Governments asked to launch search and rescue mission amid reports of refugee deaths on vessel drifting for weeks.A group of politicians in Southeast Asia has urged regional governments to immediately launch a search and rescue operation for a boat reported to be carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees that has been adrift in waters off the coasts of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and India for weeks. The appeal from the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on Tuesday came as media outlets in India said the boat – which could be carrying hundreds of refugees including women and children – had drifted…
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On Tuesday, December 20 at 19:30 GMT:After a year where countries in Africa faced the impact of climate change, navigated political and social challenges, and celebrated sporting achievements, people across the continent are now looking ahead to the new year. In this episode of The Stream, we’ll look at three stories in Africa that will be headline news in 2023. Nigeria decidesAfrica’s most populous country is preparing to hold a general election in February that will decide who succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari at the end of his second and final term. Bola Tinubu, the nominee of the ruling All Progressives…
Australian journalist Cheng Lei was detained in August 2020 and Chinese-born Australian Yang Jun in January 2019.Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said she will press for the release of two Australian citizens held in China, as she prepared to embark on a landmark visit to Beijing — the first top Australian diplomat to visit the country in four years. In a sign of thawing relations between Australia and China, Canberra said on Tuesday that Wong would visit Beijing to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and will meet with the Chinese minister of foreign affairs, Wang Yi. The…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alexandre Carrier scored at 2:12 of overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. Matt Duchene, Mattias Ekholm and Jordan Gross also scored for Nashville, which snapped a six-game NHL losing streak. Juuse Saros made 31 saves to help the Predators end an eight-game skid against the Oilers. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two power-play goals and Jesse Puljujarvi also scored for Edmonton, which has lost three straight. Connor McDavid had two assists and Jack Campbell made 30 saves. In the extra period, Carrier took a long pass from Cody…
The Los Angeles Lakers will be incredibly short-handed when they take on the Phoenix Suns on Monday night. Already without Anthony Davis, who is for out at least a month with a right foot injury, the Lakers will also be without LeBron James (left ankle soreness) and Russell Westbrook (left foot soreness) when they take on the Suns. The injury list doesn’t end there, however, as both Austin Reaves and Juan Toscano-Anderson are also inactive, leaving Los Angeles with just nine available bodies. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Los Angeles is taking Phoenix on the second half of…
Juan José stands on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande river, his brown eyes fixed on the long, snaking line just across the water. There, about 200 people wait for entry into the United States, part of a recent influx of asylum seekers headed for the border city of El Paso, Texas. But the 19-year-old Venezuelan is not among them. For the three days since his arrival, Juan José has been biding his time, waiting to see if a controversial US border policy known as Title 42 will end. A rarely used section of the US Code dating back…
A trial in the United States against five members of the far-right group known as the Proud Boys is set to move forward, with the group’s former leader, Enrique Tarrio, among those facing charges of seditious conspiracy for their involvement in the attack on the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. US District Judge Timothy Kelly said jury selection would continue on Monday after he dismissed a request from the defence to delay the trial’s start, which coincides with the final public hearing of a congressional committee investigating the attack. Defence lawyers argued that the January 6 Committee’s…
Goaltender Andrew Hammond announced Monday on his Twitter account that he is retiring from professional hockey. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The 34-year-old, known for his “Hamburglar” nickname, explained that an ankle injury picked up during his brief stint with the Montreal Canadiens in 2021-22 was the crux of his decision. “As life throw more unexpected things my way, I am retiring from hockey,” Hammond said. “Unfortunately during my time in Montreal I hurt my ankle and I won’t be able to make a full recovery.” Hammond played four games with the Canadiens, notching three wins. Montreal then…
Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns that governments have fallen short of their emission reduction targets.The United Nations will host a “no-nonsense” climate summit in 2023 to spur action from governments on the climate crisis, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says, as the goal of avoiding global warming of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius begins to slip out of reach. Speaking at a year-end news conference on Monday, Guterres said the world was moving in the “wrong direction” on climate change and that governments had fallen short on their commitments to bring down emissions. Guterres said the UN would host the…
The World Cup is over but we are not quite ready to let go just yet, especially after what was one of the most entertaining finals in history.Something that always causes plenty of debate is who would feature in a best XI of the tournament.We have compiled the best teams based on statistics and BBC Sport player ratings, while you can choose your own team of the World Cup and share it on social media.Opta’s team of the tournamentA number of players who played in Sunday’s incredible final feature in the team of the tournament by sports analytics company Opta.Kylian…