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As the US election in early November approaches, Pope Francis says both the Democratic candidate Kam ...View More
Dozens dead after Myanmar floods
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Deadly floods force thousands to flee from homes in Myanmar
Floods and landslides have killed almost 300 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in the wa ...View More
#Hanoi river level hits 20-year high as #Typhoon #Yagi toll passes 150
Residents of Hanoi have been wading through waist-deep water as river levels hit a 20-year high and ...View More
Four dead in Thailand as typhoon flooding hits north
Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district faces severe flooding as Typhoon Yagi slams northern Thailand. Four pe ...View More
Russia says woman killed in Ukrainian drone strike near Moscow
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Deadly #Russian #strikes pound #Ukraine for 2nd day
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#Inflation reaches 150% in #Gaza, how does this affect everyday #goods?
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Thailand flash floods after heavy rains kill 22
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#TaylorSwift concert cancelled due to #attack plot
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#Philippines , #Germany agree to broaden #defence agreement
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#Indian priests invoke heavenly powers for Kamala #Harris
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Bangladesh: violent protests suspended over high death toll
Bangladeshi students have been demonstrating against politicised civil service hiring rules for the ...View More
Taiwan FM speaks to media: 'the consensus we have is the threat of China'
Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung says that Taiwan has to be aware of China's cognitive warfare ...View More
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Six people have been found dead in a luxury hotel suite in Thailand's capital, Bangkok. Confusion an ...View More
Israel claims to have killed or wounded 60% of Hamas fighters
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US and Ukraine sign 10-year security deal
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ရခိုင်အရေးနဲ့ ကုလသတိပေးချက်အပေါ် အမြင်တချို့
ရခိုင်မှာ ရိုဟင်ဂျာတွေ အသတ်ခံရမှု၊
Some 45,000 Rohingya have fled fighting in Myanmar: UN
The United Nations warn that escalating fighting in conflict-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State has forced ...View More
Mines, unexploded ordnance a daily menace for Afghanistan's children
Decades of war have left Afghanistan littered with landmines and other munitions, with the remnants ...View More
Relieved travellers reunite with loved ones after deadly turbulence
Rattled travellers and crew have landed in Singapore after a terrifying high-altitude plunge on a fl ...View More
China 'can't have it both ways' with Russia and West: US
The United States says Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot both improve ties with the West and suppo ...View More
Dozens killed in Indonesia flash floods
Flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia have killed at least 44 people w ...View More
Mongolia's wildlife at risk from overgrazing
The icy peaks of Jargalant Mountain are supposed to belong to snow leopards, whose numbers have dwin ...View More
NATO chief Stoltenberg says China 'can't have it both ways' on Russia
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg accuses China of "propping up Russia's war economy" during its invasion ...View More
Anger spikes at US universities as Gaza protests intensify
Tensions are high on several US campuses after days of pro-Palestinian protests that have triggered ...View More
Blinken calls for US, China to manage differences 'responsibly'
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls for the United States and China to manage their differenc ...View More
China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after deadly floods
More than 100000 people have been evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China, wi ...View More
Israel missile strike near Iran nuclear facility fuels fears of escalation | BBC News
World leaders have called for restraint in the Middle East, after a missile strike on Iran at a site ...View More
Israeli missile hits Iran, US officials say | BBC News
An Israeli missile has hit Iran, US officials have told the BBC's partner station CBS News. Iranian ...View More
BBC research reveals 50,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine | BBC News
A BBC investigation suggests more than 50000 Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine. Resea ...View More
Dubai airport flooded as UAE and Oman reel from deadly storms | BBC News
Heavy rain has battered Gulf states, causing flash floods that have killed 20 people and disrupted f ...View More
Myanmar rebels say they have repelled Army push to take back Myawaddy
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Israel says it’s shot down 300 Iranian drones and missiles with US help | BBC News
Israel has said it and its allies have intercepted the vast majority of more than 300 drones and mis ...View More
Myanmar's war on rebels: Junta loses key town on Thai border • FRANCE 24 English
Troops in Myanmar have confirmed they've withdrawn from their positions in a trade hub near the bord ...View More
Thai FM visits border town following clashes in Myanmar
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Rebel forces claim to have captured key Thai-Myanmar border town Myawaddy
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Thai soldiers on alert as Myanmar troops withdraw from border town
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7 members of Hamas leader’s family killed in Israeli airstrike - BBC News
Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh has confirmed that three of his sons and four of his grandch ...View More
Myanmar’s army drafts Rohingya men for war | BBC News
Hundreds of Muslim ethnic minority Rohingyas have been conscripted to fight from Myanmar's embattled ...View More
Gaza's biggest hospital devastated after two-week battle
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Four Indonesians arrested over Rohingya refugees smuggling
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Taipei metro runs special pet-friendly trains
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Rohingya rescued off Indonesia relocated after local anger
