Sri Lanka arrests 67 suspected to be heading to Australia

[ad_1] COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s navy said Tuesday that it has arrested 67 people who it believes were trying to travel by sea to Australia illegally. The navy said in a statement that 12 men were arrested first near the port town of Trincomalee, 260 kilometres (160 miles) northeast of the capital Colombo on Monday and, upon questioning them, intercepted 55 more people travelling in a fishing vessel. It said the persons were…

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Chinese ambassador says Solomons pact no threat to Australia

[ad_1] CANBERRA, Australia — A Chinese ambassador says China’s engagement with South Pacific island countries poses no threat to Australia, responding to fears that Beijing will establish a military foothold in the Solomon Islands. China’s envoy to Australia, Xiao Qian, attempted to reassure his host nation in a newspaper opinion piece published Thursday as reports emerged of a planned trip by a high-level Chinese delegation to the Solomons following the completion of a bilateral security…

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Australia courtroom overturns landmark local weather ruling

Court docket finds in favour of atmosphere minister in attraction towards earlier choice that she had a ‘obligation of care’ to youngsters when contemplating fossil gasoline initiatives. An Australian courtroom has overturned a groundbreaking ruling that required the nation’s atmosphere minister to think about the potential hurt to youngsters from local weather change when approving new fossil gasoline initiatives. A choose in July 2020 discovered that the atmosphere minister should “keep away from inflicting private…

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