India beat Australia by 295 runs; take 1-0 lead in Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Cricket News

India beat Australia by 295 runs; take 1-0 lead in Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Cricket News

Captain Bumrah and fellow pacer Siraj take 3 wickets apiece as hosts are bowled out for 238 in the first Test at Perth. India have made a stunning comeback in Test cricket to hammer Australia by 295 runs and win the opening match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth. The…

Taiwan reports sighting of Chinese balloon near island | Politics News

Taiwan reports sighting of Chinese balloon near island | Politics News

Taipei’s defence ministry says 12 Chinese military aircraft and seven warships were detected until early Monday. Taiwan’s defence ministry has reported that a Chinese balloon had been detected over the sea to the island’s northwest, the first time since April it has flagged such an incident. The ministry reported on…

In Laos, methanol poisoning deaths send chill through a backpacker paradise | Tourism News

In Laos, methanol poisoning deaths send chill through a backpacker paradise | Tourism News

Vang Vieng, Laos – The streets of Vang Vieng are quieter than usual as global scrutiny falls on the backpacker hotspot following the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning. Across from Nana Backpackers Hostel, where all six victims stayed before falling ill, a local tuk-tuk driver sits…

Australia 12-3 after Kohli, Jaiswal centuries power India in Perth Test | Cricket News

Australia 12-3 after Kohli, Jaiswal centuries power India in Perth Test | Cricket News

Hosts lose three wickets in 4 overs in pursuit of a target of 534 to win the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Hosts Australia are on tenterhooks as they started to chase a target of 534 runs to win the first Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against…

UN climate talks in disarray as developing nations stage walkout | Climate Crisis News

UN climate talks in disarray as developing nations stage walkout | Climate Crisis News

Negotiators from small island states and the least-developed nations have walked out of negotiations during overtime United Nations climate talks, saying their climate finance interests were being ignored. Nerves frayed on Saturday as negotiators from rich and poor nations huddled in a room at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan to try…

Philippines VP Sara Duterte threatens Marcos assassination if she is killed | Politics News

Philippines VP Sara Duterte threatens Marcos assassination if she is killed | Politics News

The president’s security has been boosted after his deputy’s ‘active threat’ that were ‘made so brazenly in public’. Security agencies in the Philippines have stepped up safety protocols after Vice President Sara Duterte threatened to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she was killed. Duterte, an ally of Marcos…

Laos pledges justice after suspected tainted alcohol kills tourists | News

Laos pledges justice after suspected tainted alcohol kills tourists | News

Australia presses Laotian authorities for a full and transparent probe after the deaths of two 19-year-old backpackers. The Laos government has pledged to bring the perpetrators to justice following the deaths of several foreign tourists from consuming tainted alcohol. An investigation was under way into the suspected methanol poisoning, the…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,003 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,003 | Russia-Ukraine war News

These were the key developments on the 1,003rd day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Saturday, November 23: Military Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile – the Oreshnik – which was launched at Ukraine on Thursday. Ukraine is seeking…

Soldier students: Job training gives hope to Myanmar’s military defectors | Conflict

Soldier students: Job training gives hope to Myanmar’s military defectors | Conflict

Myanmar-Thailand border – At a secret gathering above a cafe in a town on the Myanmar-Thailand border, Ko Aye examined the inside of an Android phone alongside 10 fellow defectors from Myanmar’s military and police forces. The trainer, an ex-captain in the Myanmar army, guided the group through the process…