[ad_1] Australia's Great Ocean Road, famous for its scenic coastal views, was forced to close on Thursday after flash floods triggered by a storm hit the state of Victoria. Aerial footage showed vehicles swept out to sea by floodwaters and caravan parks inundated. The Victoria State Emergency Service issued an emergency flash flood warning for Wye River, Kennett River, Cumberland River, Lorne and surrounding areas, and urged people to take
[ad_1] Tessa WongAsia Digital Reporter, SingaporeGetty ImagesSingh was the first person to hold the title of Leader of the OppositionSingapore's Leader of the Opposition in parliament, Pritam Singh, has been stripped of his title by the prime minister following a vote by lawmakers.The vote took place on Wednesday in parliament, which is overwhelmingly dominated by the ruling People's Action Party (PAP).The move follows Singh's conviction for lying under oath to
[ad_1] ReutersProtester shielding themself from tear gas in MinneapolisAn Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has shot a man in the leg in the US city of Minneapolis, where an ICE agent shot dead a woman last week.In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said federal officers initially pursued the man in a car chase because he was illegally in the US from Venezuela.The City of Minneapolis confirmed
[ad_1] Panisa AemochaBBC Thai, Sikhio, Nakhon RatchasimaWatch: BBC reports from site where crane collapsed on train in ThailandResidents in Thailand's Ban Thanon Khot are accustomed to the rumbling of trains – rail is a key mode of transportation connecting the remote town with major cities.But on Wednesday, the mundane rhythm ended in tragedy. "The noise was abnormally loud. A huge, crashing sound," said school volunteer Pitchaya Promenade. "I saw a
[ad_1] AFP via Getty ImagesIt was a piece of audio obtained by the BBC that revealed what worries the Taliban's leader most.Not an external danger, but one from within Afghanistan, which the Taliban seized control of as the previous government collapsed and the US withdrew in 2021.He warned of "insiders in the government" pitted against each other in the Islamic Emirate the Taliban set up to govern the country.In the
[ad_1] Watch: Trump says the "killing has stopped" in IranPresident Donald Trump says Tehran has "no plan" to execute protesters, but still hasn't ruled out US military action against the country over its violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrators.The US and UK are both reducing the number of personnel at the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, while officials have told CBS, the BBC's US partner, that a partial American withdrawal is
[ad_1] Ukraine has declared a state of emergency in the country's energy sector, with particular focus on Kyiv, as ongoing Russian strikes continue to leave thousands of residents without power. The nation is in the midst of a particularly cold winter, with overnight temperatures in Kyiv dropping to around -20C.After a special cabinet meeting, President Volodymyr Zelensky said a round-the-clock task force would be set up to deal with the
[ad_1] ReutersSomali women protest in Mogadishu on 7 January during a demonstration against what they describe as Israel's interference in Somalia's sovereigntyFor weeks, Somalia has been engaged in intense diplomatic efforts to rally international support after Israel recognised its breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent state.Through diplomatic outreach and high-level phone calls, Somalia's government has won the backing of key countries across Africa and the Middle East, rallying them
[ad_1] Daniel Bush Washington correspondent, at the White HouseWatch: "Fundamental disagreement" with US over Greenland remains, says Danish foreign ministerDenmark's foreign minister has said there is a "fundamental disagreement" with the US over Greenland after talks at the White House.Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the meeting with Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday had been "frank but constructive". But he added that US President Trump was
[ad_1] Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondentGetty ImagesAung San Suu Kyi was ousted from office and arrested in 2021, after the military sized powerAs of Wednesday the Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi will have spent a total of 20 years in detention in Myanmar, five of them since her government was overthrown by a military coup in February 2021.Almost nothing is known about her state of health, or the
