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Spiralling geopolitical tensions are posing major risks for the global economy
Turmoil and trade wars dominate China's 'summer Davos'
TIANJIN — Oil prices have hit their lowest in two weeks after Israel agreed to US President Donald Trump's proposal for a ceasefire with Iran.But business leaders at a key economic meeting in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin find themselves troubled by the state of the global economy, and the prospect for meaningful growth.The rapid escalation of the conflict between Iran and Israel - which has now pulled in the United States - temporarily replaced trade, tariffs and inflation at the top of a long list of concerns with far-reaching consequences."It is the most complex geopolitical and geo-economic backdrop we've seen in decades," Borge Brende, president and chief executive of the World Economic Forum (WEF), said ahead of the summit, dubbed the "Summer...
June 25, 2025

Turmoil and trade wars dominate China's 'summer Davos'

Facing political turmoil and protests, Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency in 1975
Indira Gandhi's Emergency: When India's democracy was put on pause
DELHI — At midnight on 25 June 1975, India — a young democracy and the world's largest — froze.Then prime minister Indira Gandhi had just declared a nationwide Emergency. Civil liberties were suspended, opposition leaders jailed, the press gagged, and the constitution turned into a tool of absolute executive power. For the next 21 months, India was technically still a democracy but functioned like anything but.The trigger? A bombshell verdict by the Allahabad High Court had found Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractice and invalidated her 1971 election win. Facing political disqualification and a rising wave of street protests led by veteran socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan, Gandhi chose to declare an "internal emergency" under Article 352 of the constitution, citing...
June 25, 2025

Indira Gandhi's Emergency: When India's democracy was put on pause

There have been protests against US bases in Japan for years (2019 file photo)
US marine jailed for seven years for sexual assault in Japan
TOKYO — A court in Japan has sentenced a US marine to seven years in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in Okinawa last year.Lance Cpl Jamel Clayton, 22, attacked the woman in her 20s, choking her from behind and attempting sexual intercourse, the court ruled.The case is one of a string involving US servicemen based in the Okinawa archipelago, where more than half of the 54,000 US soldiers serving in Japan are based.Previous crimes committed by American personnel have sparked anger and protests by locals in Okinawa, the largest of which took place 30 years ago, when tens of thousands took to the street following the rape of a 12-year-old girl.In the last year alone, there have been four sexual assault cases involving US service members in Okinawa, including...
June 24, 2025

US marine jailed for seven years for sexual assault in Japan

Tourists in Thailand will not be allowed to enter Cambodia after heightened restrictions at checkpoints
Thailand bans tourists from going to Cambodia as border dispute persists
SINGAPORE — Thailand has imposed restrictions on all travellers heading into Cambodia, as the two countries remain locked in a bitter border dispute.The ban applies to any vehicle or person trying to cross into Cambodia from checkpoints across several Thai provinces, as well as foreign tourists flying into Siem Reap.The military said in a statement on Monday that the new restrictions "matched the current security situation".Bilateral relations between the two countries are at their worst in more than a decade, after armed clashes along the border in May left one Cambodian soldier dead.Since then, the two countries have imposed punitive measures on each other. Cambodia has banned imports from Thailand, ranging from fruit and vegetables to electricity and internet, as well as...
June 24, 2025

Thailand bans tourists from going to Cambodia as border dispute persists

Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were shot dead in Indian-administered Kashmir's Pahalgam in April
Indian investigators now claim all Pahalgam attackers were Pakistan nationals
DELHI — Indian investigators say all three militants involved in April's deadly attack on tourists near Indian-administered Kashmir's Pahalgam town were Pakistani nationals from the UN-proscribed militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).Police had earlier issued sketches of three men saying two were Pakistanis while one was a local man.The claim by the National Investigative Agency (NIA) came after it arrested two local men for allegedly sheltering the attackers. Pakistan has not commented on these claims.It had earlier rejected involvement in the attacks in which 26 people were killed. The attack in Baisaran, a popular tourist spot, had brought India and Pakistan on the brink of war.The nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors, who have fought three wars over Kashmir, claim the region in...
June 23, 2025

