Philippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack | South China Sea News

Philippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack | South China Sea News

Manila says the confrontation near Second Thomas Shoal wounded three of its soldiers and caused severe damage to its vessel. The Philippines has summoned Beijing’s envoy after accusing the Chinese Coast Guard of wounding three of its soldiers during a water cannon attack in the disputed South China Sea. The…

Singapore’s ex-transport minister hit with 8 new charges in corruption case | Corruption News

Singapore’s ex-transport minister hit with 8 new charges in corruption case | Corruption News

S Iswaran accused of receiving gifts worth $14,000 from individual who had business dealings with Transport Ministry. Singapore’s former Transport Minister S Iswaran has been slapped with eight new charges in a rare corruption case involving the city-state’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP). The charges relate to allegations that Iswaran…

Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat | Rohingya News

Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat | Rohingya News

Local authorities in Aceh province have received several reports about dead bodies floating in nearby waters since Saturday. The bodies of three Rohingya refugees have been found in open waters off Indonesia’s Aceh province, says the provincial search-and-rescue agency as authorities end a search for survivors from a capsized boat….

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz wins F1 Australian GP after Verstappen retires | Motorsports News

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz wins F1 Australian GP after Verstappen retires | Motorsports News

Sainz finished ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc after Red Bull’s Verstappen retired on the fourth lap with engine fire. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has ended Red Bull’s Formula 1 winning streak by winning the Australian Grand Prix in a triumphant return to the circuit two weeks after appendicitis surgery, which kept…

Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns | Hong Kong Protests News

Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns | Hong Kong Protests News

A new national security law has come into force in Hong Kong despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage its international financial hub credentials. The law, also known as Article 23, came into at midnight on Saturday, days after Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing…

Philippines accuses China of new water cannon attacks in South China Sea | South China Sea News

Philippines accuses China of new water cannon attacks in South China Sea | South China Sea News

Two countries involved in a second incident this month at disputed Second Thomas Shoal. Manila has accused China’s coastguard of firing water cannon at one of its supply boats, in the latest incident between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea. The Philippine military said the Saturday morning…

‘Insane’: Xi’s call for ethnic Chinese to tell Beijing’s story stirs anger | Politics News

‘Insane’: Xi’s call for ethnic Chinese to tell Beijing’s story stirs anger | Politics News

In late February, 59-year-old Phillip Chan Man Ping became the first person in Singapore to be officially designated a “politically significant person”. The city-state’s authorities had already announced that Chan had “shown susceptibility to being influenced by foreign actors, and willingness to advance their interests” and that Chan’s activities “were…

UK, Australia call for ‘immediate’ end to fighting in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

UK, Australia call for ‘immediate’ end to fighting in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Two countries warn of ‘potentially devastating consequences’ if Israel pushes ahead with ground offensive in Rafah. Australia and the United Kingdom have called for an “immediate cessation of fighting” in Gaza, warning of “potentially devastating consequences” if Israel goes ahead with a planned ground assault on the southern city of…

Global water crisis fuelling more conflicts, UN report warns | Climate Crisis News

Global water crisis fuelling more conflicts, UN report warns | Climate Crisis News

Water resources under stress as economies and populations grow with 2.2 billion people lacking clean drinking water. Increasing global water scarcity is fuelling more conflicts and contributing to instability, the United Nations warns in a new report, which says access to clean water is critical to promoting peace. The UN…