An explosion in a tunnel, believed to be triggered by methane released from rocks, filled the space with dense fumes and toxic gases. The incident trapped 25 individuals inside the under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in Samardung, India. Rescue team members gathered outside the tunnel entrance on Tuesday. The project, managed by the state-owned...
On Thursday, China’s military initiated a series of live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait over the span of two days. This action comes shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio cautioned against any disturbances to the trade routes in this critical maritime area. The announcement of these exercises came from China’s maritime safety agency,...
Supporters of India’s youth-driven Cockroach Movement faced police action as they attempted a march towards the parliament in New Delhi. Authorities had refused to grant permission for the protest. This movement, which has been gaining momentum over several months, presents a significant public challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term. It has...
Thousands of protesters in India planned to march on Parliament in New Delhi on Monday, urging the resignation of the education minister due to flawed entrance exams impacting millions of students. This demonstration is one of the largest seen in the capital in recent years and may lead to a standoff with New Delhi police,...
Peru frequently experiences earthquakes, but a recent 5.5-magnitude quake was the most significant to affect the central highlands in almost five decades. Impact and Response An earthquake struck the Junín region of Peru on Saturday night, resulting in the tragic loss of six lives and injuries to at least 20 others. Authorities report that the...
Russian officials reported that eight people died and over 60 were injured due to Ukrainian drone attacks overnight. This latest assault on Russian soil by Kyiv aims to disrupt energy infrastructure and military objectives, impacting the ongoing conflict. The attacks targeted significant facilities including Russia’s prominent online retailer Wildberries, with warehouses in Kotovsk and Elektrostal...
A notable activist was moved to a hospital in New Delhi on Saturday after his health declined during a 20-day hunger strike. His strike is linked to India’s Cockroach Janta Party movement seeking education reform. The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, had been demonstrating alongside students and supporters calling for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan....
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito left a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in 2019 that marked his enthronement to the world. Recently, Japan’s upper house of parliament approved controversial changes to the law on imperial succession. These changes passed the lower house shortly before. The revisions aim to maintain the number of imperial family members...
Police in Hong Kong have intensified their national security crackdown, focusing on independent bookstores. On Wednesday, national security police raided two bookstores in Kowloon, confiscating boxes of books and detaining five individuals for suspected sedition. According to a government statement, the police accused two men and three women of displaying items with ‘seditious intention’ and...
President Trump has called on Xi Jinping to release Youlin Chen, a detained seismologist, according to Chen’s family. Dr. Chen specializes in detecting North Korean nuclear tests. In 2024, Youlin Chen was detained by Chinese security officials at a Beijing airport. He was accused of spying due to his research in nuclear test detection, linked...