Indian investigators now claim all Pahalgam attackers were Pakistan nationals

J-10 jet fighters perform in formation to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army Air Force in Beijing (File photo)
China sends dozens of planes across central line in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING — China dispatched 74 military aircraft towards the Taiwan Strait between late Thursday and early Friday, with 61 of them crossing its median line, the Taiwanese defence ministry has said.The incursion, which represents one of the largest in recent months, began a day after the UK sailed a navy ship across the strait, in a move welcomed by Taipei but condemned by Beijing.The Chinese planes were sent in two separate waves, with six naval vessels also accompanying the maneuvers, according to Taiwan.Beijing regards the democratically governed island as part of its own territory and has stepped up such deployments to demonstrate its readiness to encircle and potentially invade Taiwan.Analysts say the moves are also aimed at intimidating Taiwan’s population and exhausting its...
June 20, 2025

China sends dozens of planes across central line in Taiwan Strait

The Liaoning, seen here in a 2018 file photo, is one of two Chinese aircraft carriers taking part in the drill
Chinese navy drill near Japan sparks concern
SINGAPORE — A Chinese naval drill near Japan has sparked concern from Tokyo, which in recent days lodged a protest with Beijing and made the rare decision to publicly disclose Chinese military movements.In the last few weeks China's two aircraft carriers, the Shandong and the Liaoning, have been conducting simultaneous drills in the Pacific, in an unprecedented move.Chinese fighter jets have done hundreds of landings and take-offs from the carriers. A few came close to Japanese surveillance planes, prompting Tokyo to convey its "serious concerns" to Beijing.China has said its activities are consistent with international law and accused Japan of conducting "dangerous moves".On Tuesday, the Japanese defence ministry released a map tracing the Chinese aircraft...
June 19, 2025

Chinese navy drill near Japan sparks concern

Paetongtarn Shinawatra's coalition is now left with a slim majority in parliament
Thai PM faces calls to quit after leaked phone call
BANGKOK — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's coalition government is on the brink of collapse after a phone call between her and former Cambodian leader Hun Sen about a festering border dispute was leaked.The leak provoked public anger and prompted a key coalition partner of the 38-year-old Paetongtarn's Peu Thai party to quit.In the call, she addressed Hun Sen, a family friend and senior politician in the South East Asian region, as "uncle" and appeared to dismiss a Thai military commander."I would like to apologise for the leaked audio of my conversation with a Cambodian leader which has caused public resentment," Paetongtarn said on Thursday, as the pressure on her intensified.Bhumjaithai, the second-largest party in Paetongtarn's ruling...
June 19, 2025

Thai PM faces calls to quit after leaked phone call

Under Tata Air India underwent a brand transformation with slick new livery and new A-350s in the fleet
Devastating crash threatens Air India's ambitious turnaround
AHMEDABAD — Days after the devastating Air India-171 crash killed at least 270 people, investigators from across the world are putting their heads together to find out what exactly went wrong. So far, there is no indication of where the fault lies, and it could take months before we have an answer.But as the waiting game begins, the Tata Group — which owns the airline along with other iconic brands such as Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea – confronts a litany of unprecedented challenges at a critical juncture of the carrier's ambitious turnaround.The narrative was just beginning to change for Air India in the lead-up to the tragedy.In the hands of a new private owner - the Tatas bought the airline from the government in 2022 – Air India showed an operating profit, better...
June 19, 2025

Devastating crash threatens Air India's ambitious turnaround

Air India crash survivor attends the funeral of his brother, who died in the air crash
Lone Air India survivor carries coffin of brother killed in crash
AHMEDABAD — The British man who was the sole survivor of last week's Air India plane crash has helped lay his brother to rest at a funeral in western India.Vishwashkumar Ramesh's brother Ajay was also on the ill-fated flight but did not survive the tragedy.A visibly upset Ramesh was one of the pall bearers who carried his brother's coffin to the crematorium in the town of Diu, his arm and face still covered in white bandages. He's spent most of the past five days in hospital.The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed seconds after taking off on Thursday from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. At least 270 people were killed, most of them passengers.Ramesh's mother walked with the coffin in a blue sari along with other mourners, as he held it on his right...
June 18, 2025

Lone Air India survivor carries coffin of brother killed in crash

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