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Thai ex-PM Thaksin could face 15 years in prison in royal defamation case
Just two weeks earlier, his daughter Paetongtarn was suspended as prime minister by the country's Constitutional Court.
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Twelfth volcanic eruption in four years felt in Iceland near capital
Residents in the nearby fishing town of Grindavik and guests at a luxury geothermal spa resort are evacuated.
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China jails Japanese businessman for espionage, embassy says
Astellas Pharma employee sentenced to three and a half years in prison, Japan's embassy in Beijing says.
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Cuban minister resigns after suggesting beggars are pretending
Labour Minister Marta Elena Feito Cabrera's comments dismissing poverty in the Caribbean nation trigger angry backlash.
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Trump says Ukraine should not target Moscow
US president's remarks follow report saying he encouraged Kyiv to step up strikes inside Russian territory.
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Emmy nominations 2025: The contenders in key categories
Severance earned 27 Emmy nods, while HBO’s dark Batman spinoff, The Penguin, secured 24 nominations.
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Pentagon withdraws 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles
The Trump administration said about half the troops deployed to help enforce immigration raids would leave the city.
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UN agency sounds alarm as 1 in 10 children in Gaza now malnourished
US nurse tells of Israeli authorities confiscating supplies of baby formula being brought into Gaza by medical workers.
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Indonesia arrests 12 for trafficking babies to Singapore
Police say the suspects have sent more than a dozen babies to Singapore for adoption.
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Israel bombs Syria’s Druze-majority city of Suwayda hours after ceasefire
The Israeli bombings come after the Syrian government and a Druze leader both said the truce had been broken.
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Trump says ‘credible’ Epstein files should be released amid MAGA revolt
US president opens door to releasing more information on accused sex trafficker amid outrage among his base.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,238
Here are the key events on day 1,238 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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AI and disinformation fuel political tensions in the Philippines
Duterte supporters step up digital smear campaigns against opponents, using AI-generated content, after his ICC arrest.
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Trump says Cuomo ‘should stay’ in New York City mayor race against Mamdani
US Republican president slams Zohran Mamdani as a 'communist', says Andrew Cuomo has a 'good shot of winning'.
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UN rapporteur demands global action to stop Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Francesca Albanese addresses delegates from 30 countries to discuss ways nations can try to stop Israel's offensive.
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Men sentenced for felling England’s ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree
Two men were sentenced to over four years in prison for cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall.
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Trump unveils 19% tariff on Indonesia, says Vietnam deal ‘pretty well set’
US president says Jakarta will buy 50 Boeing jets and billions of dollars of energy and farm products under the deal.
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Nigeria honours ex-President Buhari with state burial and tribute
The country bid farewell to Buhari with military honours and honorific chants of 'Sai Baba'.
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US asks Israel to probe ‘terrorist’ killing of American citizen by settlers
Trump's envoy Mike Huckabee calls the killing of 20-year-old Sayfollah Musallet in occupied West Bank a 'criminal' act.
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Hague Group pushes for action, not just words, on Gaza
The Hague Group gathered for an “Emergency Conference of States” in Colombia, urging action to stop the Gaza genocide.
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