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Air Busan Airbus plane catches fire at South Korea’s Busan airport

29 Jan 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said. All 169 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated, with three having minor injuries, fire authorities in Busan said. The fire …

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Cricket-Afghan refugee cricketers in Australia to play first match since fleeing Taliban

29 Jan 2025

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – More than three years after fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban swept to power, a women’s team of refugee cricketers will play an exhibition match in Melbourne on Thursday, hoping it will be a first step on the path to full internationals. Afghanistan is an established force in the men’s …

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Priests in Philippines accused of sex abuse remain in active ministry, US-based group says

29 Jan 2025

By Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine priests accused of sex abuse remain in active ministry in the Catholic-majority country, a U.S.-based abuse tracking group said on Wednesday, urging the country’s bishops to take action and hold the alleged perpetrators accountable. BishopAccountability.org, which tracks abuse in the Catholic Church, said 82 priests and brothers from …

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Myanmar refugees face sudden discharge from Thai hospitals shuttered by US aid freeze

29 Jan 2025

By Panu Wongcha-um, Shoon Naing and Poppy McPherson BANGKOK (Reuters) – Healthcare centres serving tens of thousands of refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border have been ordered shut after U.S. President Donald Trump froze most foreign aid last week, forcing Thai officials to transport the sickest patients to other facilities. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), which …

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Bangladesh train services resume after strike called off

29 Jan 2025

DHAKA (Reuters) – Train services in Bangladesh resumed on Wednesday after railway workers ended their indefinite strike, which had brought the country’s rail network to a halt. The strike, which began on Tuesday, caused significant disruptions for commuters and businesses. “Train services across the country have returned to normal as Bangladesh Railway running staff have …

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Canada responded slowly to foreign meddling but elections unaffected, probe finds

29 Jan 2025

By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government was slow in responding to efforts by China and India to interfere in the country’s elections but their outcome was unaffected by the meddling, an official probe said in a final report released on Tuesday. The report was the culmination of a probe set up in …

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Senators raise concern about Chinese influence on Panama Canal operations

29 Jan 2025

By David Shepardson and Marianna Parraga WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday expressed alarm at China’s influence on the Panama Canal, which President Donald Trump has vowed the United States would take back. “Chinese companies are building a bridge across the canal – at a slow pace so as to …

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North Korea’s Kim calls for bolstering nuclear forces this year, KCNA reports

29 Jan 2025

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for bolstering nuclear forces this year during a visit to a nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. His trip highlighting the country’s growing nuclear arsenal came as Pyongyang has been ramping up its show …

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Trump’s freeze on US aid rings alarm bells from Thailand to Ukraine

28 Jan 2025

By Thomas Escritt, Poppy McPherson and Maggie Fick BERLIN/BANGKOK/LONDON (Reuters) -Field hospitals in Thai refugee camps, landmine clearance in war zones, and drugs to treat millions suffering from diseases such as HIV are among the programs facing the chop as President Donald Trump contemplates massive cuts to U.S. foreign aid. Trump last week paused development …

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EU’s Kallas, U.S.’s Rubio discuss Ukraine in first phone call

28 Jan 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Ukraine war, Iran and China on Tuesday in their first phone call since the Trump administration took office on Jan. 20. The call comes amid heightened European concerns about what the new administration, with its “America …

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