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Charles to miss ‘dear cousin’ King Harald’s funeral with William to represent Royals
Read more: Charles to miss ‘dear cousin’ King Harald’s funeral with William to represent RoyalsKing Harald’s funeral will take place next week following his death at the age of 89 last month
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Kennedy Center foyer ceiling partially falls amid Trump’s push for renovations
Read more: Kennedy Center foyer ceiling partially falls amid Trump’s push for renovationsNo one was injured when a piece of the ceiling inside the Kennedy Center’s grand foyer partially collapsed Friday evening, said Roma Daravi, the center’s vice president for public relations.
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Iran-US war latest: Trump says Tehran not ready to make ‘right deal’ after threatening ‘Economic D-Day’
Read more: Iran-US war latest: Trump says Tehran not ready to make ‘right deal’ after threatening ‘Economic D-Day’‘The whole world acknowleges our victory,’ said Masoud Pezeshkian as the US threatened to impose the ‘toughest sanctions in history’
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I was the other victim of ‘Britain’s most evil mother’: Lisa Hayden-Johnson tricked doctors into thinking her son had a litany of life-threatening illnesses – now his older sister speaks out…
Read more: I was the other victim of ‘Britain’s most evil mother’: Lisa Hayden-Johnson tricked doctors into thinking her son had a litany of life-threatening illnesses – now his older sister speaks out…Laura Johnson was just six when it dawned on her that her mother might be a bad person.
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ANDREW LOWNIE: The question is no longer how the Monarchy deals with its bad apples, but whether it can survive so many of them
Read more: ANDREW LOWNIE: The question is no longer how the Monarchy deals with its bad apples, but whether it can survive so many of themEvery family has its bad apples. But the Royal Family is becoming overrun with them. The execrable Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is the worst of them.
Asia
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ASEAN states eyeing Russian oil and gas choose short-term relief over geopolitical risks
Read more: ASEAN states eyeing Russian oil and gas choose short-term relief over geopolitical risksAny continued reliance by Southeast Asia on Russia for energy risks increasing Moscow’s leverage on bilateral relations and potential tension with other countries, say analysts.
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Why tensions are flaring again between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Read more: Why tensions are flaring again between Afghanistan and PakistanPakistan carried out air strikes on Afghanistan’s major cities, escalating months of border clashes.
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Uncertainty clouds India-US trade deal after Trump imposes new 10% tariff
Read more: Uncertainty clouds India-US trade deal after Trump imposes new 10% tariffThe new temporary rate, imposed after the US Supreme Court struck down the president’s signature tariff policy, is lower than the 18 per cent tariff under the India-US deal.
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Private donations in India on the rise amid growing wealth, but funding gaps remain: Report
Read more: Private donations in India on the rise amid growing wealth, but funding gaps remain: ReportExperts warn that funding would need to grow at twice the pace of charitable contributions in order to meet India’s vast social needs.
Thailand
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Second death sentence for serial killer ‘Aem Cyanide’
Read more: Second death sentence for serial killer ‘Aem Cyanide’The Criminal Court on Tuesday handed down a death sentence against Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, better known as “Aem Cyanide”, for fatally poisoning a creditor in Nakhon Pathom province in December 2020.
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Convenience store bombed in deep South as two suspects arrested
Read more: Convenience store bombed in deep South as two suspects arrestedPATTANI — Another convenience store was bombed and set ablaze in the deep South, while two suspects were arrested after a brief gunfight in this southern border province on Monday night.
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Automatic train braking planned for Bangkok’s lethal level crossing
Read more: Automatic train braking planned for Bangkok’s lethal level crossingThe Transport Ministry plans to install an automatic train braking system at Bangkok’s most lethal level crossing within six months, and expand the system to the capital’s other railway crossings within two years.
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100 mourners ordained for Princess Bajrakitiyabha
Read more: 100 mourners ordained for Princess BajrakitiyabhaThe government on Sunday sponsored the ordination of 100 people in homage to the late HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati.
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Mourners line procession route to pay tribute to Princess Bajrakitiyabha
Read more: Mourners line procession route to pay tribute to Princess BajrakitiyabhaLarge crowds of mourners line both sides of the procession route in Bangkok to pay tribute to Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati as her body was brought from King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital to the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Saturday. The royal funeral procession began at 3.30pm, with arrangements in accordance with royal ceremonial…
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ASEAN states eyeing Russian oil and gas choose short-term relief over geopolitical risks
Read more: ASEAN states eyeing Russian oil and gas choose short-term relief over geopolitical risksAny continued reliance by Southeast Asia on Russia for energy risks increasing Moscow’s leverage on bilateral relations and potential tension with other countries, say analysts.
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IOs are real and need to be stopped
Read more: IOs are real and need to be stoppedA surprising but welcome decision was made by the Court of Appeal this past week, which overturned part of a lower court ruling and ordered the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) to pay over 200,000 baht in compensation to human rights activists smeared online by a so-called information operation (IO).
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Murder-dismemberment suspect arrested in Yangon
Read more: Murder-dismemberment suspect arrested in YangonA Myanmar national suspected of killing and dismembering his wife, whose body was found stuffed inside a plastic box at an apartment in Bangkok, has been arrested in Yangon.
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Gold fever has people melting down luxury watches
Read more: Gold fever has people melting down luxury watchesLONDON – The Omega Constellation watch has been flashed in campaigns, movies and at the Met Gala by stars like George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, turning it into a symbol of luxury and glamour.