Thai lawmakers elect Shinawatra heiress as PM
The 37-year-old daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra became Thailand’s prime minister Friday,…
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'It's scary': Israeli frontline city in dark over port blast risks
The smell of fuel wafts from storage tanks to Dovi Sonny’s apartment — a long-time irritant,…
Read MorePakistan logs first mpox case as fears grow of global spread
Pakistan said Friday it had confirmed a case of mpox, a day after Sweden recorded the first infection…
Read More'Very strong' typhoon buffets Japan's Pacific coast
A “very strong” typhoon buffeted Japan’s Pacific coast with fierce winds and heavy…
Read MoreGaza's overwhelmed undertakers stack 'graves on top of graves'
Undertakers are working like bricklayers in a Gaza cemetery, piling cinder blocks into tight rectangles,…
Read MoreUganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 34
Four more bodies have been recovered from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital…
Read MoreIndian-administered Kashmir to hold first local polls in a decade
Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir will hold local elections for the first time in a decade, the…
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Thai lawmakers to elect new prime minister
Thai lawmakers will vote Friday on whether to appoint Paetongtarn Shinawatra…
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Prince Harry, Meghan in Colombia on anti-discrimination tour
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived in Colombia Thursday to…
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North Korea tour operators hopeful ahead of country’s reopening
A Beijing-based North Korea tour operator expressed hopes of fresh business on…
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