Congress leader Shama Mohamed has voiced concerns over rising threats against minorities following the death of Tripura student Angel Chakma in Dehradun. Meanwhile, thousands in Agartala held a candle march demanding justice and the harshest punishment for the perpetrators. Five accused have been arrested, with efforts ongoing to apprehend the sixth.

Emotions ran high, and fingers were pointed after a commuter was allegedly not allowed on board a bus, supposedly due to durian.A TikTok user, who wanted to be known as Fuse, told AsiaOne that she witnessed the spat at Woodlands Bus Interchange at about 9.45pm on Saturday (Dec 28).The video which she uploaded online shows a SMRT bus captain of service 911 in a stand-off with a woman in a red top.«Bring it out!» says the driver repeatedly as the woman shouts unintelligibly, pointing a finger at the former, while other commuters are seen trying to pacify her.A shriek is heard at one point, after which the bus captain sits down and appears to disengage from the situation.Fuse told AsiaOne that she was not aware of what sparked the dispute, which had attracted the attention of other passers-by.«A few people tried to calm (the woman) down. But it did not work,» she said.Several netizens speculated that durian could have been the cause, noting that it is not allowed on public transport because of its strong smell.

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers have foiled two attempts to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore at Tuas Checkpoint.The incident happened on Dec 12, according to a Facebook post on Tuesday (Dec 30). ICA said that radiographic image analysts spotted anomalies in the scanned images and directed the vehicles for enhanced checks.The first case involved a truck containing more than 2,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden within a consignment declared as «tool box and drawer storage».A second truck with 1,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden within a consignment declared as «furniture» was also interrupted on the same day.Three Malaysian men, aged 27, 28, and 33, were arrested in connection with these cases, and the exhibits and suspects referred to Singapore Customs for further investigation.Buying, selling, conveying, possessing or dealing with duty-unpaid goods is considered serious offences under the Customs Act and the Goods and Services Tax Act. 

A local influencer filed a police report after his 12-year-old son was threatened during a TikTok livestream. The father, Singapore-based influencer Alex Lee, posted a subsequent video, which has since garnered over 2.6 million views, describing the incident.According to Lee, a netizen allegedly threatened to beat up his older son Daken at his new secondary school during the livestream. Lee added: «I don't know whether this person is a senior in his new school or just a random person on the internet, but no one threatens my son and gets away with it. »I have screenshots and (a) video recording of the interaction and I've made a police report. I'm waiting for the investigation officer to get back to me."Lee is married to Bonita Ma, the founder of Basic Models Management, with whom he has two sons — Daken and Raiden. Daken recently received his PSLE results and secondary school posting — both of which were documented on their TikTok page. Lee also urged the public to be mindful about their speech and actions, especially in the online space. 

The Coloradan was the only American Indian in the Senate during his tenure and helped lead the effort to build the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington.

A 47-year-old woman died on Saturday after falling into deep snow while skiing at Sunshine Village in Banff National Park. She has been transported to Calgary for an autopsy to confirm the cause of death.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi claimed Beijing mediated the India-Pakistan standoff in May following the Pahalgam terror attack. This assertion comes despite India's consistent dismissal of third-party mediation, stating the conflict was resolved through direct military-to-military communication after Pakistan's DGMO requested a ceasefire.

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«I don’t think that the Russia-EU dialogue is lost forever,» Vladislav Maslennikov said

Romania will allocate 50 million euro to purchase weapons for Ukraine

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«Ottawa is a hostage to its own political decisions,» Oleg Stepanov said

Involvement of rescuers was not needed

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