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Trump family’s World Liberty Financial sues billionaire for defamation
Read more: Trump family’s World Liberty Financial sues billionaire for defamationThe lawsuit ramps up a feud between World Liberty Financial and Sun, who last month sued the Trump-backed company for fraud.
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Pete Hegseth is now bringing his wife to Pentagon meetings after he ousted top officials: report
Read more: Pete Hegseth is now bringing his wife to Pentagon meetings after he ousted top officials: reportSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has faced criticism over the ouster of two dozen military leaders
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Court rules Trump’s ballroom construction can proceed after lower court demands it stops
Read more: Court rules Trump’s ballroom construction can proceed after lower court demands it stopsPresident Donald Trump has argued the completion of the $400m ballroom is necessary for his safety
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Over 500 people arrested at Palestine Action demonstration
Read more: Over 500 people arrested at Palestine Action demonstrationThe age ranges of those arrested were from 18 to 87
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Man left with serious injuries after ‘falling from back of a plane’ at Manchester Airport
Read more: Man left with serious injuries after ‘falling from back of a plane’ at Manchester AirportThe unnamed man is reportedly in hospital with leg and arm fractures
Asia
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Martin Yan at 77: The TV cooking legend still doing push-ups, cracking jokes and inspiring people
Read more: Martin Yan at 77: The TV cooking legend still doing push-ups, cracking jokes and inspiring peopleIn Singapore for a brief visit, Yan talks to CNA Lifestyle about a lifetime of championing good food, keeping fit, memorable on-air mishaps and the philosophy that helped him shape how the world sees Asian cuisine.
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Teen missing, brother deported: Families face high cost of young Indians taking ‘donkey route’
Read more: Teen missing, brother deported: Families face high cost of young Indians taking ‘donkey route’As immigration enforcement hardens in the US, CNA’s Undercover Asia meets Indian migrants who survived jungles and mafia on the “Dunki” route only to face perhaps a harsher reality: detention, debt and deep uncertainty.
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World’s highest bridge opens to traffic in China
Read more: World’s highest bridge opens to traffic in ChinaHuajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625m above a river and vast gorge in China’s Guizhou province.
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US agrees South Korea not a currency manipulator, Seoul says
Read more: US agrees South Korea not a currency manipulator, Seoul saysSouth Korean officials said the agreement is not related to talks on a currency swap as part of bilateral negotiations over Trump’s tariffs on South Korean goods.
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Seoul official hints at US-North Korea meeting this year
Read more: Seoul official hints at US-North Korea meeting this yearA Seoul foreign ministry official said such talks could take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, due to start in late October.
Thailand
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Bangkok swelters in ‘danger’ zone for 19 straight days
Read more: Bangkok swelters in ‘danger’ zone for 19 straight daysBangkok has sweltered through 19 straight days of dangerous heat index levels, with extreme heat and humidity pushing conditions into a high-risk zone for public health.
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Anutin to visit Chiang Mai to tackle forest-fire smog
Read more: Anutin to visit Chiang Mai to tackle forest-fire smogPrime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will lead a multi‑agency delegation to Chiang Mai on Monday to follow up on efforts to address forest fires, haze and PM2.5 pollution cloaking the upper North.
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Two Bangkok monks charged with abusing novices
Read more: Two Bangkok monks charged with abusing novicesTwo monks have been arrested at a well-known temple in the Charoen Krung area of Bangkok on charges of sexual abusing novice monks, with seven victims identified and over 100 explicit video clips seized as evidence.
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Police send ‘VIP runway’ case to anti-graft body
Read more: Police send ‘VIP runway’ case to anti-graft bodyPolice have completed their investigation into a “VIP runway” on land owned by the family of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Nakhon Ratchasima and forwarded the case to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
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Ethanol output cranked up to meet E20 demand
Read more: Ethanol output cranked up to meet E20 demandEthanol manufacturers are increasing production to serve growing demand for gasohol E20, aligning with the government’s efforts to reduce Thailand’s reliance on oil imports.
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Martin Yan at 77: The TV cooking legend still doing push-ups, cracking jokes and inspiring people
Read more: Martin Yan at 77: The TV cooking legend still doing push-ups, cracking jokes and inspiring peopleIn Singapore for a brief visit, Yan talks to CNA Lifestyle about a lifetime of championing good food, keeping fit, memorable on-air mishaps and the philosophy that helped him shape how the world sees Asian cuisine.
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Teen missing, brother deported: Families face high cost of young Indians taking ‘donkey route’
Read more: Teen missing, brother deported: Families face high cost of young Indians taking ‘donkey route’As immigration enforcement hardens in the US, CNA’s Undercover Asia meets Indian migrants who survived jungles and mafia on the “Dunki” route only to face perhaps a harsher reality: detention, debt and deep uncertainty.
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Fuel shortages persist despite adequate reserves
Read more: Fuel shortages persist despite adequate reservesFuel remains scarce at many service stations across Thailand, even though reserves are more than adequate, amid continuing problems with delivery bottlenecks and unusually high demand, officials said on Thursday.
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Child porn creators arrested in nationwide raids
Read more: Child porn creators arrested in nationwide raidsFour men have been arrested for selling child pornography after cybercrime police raided four locations nationwide, the Thailand Internet Crimes Against Children unit (TICAC) said on Thursday.
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Anutin returns to power with broad backing
Read more: Anutin returns to power with broad backingWeeks before the Feb 8 general election, Anutin Charnvirakul stood at a rally in Bangkok and declared that his Bhumjaithai Party should be the automatic choice for any patriotic Thai.