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Malaysia tightens nuclear controls under amended law

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Malaysia has amended its nuclear regulatory framework to require permits be obtained for all atomic energy activities including import, exports and transshipment of radioactive materials. The amended law, which came into effect on Monday and will be enforced ...
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Nigeria’s defence minister quits as government faces rising violence

LAGOS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Nigeria's defence minister has resigned, citing health reasons, President Bola Tinubu's office said, as the West African country faces a surge in mass kidnappings that have put a spotlight on the government's efforts to tackle rising violence. The departure of ...
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‘Mischievous hands’: Indonesians blame deforestation for devastating floods

By Ananda Teresia SOUTH TAPANULI, Indonesia, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Indonesian Reliwati Siregar gestured angrily at deforestation around her home on the island of Sumatra, where landslides and floods brought by a tropical storm killed more than 700 people in its deadliest disaster since a ...
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Bulgaria’s government withdraws controversial budget after major protests

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Bulgaria's government said Tuesday it is withdrawing a controversial budget proposal after protests against it drew tens of thousands of people and saw clashes between police and protesters. Opposition and business groups have warned that plans for higher taxes, increased social ...
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US envoy Witkoff will meet Putin in Moscow while Zelenskyy tours Europe as peace efforts press ahead

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can bring about an end to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine. Coinciding with Witkoff's trip, ...
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Afghan Taliban vow border cooperation after Tajikistan says attacks killed five Chinese

KABUL, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban administration said it assured neighbouring Tajikistan on Tuesday it was ready to tighten border security and conduct joint investigations, after attacks which Dushanbe said were launched from Afghan territory killed five Chinese nationals over the past week. In ...
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China’s military reaching further, more frequently into Pacific, says Australia

SYDNEY, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said China is more frequently projecting military power further into the Pacific, in a speech highlighting the challenges Australia faces as it competes for influence in its neighbourhood. "China continues to assert its strategic influence, ...
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Gunmen kill a government official and 3 others after vehicle ambush in northwestern Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Suspected militants ambushed a vehicle carrying a government administrator in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing him, two of his guards and a passerby, officials said. The attack took place in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said Alam Khan, a ...
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Tip of an iceberg: Hong Kong’s deadly blaze raises anger over corruption and safety lapses

HONG KONG (AP) - Uncomfortable questions are being raised over who is to blame for Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades. As the territory mourns over the high-rise apartment fire that killed at least 151 people, anger and frustration are mounting over building safety lapses, ...
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Russian-flagged tanker reports attack off Turkey coast, maritime body says

ISTANBUL, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A Russian-flagged tanker sailing from Russia to Georgia loaded with sunflower oil reported that it was attacked off the Turkish coast but its 13 crew members were unharmed, Turkey's maritime authority said on Tuesday. The vessel, MIDVOLGA-2, reported coming under ...
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A Japanese regional assembly is set to vote by December 22 on restarting nuclear plant

By Joseph Campbell KASHIWAZAKI, Japan, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A Japanese regional assembly on Tuesday began deliberations on whether to partially restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world's largest, as the nation seeks to bolster its domestic power sources. The plant, located around 300 kilometers ...
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A third Russian tanker attacked in the Black Sea, Turkish authority says

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A tanker carrying sunflower oil from Russia to Georgia was attacked in the Black Sea, the Turkish maritime authority said Tuesday, days after two Russian "shadow fleet" oil tankers were attacked by Ukrainian naval drones. The Turkish Directorate General of Maritime ...
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