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US issues urgent warning to citizens in Britain to ‘exercise caution’ after RAF Fairford incident
Read more: US issues urgent warning to citizens in Britain to ‘exercise caution’ after RAF Fairford incidentWashington’s embassy in London said facilities and gatherings associated to the US may be at ‘heightened risk’
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Life in the village on the edge of Russia where locals fear the next hybrid attack
Read more: Life in the village on the edge of Russia where locals fear the next hybrid attackWarnings of attacks on European countries supporting Ukraine
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Nicole Kidman goes wig-free and embraces her natural hair during European getaway with sister
Read more: Nicole Kidman goes wig-free and embraces her natural hair during European getaway with sisterNicole Kidman has given fans a rare glimpse at her natural locks while enjoying a luxury European getaway with her sister Antonia Kidman.
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Young female cop, 20, identified as officer killed in horror Redfern crash after police car slammed into a tree
Read more: Young female cop, 20, identified as officer killed in horror Redfern crash after police car slammed into a treeThe young police officer killed in a horrific crash has been identified as 20-year-old Constable Mia Lay, based at South Sydney.
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Hawaii under another hurricane watch as new storm closes in
Read more: Hawaii under another hurricane watch as new storm closes inNolo could become a major hurricane by the weekend as it approaches Hawaii’s Big Island, forecasters said.
Asia
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Iran and UAE back joint BRICS statement urging restraint in war
Read more: Iran and UAE back joint BRICS statement urging restraint in warIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of the first day of the New Delhi summit, in the countries’ highest-level meeting since the start of the conflict.
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Malaysia’s Islamist party PAS criticised over latest proposal to reserve Cabinet roles for Muslims
Read more: Malaysia’s Islamist party PAS criticised over latest proposal to reserve Cabinet roles for MuslimsA lawmaker has called the proposal “divisive”, while a major interfaith group raised constitutional concerns and framed it as part of a wider push by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) for a theocratic Islamic state.
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Philippine couple married in hip-deep floodwaters
Read more: Philippine couple married in hip-deep floodwatersOne photo showed a boy holding the wedding rings walking down the aisle — with floodwater up to his waist.
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Tribunal says India cannot withdraw from water treaty with Pakistan
Read more: Tribunal says India cannot withdraw from water treaty with PakistanA Hague tribunal orders India to curb work on two Kashmir hydropower projects, saying the Indus Waters Treaty stays fully in force.
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Putin, Xi hold talks in Kyrgyzstan as regional summit begins
Read more: Putin, Xi hold talks in Kyrgyzstan as regional summit begins“Cooperation is successfully developing on all fronts,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said to his Chinese counterpart.
Thailand
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Manchester City ‘guilty of 114 Premier League charges’
Read more: Manchester City ‘guilty of 114 Premier League charges’Manchester City have reportedly been found guilty of all but one of 115 English Premier League charges they faced for breaching financial regulations.
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Hua Hin ready to clear beach after decades-long dispute
Read more: Hua Hin ready to clear beach after decades-long disputeAuthorities in Hua Hin are stepping up their efforts to clear all houses and buildings encroaching on a public beach to resolve a decades-long dispute, in the face of defiance from some owners.
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Stock exchange vows to continue its package of major reforms
Read more: Stock exchange vows to continue its package of major reformsThe Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is pursuing a sweeping package of statutory and structural reforms to strengthen corporate governance, attract high-growth new economy listings and make Thai companies more attractive to investors, says SET chairman Kitipong Urapeepatanapong.
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Doping shock rocks Thailand camp at Asian Games
Read more: Doping shock rocks Thailand camp at Asian GamesBadminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh has emerged as the first known doping case at the 20th Asian Games in Japan, after the 19-year-old rising star returned a positive test that has rocked Thailand’s campaign in Aichi-Nagoya.
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City Hall working on new master drainage plan for Bangkok
Read more: City Hall working on new master drainage plan for BangkokBangkok’s City Hall has partnered with a Japanese government agency in designing a long-term urban drainage master plan to prepare the capital for heavier rainfall, with a target of coping with 100 millimetres of rain per hour.
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Iran and UAE back joint BRICS statement urging restraint in war
Read more: Iran and UAE back joint BRICS statement urging restraint in warIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of the first day of the New Delhi summit, in the countries’ highest-level meeting since the start of the conflict.
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Malaysia’s Islamist party PAS criticised over latest proposal to reserve Cabinet roles for Muslims
Read more: Malaysia’s Islamist party PAS criticised over latest proposal to reserve Cabinet roles for MuslimsA lawmaker has called the proposal “divisive”, while a major interfaith group raised constitutional concerns and framed it as part of a wider push by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) for a theocratic Islamic state.
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Thai brokerages could crater as new players compete
Read more: Thai brokerages could crater as new players competeThailand’s brokerage industry could undergo major consolidation amid intensified competition, with the number of securities firms potentially falling by half to around 15, says Kitipong Urapeepatanapong, chairman of the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
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US tariff deal ‘taking shape’
Read more: US tariff deal ‘taking shape’Thailand has secured its desired tariff rate it sought from the United States but one additional condition raised by Washington remains to be finalised, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Sunday.
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Repair crews battle to reopen Blue Line for Monday rush hours
Read more: Repair crews battle to reopen Blue Line for Monday rush hoursTrains running on the Blue Line of Bangkok’s fire-damaged Mass Rapid Transit system would resume full services on Monday morning if overnight repairs were complete and guaranteed safe, Deputy Transport Minister Phattrapong Phattraprasit said on Sunday.