Author Archives: OP King

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES The Labour Party is attempting to defuse a row that has seen British Hindus urged not to vote for them at the general election. There has been much anger from Hindu communities over Labour passing a motion criticising India’s actions in Kashmir at its annual conference. It has led to claims theContinue reading “General election 2019: Labour seeks to calm Hindu voters’ anger”

The new head of the anti-drugs campaign in the Philippines, Leni Robredo, has said the “killing of the innocent” must come to an end, referring to a government policy human rights groups have blamed for thousands of state-sponsored killings. She is a leading opposition figure and vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte but she isContinue reading “Philippine drug war: Do we know how many have died?”

Mr Carter is said to be “resting comfortably” with his wife, Rosalynn, by his side Former US President Jimmy Carter, 95, has been admitted to hospital in Atlanta for a procedure to relieve brain pressure. The pressure comes from bleeding caused by recent falls, the Carter Center said in a statement. The procedure is scheduled toContinue reading “Jimmy Carter in hospital for brain procedure”

Auschwitz was one of the death camps built in Poland Poland’s prime minister has written a letter to the streaming company Netflix insisting on changes to a documentary about the Nazi death camps. Mateusz Morawiecki said a map shown in the series locates the death camps within modern-day Poland’s borders. This misrepresents Poland as beingContinue reading “Poland reacts angrily to Netflix Nazi death camp documentary”

The Urunga Rural Fire Service left this note behind on Mr Sefky’s kitchen counter An Australian man has shared a heart-warming note from firefighters who saved his home from bushfires – then apologised for drinking his milk. Paul Sefky returned to his New South Wales home to find a note signed by the Urunga RuralContinue reading “Australia bushfires: ‘We owe you milk’ say firefighters who saved man’s house”

Nearly a million angry customers of India’s Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative bank are panicking as they struggle to access their money. The bank is under investigation for alleged fraud totalling $500m (£390m), with police in India’s financial capital Mumbai arresting its managing director last month. Its customers, who have been protesting for weeks, have beenContinue reading “PMC Bank: Indian customers protest after fraud investigation launched”

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionThere were clashes between police and students on Tuesday morning Some schools and universities in Hong Kong remain closed on Tuesday over safety fears as protesters called for a day of traffic disruptions. Many of the territory’s train lines are suspended or delayed as police search passengers and long queues form at stations.Continue reading “Hong Kong protests: Schools and universities shut amid safety fears”

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionMorales supporters clashed with police in La Paz Evo Morales has accepted an offer of political asylum in Mexico a day after resigning as president of Bolivia amid election fraud protests. In a tweet, he said it hurt to be leaving Bolivia but he would return with more “strength and energy”. Mexico’s ForeignContinue reading “Bolivia crisis: Evo Morales accepts political asylum in Mexico”

Image copyrightEPAImage captionA firefighter works to contain a bushfire near Glen Innes in New South Wales A vast area of Australia’s east coast – including Sydney – is bracing itself for one the nation’s worst ever bushfire threats. More than 60 blazes are burning across the state of New South Wales (NSW) ahead of predictedContinue reading “Australia bushfires: New South Wales braces for ‘catastrophic’ day”

In Bangkok, performers dressed up as pigs to celebrate the Lunar New Year More than a billion people around the world have begun celebrating the Lunar New Year and the start of the Year of the Pig. In China that means millions of people have travelled to their hometowns, in the largest annual human migration.Continue reading “In pictures: Lunar New Year welcomes the year of the pig”