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Zelensky urges allies to seek ‘regime change’ in Russia
Zelensky urges allies to seek ‘regime change’ in Russia
Friday 1 August 2025 10:02 AM
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday (July 31) urged his allies to bring about “regime change” in Russia, hours after a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed 16 people including a six-year-old boy.
Huge earthquake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
Huge earthquake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
Wednesday 30 July 2025 10:17 AM
TOKYO: Tsunamis hit parts of Russia’s Far East and Japan today (July 30) after a huge magnitude 8.8 earthquake, with warnings in place around the Pacific of waves of over three metres (10 feet) in places.
Trump slashes Russia ultimatum to ‘10 or 12 days’
Trump slashes Russia ultimatum to ‘10 or 12 days’
Tuesday 29 July 2025 09:34 AM
ABERDEEN: US President Donald Trump issued Moscow with a dramatic new deadline yesterday (July 28) to end the war in Ukraine or face tough new sanctions, as he met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland.
Thais and Cambodians refuse to leave homes on clash frontier
Thais and Cambodians refuse to leave homes on clash frontier
Monday 28 July 2025 10:44 AM
SURIN: Under the drumbeat of artillery fire near Thailand’s border with Cambodia, farmer Samuan Niratpai refuses to abandon his buffalo herd - stubbornly risking his life to tend his livestock.
UK fears new summer of unrest, year after Southport riots
UK fears new summer of unrest, year after Southport riots
Saturday 26 July 2025 03:00 PM
LONDON: Concern is mounting that recent violent anti-immigrant protests could herald a new summer of unrest, a year after the UK was rocked by its worst riots in decades.
Xi says China, EU must deepen trust but bloc chief urges ‘real solutions’
Xi says China, EU must deepen trust but bloc chief urges ‘real solutions’
Thursday 24 July 2025 01:19 PM
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the EU must deepen trust in a turbulent world but the bloc’s chiefs called for “real solutions” to move past an inflection point as they met in Beijing today (July 24).
Moscow not expecting ‘breakthroughs’ from Ukraine talks
Moscow not expecting ‘breakthroughs’ from Ukraine talks
Wednesday 23 July 2025 10:30 AM
MOSCOW: Russia yesterday (July 22) once again downplayed expectations for a third round of peace talks with Ukraine and did not confirm the date for a meeting in Istanbul set for today by Ukraine.
Thailand protests Cambodia is ‘laying mines’
Thailand protests Cambodia is ‘laying mines’
Tuesday 22 July 2025 09:37 AM
BANGKOK: The government will submit a formal written protest to the President of the Ottawa Convention following a recent landmine explosion near the Thai-Cambodian border that left three Thai soldiers severely injured.
Japan PM hangs on after ‘extremely regrettable’ election
Japan PM hangs on after ‘extremely regrettable’ election
Monday 21 July 2025 02:49 PM
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba clung on today (July 21) even after his coalition suffered what he called an “extremely regrettable” election result, as painful new US tariffs loom.
‘Las Vegas in Laos’: the riverside city awash with crime
‘Las Vegas in Laos’: the riverside city awash with crime
Sunday 20 July 2025 03:00 PM
VAN PAK LEN: Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts decry as a centre for cybercrime.
AI-powered ‘nudify’ apps fuel deadly wave of digital blackmail
AI-powered ‘nudify’ apps fuel deadly wave of digital blackmail
Saturday 19 July 2025 01:00 PM
WASHINGTON: After a Kentucky teenager died by suicide this year, his parents discovered he had received threatening texts demanding US$3,000 (B97,000) to suppress an AI-generated nude image of him.
UK to lower voting age to 16 in general elections
UK to lower voting age to 16 in general elections
Friday 18 July 2025 10:00 AM
LONDON: The British government said yesterday (July 17) it would allow 16 year-olds to vote in general elections, a landmark change giving the UK one of the lowest voting ages worldwide.
Syria says pulling troops from Druze heartland after US request
Syria says pulling troops from Druze heartland after US request
Thursday 17 July 2025 10:11 AM
DAMASCUS: Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida yesterday (July 16), following a wave of Israeli strikes on the capital and a US call for government forces to leave the majority-Druze southern city.
Thai trans woman arrested over walking topless in Sri Lanka
Thai trans woman arrested over walking topless in Sri Lanka
Wednesday 16 July 2025 02:04 PM
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police arrested a Thai trans woman for walking topless at a surfing resort and causing a “public nuisance”, an officer told AFP yesterday (July 15).
Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal
Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal
Tuesday 15 July 2025 09:55 AM
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump told Russia yesterday (July 14) to end its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions as he laid out plans for new infusions of weaponry for Kyiv via NATO.
Cambodian genocide sites added to World Heritage list
Cambodian genocide sites added to World Heritage list
Monday 14 July 2025 12:02 PM
PHNOM PENH: Three torture and execution sites used by the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia to perpetrate genocide 50 years ago have been added to the Unesco World Heritage List.
Funny old world: the week’s offbeat news
Funny old world: the week’s offbeat news
Sunday 13 July 2025 12:00 PM
WORLD: From a hero lapdog Lassie to why tennis stars can’t stop pinching Wimbledon towels. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
Gaza civil defence says Israeli strike kills children at clinic
Gaza civil defence says Israeli strike kills children at clinic
Friday 11 July 2025 09:03 AM
GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said eight children - killed as they queued for nutritional supplements outside a health clinic - were among 66 people who died in Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory yesterday (July 10).
Ukraine says Russian drone and missile attack biggest ever
Ukraine says Russian drone and missile attack biggest ever
Thursday 10 July 2025 09:26 AM
KYIV: Russia pummelled Ukraine with its largest missile and drone attack in more than three years of war, claiming to have targeted an airfield in a region bordering EU and NATO member Poland.
Malaysia’s Anwar slams tariffs as regional meet starts
Malaysia’s Anwar slams tariffs as regional meet starts
Wednesday 9 July 2025 02:22 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim slammed trade tariffs today (July 9) as regional foreign ministers gathered in Kuala Lumpur for a three-day meet, which also included talks with the United States, China and Russia.

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