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Papua separatists kill American pilot in ‘message’ to US and Indonesia
Rebels shoot pilot and set his civilian plane on fire amid long-running low-level battle for independence in regionSeparatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive easternmost region of Papua have shot dead an American pilot and set a civilian plane on fire, in what a spokesperson for a local militant group described as a “message” to the US and Indonesian governments.Sebby Sambom, a spokesperson for the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), named the pilot as Nicholas F Gosselin and said separatist fighters had set his plane on fire after it landed in the Yahukimo region of Highland Papua province. Continue reading...
Microsoft, Tata Among Firms Planning India-Southeast Asia Submarine Cable
Microsoft, Lightstorm and telecom majors plan a 3,600 km undersea cable linking India, Singapore and Malaysia to power AI and cloud growth by 2029
Trump Taps Harvard Astronomer Avi Loeb To Lead His New UFO Council
Led by Avi Loeb, a new Trump administration scientific council is reviewing over 50 Pentagon records to evaluate UAP security risks.
India-Bound Oil Tanker Survives Gunfire Near Hormuz, Reaches Odisha Port
To ensure the safety of the vessel and its crew, the ship reportedly altered its route after the incident and continued its voyage towards the Indian coast without any further security breach.
Heat Dome Brings Extreme Temperatures To US Ahead Of July 4 Celebrations
Dangerous 100-degree Fahrenheit heat domes trigger health warnings and open cooling centers across the Northeast during July 4th celebrations.
Opinion: Opinion | Why India Should Be Very, Very Alarmed About China's Teesta Move In Bangladesh
China had been angling for the project for years but was thwarted by the Hasina government's caution. That's no more the case now.
Forecasters warn of record-breaking US summer heat amid intense El Niño
More than 100 million people could be affected in week leading to 4 July, with increased risks of droughts and wildfiresMeteorologists are anticipating a tumultuous summer that could rank as one of the US’s hottest ever.New data released on Tuesday showed the first six months of the year were the hottest ever measured for parts of eight western states. Continue reading...
Côte d’Ivoire floods kill 59 as west Africa endures torrential rains
Authorities say rainy season getting deadlier, with Ghana reporting 13 dead and floods hitting Benin, Togo and NigeriaFloods in Côte d’Ivoire have killed 59 people since May, the communication minister told a cabinet meeting in Abidjan.There are fears the toll could further rise as rescue teams continue to search for victims during the rainy season, which runs from May until July, the minister, Amadou Coulibaly, added. Continue reading...
Far-right French mayor causes outrage after cancelling play about migrant
Writer says ‘Trumpish’ decision to ban staging is warning of what may happen if National Rally runs countryIn the Anglo-French playwright Alexis Michalik’s play Passeport, a young man has been beaten and left for dead in the notorious Calais refugee camp known as “the Jungle”.When he wakes up, he has no idea who he is – and his only possession is a blue Eritrean passport containing the name Issa. With two others from the camp he decides to leave, not to take the perilous Channel crossing to the UK but instead to try to integrate into France and obtain the necessary papers to remain. Continue reading...
Young Indonesian couple publicly caned after kissing on TikTok
Unmarried man and woman whipped 21 times each because they had violated province’s version of Islamic lawA young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province have been publicly caned after a Sharia court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream.The court ordered the couple, a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married. At least 100 people witnessed the caning, carried out by a group of people wearing robes and hoods on a stage in Bustanussalatin City Park in Banda Aceh. Continue reading...
Understanding Ebola’s wildlife origins is crucial to preventing next big outbreak
If we don’t know the source, not only do humans remain at risk but wildlife can suffer needlessly via retaliationWhile virologists and public health departments were palpitating over the news of an Andes virus infectious disease outbreak on a cruise ship (13 cases, three deaths), in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the Bundibugyo virus, the root of the current Ebola outbreak (currently more than 1,250 cases and at least 362 deaths), was smouldering under the radar.Bundibugyo virus is a horrifying, highly fatal pathogen. Symptom onset is sudden and includes headaches, diarrhoea, malfunctioning kidneys and liver, and, less frequently, internal and external bleeding (hence the term “haemorrhagic disease”). Grimly, contagiousness remains after death, meaning the family and loved ones of the deceased can be exposed when they wash and clothe the body in preparation for the funeral. Continue reading...
11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 8
Officials in Thailand say an 11-year-old boy has crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk, killing nine
