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Full list of Labour MPs backing Starmer ‘to deliver change the country needs’ as pressure mounts on PM
Read more: Full list of Labour MPs backing Starmer ‘to deliver change the country needs’ as pressure mounts on PMA group of 111 Labour MPs signed a letter urging unity and a focus on regaining public trust following a challenging period for the party
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Majority of Britons would back a smoking ban in pub gardens
Read more: Majority of Britons would back a smoking ban in pub gardensPoll also found nine in 10 respondents would ban smoking in children’s play areas
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Trump reclassifies marijuana in bold move angering some of his closest Republican allies
Read more: Trump reclassifies marijuana in bold move angering some of his closest Republican alliesCannabis reclassification could come as soon as this week, according to an administration official familiar with the matter.
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Megyn Kelly hurls fresh insults at Trump as rift deepens and suggests thrice-married president is a ‘bad husband’
Read more: Megyn Kelly hurls fresh insults at Trump as rift deepens and suggests thrice-married president is a ‘bad husband’Megyn Kelly has hurled a batch of fresh insults at President Donald Trump , suggesting that the thrice-married commander in chief is immoral and a ‘bad husband.’
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Mysterious “golden orb” found in deep sea in 2023 is finally identified
Read more: Mysterious “golden orb” found in deep sea in 2023 is finally identifiedScientists spent over two years identifying a mysterious object found off the coast of Alaska in 2023.
Asia
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‘Kamikaze drones’, laser systems: Malaysia to boost defence industry amid ‘uncertain security realities’
Read more: ‘Kamikaze drones’, laser systems: Malaysia to boost defence industry amid ‘uncertain security realities’The new National Defence Industry Policy aims to reduce Malaysia’s reliance on foreign security and defence technology and bolster long-term domestic industrial capacity.
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Remaining bodies found of 10 killed in Indonesia plane crash
Read more: Remaining bodies found of 10 killed in Indonesia plane crashThe turboprop plane, chartered by the fisheries ministry, was carrying seven crew members and three civil servants when it lost contact with air traffic control on Jan 17.
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Thailand suspends Cambodia deal after landmine injures troops
Read more: Thailand suspends Cambodia deal after landmine injures troopsThe Royal Thai Army said that the mine explosion in Sisaket province left one soldier with a severe leg injury and another suffering from chest pains.
Thailand
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Court to rule on conscription law challenge on May 12
Read more: Court to rule on conscription law challenge on May 12The Constitutional Court will rule on May 12 on whether Thailand’s decades‑old military conscription law violates constitutional rights, in a closely watched case involving activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal.
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Chanel sets toes free this summer
Read more: Chanel sets toes free this summerMatthieu Blazy’s new creative direction for the house of Chanel blows away the entire sandal, leaving only a short, flat heel tied to the ankle.
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Probe refiners, don’t beg for donations, says Democrats’ Korn
Read more: Probe refiners, don’t beg for donations, says Democrats’ KornDemocrat Party deputy leader Korn Chatikavanij has urged the government to investigate refinery profits rather than asking operators to donate excess earnings to help ease the economic burden from soaring energy costs.
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Disaster declared in three northern Thai provinces
Read more: Disaster declared in three northern Thai provincesThree provinces in northern Thailand — Chiang Mai, Lamphun and Phayao — have been declared emergency disaster zones after days of hazardous air quality, enabling provincial governors to disburse emergency funds to address the situation.
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Huge loan needed to finance fuel subsidies
Read more: Huge loan needed to finance fuel subsidiesThailand’s Oil Fuel Fund is seeking a loan of up to 150 billion baht to stabilise its finances and continue subsidising domestic fuel prices as global diesel costs soar, according to Prasert Sinsukprasert, energy permanent secretary.
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‘Kamikaze drones’, laser systems: Malaysia to boost defence industry amid ‘uncertain security realities’
Read more: ‘Kamikaze drones’, laser systems: Malaysia to boost defence industry amid ‘uncertain security realities’The new National Defence Industry Policy aims to reduce Malaysia’s reliance on foreign security and defence technology and bolster long-term domestic industrial capacity.
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Remaining bodies found of 10 killed in Indonesia plane crash
Read more: Remaining bodies found of 10 killed in Indonesia plane crashThe turboprop plane, chartered by the fisheries ministry, was carrying seven crew members and three civil servants when it lost contact with air traffic control on Jan 17.
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Cambodia passes landmark cybercrime law
Read more: Cambodia passes landmark cybercrime lawPHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s parliament on Friday passed the first law dedicated to targeting scam centres accused of bilking international victims out of billions of dollars, as pressure mounts on governments to tackle the illicit businesses.
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57 million litres of fuel ‘missing’ from Surat Thani oil depots
Read more: 57 million litres of fuel ‘missing’ from Surat Thani oil depotsIrregularities have been found in the disappearance of 57 million litres of fuel during transport to six oil depots in the southern province of Surat Thani, according to Justice Minister Rutthaphon Naowarat.
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Car used in southern MP attack linked to Isoc
Read more: Car used in southern MP attack linked to IsocThe car used by gunmen to ambush a Prachachat MP in Narathiwat has reportedly been tied the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc).