Singapore – Masoud Rahimi Mehrzad’s father was in a remote part of Iran when he received the news that he had long dreaded. His son was to be hanged in Singapore’s Changi Prison. Suffering from deteriorating health and with just a week’s notice until the execution at dawn on November 29, he was unable to…
Pakistan have appointed Aqib Javed as their interim Test coach following the resignation of Australian Jason Gillespie. Former fast bowler Aqib Javed has been appointed Pakistan’s interim Test coach after Jason Gillespie resigned on Thursday evening, the country’s cricket board (PCB) said. Aqib, who was appointed Pakistan’s interim white-ball coach last month, will also take…
Han Dong-hoon says ‘credible evidence’ shows president intended to arrest political leaders. The head of South Korea’s ruling party has called for the swift suspension of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s powers, citing “credible evidence” that he sought the arrest of political leaders following his short-lived declaration of martial law. People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon,…
In a surprise late-night address on Tuesday, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol announced the imposition of martial law, citing a motion by the main opposition Democratic Party, which holds a parliamentary majority, to impeach top prosecutors and reject a government budget proposal. But less than two hours after the martial law declaration, lawmakers forced their…
As the threat from plastic pollution mounts, countries could only agree to postpone negotiations to a later date. Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement, with more than 100 nations advocating for a cap on plastic production and a handful of oil-producing countries only willing to target…
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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 to hash out an elusive…
Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe says she has no regrets as Senate expresses disapproval of protest against the monarch. Australia’s Senate has voted to censure Indigenous lawmaker Lidia Thorpe after she heckled Britain’s King Charles III during his visit to parliament last month. The vote, led by Australia’s governing Labor Party, was passed with 46 votes…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has held his final meeting with his outgoing counterpart in the United States, Democrat Joe Biden. But Xi’s words on Saturday seemed directed not simply at Biden but at his Republican successor, returning President Donald Trump. In his encounter with Biden on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in…
Pakistan dismiss hosts for 140 and chase the target in 27 overs to win their first ODI series in Australia since 2002. Pakistan have beaten Australia 2-1 in their one-day international (ODI) cricket series after their fast bowlers put on a superb display of pace and seam bowling to dismiss Australia for 140 in the…