Dozens of Rohingya refugees saved after their boat capsized off Indonesia's westernmost coast last w ...View More
South Africa: 45 killed after bus plunges off bridge in Limpopo | BBC News
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Afghan schools restart, with girls barred for third year running
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Blackouts across Ukraine after wave of Russian strikes | BBC News
Large areas of Ukraine have suffered blackouts after Russian missiles targeted energy infrastructure ...View More
Indonesia rescuers save 69 Rohingya refugees at sea
Dozens of Rohingya refugees stranded on the rusty hull of a capsized ship have been rescued after th ...View More
Cherry blossoms bloom early in Tokyo
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အသက်ပေးကျဆုံးသွားသည့်အမျိုးသမီးသူရဲကောင်းများအားလုံးကိုဦးညွှန့်အလေးပြုလိုက်ပါသည်
On this International Women's Day, we would like to salute women's Sheros who have sacrificed their ...View More
Tibetans fear for future as they recall failed uprising
The Dalai Lama says he has decades yet to live, but Tibetans who have followed him abroad are bracin ...View More
Nobel winner Yunus says rights have 'disappeared' in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus says the right to free expression has 'kind of disap ...View More
At least 15 killed in fire in east China's Nanjing
At least 15 people have been killed and 44 injured in a fire at a residential building in eastern Ch ...View More
Japanese mafia boss conspired to traffic nuclear materials, says US | BBC News
US prosecutors have charged an alleged member of the Japanese mafia with conspiring to traffic nucle ...View More
'What actions will they take now?': Pakistan parties reach power-sharing agreement
'Two Pakistan parties have reached a power-sharing agreement that will return Shehbaz Sharif to the ...View More
Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends for virtual shoulder to cry on
Young people in China prefer to have AI as a companion when they are lonely. Wang Xiuting, a 22-year ...View More
Twin blasts kill 24 on eve of Pakistan election
At least 22 people have been killed in two separate bomb blasts outside the offices of election cand ...View More
Have air strikes on Yemen reduced Houthi attacks? | BBC News
Repeated US and UK air strikes against the Houthis in Yemen have failed to slow their attacks on shi ...View More
Parisians vote to triple parking charges for SUVs | BBC News
Parisians have approved a steep rise in parking rates for SUVs in the French capital. The proposals ...View More
Chile forest fires: At least 51 dead, say officials | BBC News
At least 51 people were killed by forest fires in Chile's Valparaíso region, local authorities have ...View More
Taiwan's first conscripts for extended military service report for duty
Freshly shaven-headed army recruits report for duty at a training camp in the western Taiwanese city ...View More
As the Karen National Liberation Army launches attacks on military junta camps
As the Karen National Liberation Army launches attacks on military junta camps, bombardments have in ...View More
American mercenaries hired by UAE to kill in Yemen | BBC News
American mercenaries, hired by the UAE to kill in Yemen, have spoken candidly on camera for the firs ...View More
Donetsk: Deadly blast hits market in Russia-held Ukraine city, officials say | BBC News
At least 25 people have been killed in a shelling attack in the Russian-held city of Donetsk, the Mo ...View More
Many countries 'have a stake' in Taiwan's stability: Blinken
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken says that "so many count ...View More
Covid vaccines saved at least 1.4 million lives in Europe: WHO
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'We still have around 10,000 Covid deaths per month' says WHO
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Ecuador: Violence leaves streets empty in 'armed internal conflict' - BBC News
Soldiers have been on the streets in several cities in Ecuador as the country reels from an unpreced ...View More
Bhutan votes in former PM in elections overshadowed by economic strife
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Myanmar: Air attack in Myanmar kills 17; Military denies responsibility | WION Dispatch
At least 17 civilians have been killed in airstrikes by Myanmar's military and these airstrikes were ...View More
Myanmar: 17 killed and 20 injured as fighter jet drops 3 bombs on Kanan village | WION
At least 17 civilians have been killed in airstrikes by Myanmar's military and these airstrikes were ...View More
Myanmar: 17 killed & 20 injured as fighter jet drops 3 bombs on Kanan village
At least 17 civilians have been killed in airstrikes by Myanmar's military and these airstrikes were ...View More
Myanmar: 17 including 9 children killed & 20 injured as fighter jet drops 3 bombs on Kanan village
At least 17 civilians have been killed in airstrikes by Myanmar's military and these airstrikes were ...View More
Russia says Ukraine carried out deadly strikes on Belgorod | BBC News
Russia has vowed to retaliate after it says Ukrainian strikes have killed 14, including two children ...View More
'Drop Bombs' retaking Myanmar sky | Latest News | WION
Pro-democratic fighters have launched their offensive against Myanmar's junta. They have taken a vow ...View More
Israel-Gaza: Intense gun battles reported in southern Gaza | BBC News
Fierce Israeli tank fire and air strikes have been continuing in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, which ...View More
Tens of thousands hit by southern Thailand flooding
Widespread floods caused by heavy rains have hit southern Thailand, killing at least six people and ...View More
India police probe blast report near Israeli embassy
Police carry out checks in New Delhi, India, after a blast was reported near the Israeli embassy lat ...View More
China claims to have mediated ceasefire between junta and rebel alliance
China claims to have mediated ceasefire between junta and rebel alliance --------------------------- ...View More
‘I can’t stand the injustice’: The Myanmar women taking up arms against the junta
Among those taking up arms against Myanmar's military junta are hundreds of women, who have flocked ...View More
Cambodia’s women tuk-tuk drivers fighting prejudice
Cambodia's tiny number of female tuk-tuk drivers have to dodge not only other road users but also a ...View More
Myanmar military meets rebel groups with China's help - junta spokesperson | WION
Representatives from Myanmar's ruling military have held talks, facilitated by China, with three arm ...View More
