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Schizophrenic migrant murdered a nine-year-old who was playing with a hula hoop in the street less than a month after he was let back into Britain
Read more: Schizophrenic migrant murdered a nine-year-old who was playing with a hula hoop in the street less than a month after he was let back into BritainA schizophrenic cannabis user who stabbed a nine-year-old girl to death as she played outside with her hula hoop has finally been jailed for her murder.
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Met detectives APOLOGISE to Lindsay Hoyle for revealing to Lord Mandelson the Commons Speaker was source of ‘flight risk’ tip-off that prompted peer’s arrest
Read more: Met detectives APOLOGISE to Lindsay Hoyle for revealing to Lord Mandelson the Commons Speaker was source of ‘flight risk’ tip-off that prompted peer’s arrestLindsay Hoyle told MPs he passed on the information to Scotland Yard that led to Lord Mandelson being dramatically arrested at his home on Monday afternoon.
Asia
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South Korea concludes talks with US to release Korean workers arrested in immigration raid: Official
Read more: South Korea concludes talks with US to release Korean workers arrested in immigration raid: OfficialA plane will be on its way to bring back the Koreans once administrative procedures are completed, Kang Hun-sik, Presidential Chief of Staff, said in televised remarks.
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Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba says he will resign
Read more: Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba says he will resignIshiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-led coalition lost its upper house majority in an election in July.
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South Korea seeks mutually agreeable US trade package as Aug 1 tariff deadline looms
Read more: South Korea seeks mutually agreeable US trade package as Aug 1 tariff deadline loomsSouth Korea’s presidential office says the package will include shipbuilding cooperation, a sector of high interest to US officials.
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Thousands rally in Kuala Lumpur to protest Malaysia PM Anwar’s leadership
Read more: Thousands rally in Kuala Lumpur to protest Malaysia PM Anwar’s leadershipProtesters in the Malaysian capital carried placards saying “Turun Anwar” – “step down Anwar” in Malay – while police kept a close eye.
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Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall election
Read more: Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall electionCivic groups backed by President Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party are seeking to unseat 31 lawmakers belonging to the main opposition Kuomintang party, who they accuse of being pro-China and a threat to the island’s security.
Thailand
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Pheu Thai slams PM Anutin for fear-mongering
Read more: Pheu Thai slams PM Anutin for fear-mongeringA top Pheu Thai Party official has lashed out at Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul for resorting to nationalist rhetoric and stoking fears of war to win votes, instead of presenting the policies of his party.
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‘Big Joke’s’ fall from power
Read more: ‘Big Joke’s’ fall from powerFrom deputy police chief to a man facing arrest warrants, the downfall of Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn has become one of the country’s most dramatic policing sagas.
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The aggressor vs the victim
Read more: The aggressor vs the victimWith the border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia showing no sign of letting up, defence officials and security analysts are pointing to a new battlefield that extends far beyond artillery and airstrikes: the war of information.
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Up to 7,000 citizens stranded in Poipet after border about-face
Read more: Up to 7,000 citizens stranded in Poipet after border about-faceThailand says Cambodia is violating international human rights law by preventing up to 7,000 Thai nationals in the Poipet border town from returning home despite a prior commitment to reopen the border.
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Anutin defiant as border war grows
Read more: Anutin defiant as border war growsThailand will continue to defend its sovereignty if Cambodia fails to halt hostilities, says Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
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South Korea concludes talks with US to release Korean workers arrested in immigration raid: Official
Read more: South Korea concludes talks with US to release Korean workers arrested in immigration raid: OfficialA plane will be on its way to bring back the Koreans once administrative procedures are completed, Kang Hun-sik, Presidential Chief of Staff, said in televised remarks.
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Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba says he will resign
Read more: Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba says he will resignIshiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-led coalition lost its upper house majority in an election in July.
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Cambodian notebook ‘records recent mine laying’
Read more: Cambodian notebook ‘records recent mine laying’A notebook purportedly from the Cambodian military indicates that it is laying additional anti-personnel mines along the contested border, according to Thailand’s 2nd Army Area.
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Early dissolution seen rattling bourse
Read more: Early dissolution seen rattling bourseAnalysts said that while Thai and foreign investors have expected an early dissolution of parliament, Thursday’s announcement by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul adds a short-term negative sentiment towards the stock market as it creates uncertainty in regard to policy continuity.
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Prescription scheme wins insurers’ nod
Read more: Prescription scheme wins insurers’ nodThe Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) and the insurance industry have officially endorsed the government’s “Sukkai Sabai Krabao” (Healthy Body, Comfortable Wallet) initiative, which allows patients treated at private hospitals to use their prescriptions at participating outside pharmacies.