveillance plane crashes in Philippines, killing four

Five adult snakes and 97 newborns were recovered from the garden
102 snakes removed from Sydney homeowner’s garden 
SYDNEY — Living in Australia means you might have to accept coming across a snake or two on your property at some point. But one Sydney homeowner got more than he bargained for when a snake catcher unearthed 102 of the slithery reptiles hiding in his garden.David Stein had spotted a few snakes in a pile of mulch in his backyard in suburban Sydney and called Reptile Relocation Sydney to take a look.By the time snake catcher Dylan Cooper had finished digging through the mulch, he’d recovered a total of 102 snakes — five adults and 97 newborns, Reptile Relocation Sydney owner Cory Kerewaro told CNN on Thursday.Red-bellied black snakes are a kind of venomous snake, and the females are known to congregate to give birth, said Kerewaro.What is unusual in this case is the fact that someone...
February 07, 2025

102 snakes removed from Sydney homeowner’s garden 

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