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Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ family and friends call for urgent investigation into his care
Read more: Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ family and friends call for urgent investigation into his careThe 82-year-old explorer is being ‘unlawfully deprived of his liberty’, a watchdog has declared
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Centuries-old Grade II-listed pub where Pepys and Defoe drank burns down in ‘heartbreaking’ fire as man in his 20s is arrested for arson
Read more: Centuries-old Grade II-listed pub where Pepys and Defoe drank burns down in ‘heartbreaking’ fire as man in his 20s is arrested for arsonFire crews were called to The Worlds End pub in Tilbury, Essex, at 4.40pm on Wednesday and brought the blaze under control by 6.30pm.
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Cassidy: Trump needs to be “radically honest” on vaccines amid measles outbreak
Read more: Cassidy: Trump needs to be “radically honest” on vaccines amid measles outbreakGOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana urged the president to be “radically honest” when he’s speaking about vaccines, as the U.S. this year has recorded the most measles cases in more than three decades.
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18 suspects in killing of Haiti’s president being extradited to Florida for trial
Read more: 18 suspects in killing of Haiti’s president being extradited to Florida for trialEighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday.
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North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast, Japan says
Read more: North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast, Japan saysThe missile was reportedly launched into the sea off the east coast of the peninsula on Sunday
Asia
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Two Chinese fans robbed at gunpoint in Mexico City during World Cup visit
Read more: Two Chinese fans robbed at gunpoint in Mexico City during World Cup visitThe masked robbers, wearing helmets, took passports, bags, laptops, cash and luxury watches.
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Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two metres
Read more: Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two metresLocal residents first reported the geological phenomenon known as “coastal uplift” two days after the quake, which extended the shoreline by as much as 200m in some places.
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Hidden war, underrated food, Chinese influence: I explored Laos and found it at the crossroads
Read more: Hidden war, underrated food, Chinese influence: I explored Laos and found it at the crossroadsOn the banks of the Mekong, from Vientiane to Luang Prabang, this writer explores Laos through family travel, local food and the country’s hidden wartime history.
Thailand
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Saudi attack dents Mideast market
Read more: Saudi attack dents Mideast marketThe recent attack near Riyadh Airport could further hamper Saudi Arabia and the Middle East market, which have not fully recovered from the Gulf conflict that erupted earlier this year, according to the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta).
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Business groups urged to help bolster investment
Read more: Business groups urged to help bolster investmentFinance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has urged business groups to help drive investment in seven strategic industries as Thailand seeks to become a high-income economy within the next four years.
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Opposition vows legal action against EC over alleged leniency toward Bhumjaithai
Read more: Opposition vows legal action against EC over alleged leniency toward BhumjaithaiMr Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the opposition and the People’s Party, has vowed to take legal action against the Election Commission (EC) after it dropped charges against key political figures from the ruling Bhumjaithai Party in its case concerning alleged collusion in the Senate election.
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Election Commission resolves to prosecute 77 people in Senate collusion case
Read more: Election Commission resolves to prosecute 77 people in Senate collusion caseThe Election Commission (EC) on Monday resolved to ask the Supreme Court to hear the case against 77 people accused of collusion in the 2024 Senate election process, including 26 sitting senators.
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Border fears resurface as UN starts Thai-Cambodian sea border dispute hearing
Read more: Border fears resurface as UN starts Thai-Cambodian sea border dispute hearingBURI RAM – Villagers in a district bordering Cambodia are worried tensions could again escalate as Thailand and Cambodia meet for the first time under a UN-faciliated process aimed at settling their disputed maritime boundary.
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Pressure is mounting
Read more: Pressure is mountingIn less than six months in power, the Bhumjaithai Party-led government has faced numerous political and economic challenges.
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Cafeteria ceiling collapses at costly parliament complex
Read more: Cafeteria ceiling collapses at costly parliament complexA section of ceiling collapsed in a basement cafeteria at the multi-billion-baht parliament complex on Sunday, breaking tables and toppling chairs but fortunately causing no injuries because it was not a working day.
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Actress links threat to her testifying about Tangmo’s death
Read more: Actress links threat to her testifying about Tangmo’s deathActress Usamanee “Kwan” Waitayanon has told police she was threatened on Sunday morning, saying it might be related to her decision to give witness testimony in the death of actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong, who fell from a speedboat on the Chao Phraya River in 2022.