Category: 2023-12-05

• 2023-12-05 Asia Pakistan South Asia

  Former Prime Minister Imran Khan Requests Ex-Army General and US Envoy to be Summoned for Cipher Trial

  

  Local sources from Pakistan: DAWN.com, Business Recorder. UK coverage: DAWN.com. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has requested that an “ex-army general and a US envoy” be summoned for the cipher trial he is currently facing. Imran made this request during the proceedings at Adiala Jail, where he is currently incarcerated.…

  5th Dec 2023
• 2023-12-05 North America Northern America United States

  Former US Ambassador Charged with Spying for Cuba Over Decades

  

  Local sources from United States: Reuters Canada, WPRL. UK coverage: Financial Times. The United States has charged a former ambassador to Bolivia, Philip Goldberg, with spying for Cuba. Goldberg, who served as the US ambassador to Bolivia from 2006 to 2008, is accused of providing classified information to the Cuban…

  5th Dec 2023
• 2023-12-05 Asia Indonesia Southeast Asia

  Mount Marapi Eruption in West Sumatra Leaves 12 Missing, 11 Dead

  

  Local sources from Indonesia: CNBC Indonesia, Kompas.com. UK coverage: The Guardian. Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for 12 hikers who went missing after a volcano eruption on Mount Marapi in West Sumatra killed 11 people. The volcano continues to erupt, hampering rescue efforts. So far, five bodies have been brought…

  5th Dec 2023