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Top Trump counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war
Read more: Top Trump counterterrorism official resigns over Iran warPresident Trump’s director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration’s decision to intervene in Iran.
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Iran-US war latest: Trump lashes out at UK after Nato allies reject demand for help to open Strait of Hormuz
Read more: Iran-US war latest: Trump lashes out at UK after Nato allies reject demand for help to open Strait of HormuzThe US president said it is only appropriate that those who benefit from oil coming through the waterway help to free it
Asia
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Commentary: Nvidia’s icy reception in China is buying time for Huawei
Read more: Commentary: Nvidia’s icy reception in China is buying time for HuaweiBeijing is putting on a show that it doesn’t want American chips, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.
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Israeli settlement plan would mark ‘flagrant’ breach of international law, UK’s Lammy says
Read more: Israeli settlement plan would mark ‘flagrant’ breach of international law, UK’s Lammy saysBritish Foreign Minister David Lammy said an Israeli settlement plan in the West Bank would “divide a Palestinian state in two, mark a flagrant breach of international law and critically undermine the two-state solution.”
Thailand
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Thonburi prison inmate dies of mpox
Read more: Thonburi prison inmate dies of mpoxA male prison inmate, 44, with underlying diseases including HIV died of monkeypox at Thonburi Remand Prison early last week, and about 100 other inmates and personnel are under observation, according to health authorities.
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Seven bombs rock two Narathiwat districts
Read more: Seven bombs rock two Narathiwat districtsNARATHIWAT – Seven small bomb explosions were reported in Yi-ngo and Rangae districts on Saturday night and into Sunday morning, in what authorities believe was an insurgent group’s attempt to stir up unrest ahead of the Muslim Ramadan fast.
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Tourism market gains from China-Japan spat seen limited
Read more: Tourism market gains from China-Japan spat seen limitedAmid tensions between China and Japan, Thai tourism might not see an abrupt surge in Chinese arrivals this high season due to limited flight capacity and high competition in the region, while the government has been criticised for failing to address obstacles to tourism.
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Cambodian attacks aimed at deflecting scrutiny over landmine violations: Thai Defence Ministry
Read more: Cambodian attacks aimed at deflecting scrutiny over landmine violations: Thai Defence MinistryCambodia launched attacks on Thailand on Sunday in an attempt to divert international attention from its unacceptable use of landmines on Thai soil, according to the Thai Ministry of Defence.
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Thai soldiers attack Cambodian troops encroaching on Sa Kaeo
Read more: Thai soldiers attack Cambodian troops encroaching on Sa KaeoThe Thai army’s Burapha Task Force launched attacks on Cambodian troops accused of violating Thai sovereignty in Sa Kaeo province on Monday.
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Commentary: Nvidia’s icy reception in China is buying time for Huawei
Read more: Commentary: Nvidia’s icy reception in China is buying time for HuaweiBeijing is putting on a show that it doesn’t want American chips, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.
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Israeli settlement plan would mark ‘flagrant’ breach of international law, UK’s Lammy says
Read more: Israeli settlement plan would mark ‘flagrant’ breach of international law, UK’s Lammy saysBritish Foreign Minister David Lammy said an Israeli settlement plan in the West Bank would “divide a Palestinian state in two, mark a flagrant breach of international law and critically undermine the two-state solution.”
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Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618
Read more: Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618COLOMBO – Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 618.
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The seasons of our work life and quiet transformations
Read more: The seasons of our work life and quiet transformationsThere is something I have learned after three decades of working with leaders, teams and people at every possible stage of life.
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Plastic bottle found in dead whale in southern Thailand
Read more: Plastic bottle found in dead whale in southern ThailandMarine authorities discovered a plastic bottle lodged in the digestive tract of a dead Bryde’s whale found washed ashore on a beach in Songkhla province in southern Thailand.