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Live Updates: Knicks celebrate championship win with parade in NYC
Read more: Live Updates: Knicks celebrate championship win with parade in NYCThe New York Knicks are being honored with a ticker-tape parade Thursday through the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan.
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Supreme Court sides with man who challenged law barring drug users from having guns
Read more: Supreme Court sides with man who challenged law barring drug users from having gunsThe Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.
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Andy Burnham says welfare cuts would fund higher defence spending as he sets out vision for No 10
Read more: Andy Burnham says welfare cuts would fund higher defence spending as he sets out vision for No 10Politics is ‘broken,’ the Greater Manchester mayor says as he calls Makerfield by-election ‘focus group for the country’
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Southport knife attack surgeon honoured by King for saving children’s lives
Read more: Southport knife attack surgeon honoured by King for saving children’s livesVittoria Bucknall has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List
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David Hockney, 1937-2026: The Yorkshire genius who refused to paint the Queen, loved sex, drugs, smoking… and created magic until his final breath
Read more: David Hockney, 1937-2026: The Yorkshire genius who refused to paint the Queen, loved sex, drugs, smoking… and created magic until his final breathHockney was never afraid to speak his mind, particularly when it came to what he perceived as the overbearing nanny state, exemplified by Tony Blair’s 2007 ban on smoking in public places
Asia
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Malaysian delivery riders among 35 arrested for harassing Singapore borrowers in cross-border loan sharking crackdown
Read more: Malaysian delivery riders among 35 arrested for harassing Singapore borrowers in cross-border loan sharking crackdownThe enforcement follows a New Straits Times report earlier this month about gig workers in Malaysia being recruited online to carry out deliveries in Singapore as part of intimidation tactics by loan sharks.
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Malaysia’s visa-exemption policy being exploited by global scam rings, says police chief after US$14.7m raids
Read more: Malaysia’s visa-exemption policy being exploited by global scam rings, says police chief after US$14.7m raidsMalaysian police are working closely with the Immigration Department and other enforcement agencies to monitor the entry of foreigners and tourists, says Inspector-General of Police Mohd Khalid Ismail.
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ASEAN states eyeing Russian oil and gas choose short-term relief over geopolitical risks
Read more: ASEAN states eyeing Russian oil and gas choose short-term relief over geopolitical risksAny continued reliance by Southeast Asia on Russia for energy risks increasing Moscow’s leverage on bilateral relations and potential tension with other countries, say analysts.
Thailand
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Clip fuels Senate poll doubts
Read more: Clip fuels Senate poll doubtsPeople’s Party list-MP Parit Wacharasindhu has released what he described as video evidence related to the investigation into alleged collusion in last year’s Senate election. He urged the Election Commission (EC) to clarify its actions and allow the courts to determine the outcome of the case.
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‘Agong’ claims yet to make a dent
Read more: ‘Agong’ claims yet to make a dentFormer Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt remains the overwhelming favourite to win another term, but the closing weeks of the campaign have become increasingly dominated by questions over transparency and accountability.
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Plain of Jars mystery solved
Read more: Plain of Jars mystery solvedFor nearly a century, thousands of massive stone urns scattered across north-central Laos have stood as one of archaeology’s most baffling enigmas. Local folklore said ancient giants had carved the hollowed-out megaliths to brew celebratory rice wine.
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Search ends for last two men lost in Laos cave
Read more: Search ends for last two men lost in Laos caveRescuers called off their search on Saturday for two men trapped in a semi-submerged cave in Laos for more than two weeks, as the site became unstable and survival hopes faded.
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Teen relatives held in killing of Kanchanaburi girl
Read more: Teen relatives held in killing of Kanchanaburi girlKANCHANABURI – Police have arrested two teenaged relatives of a seven-year-old girl whose body was found in a rubber plantation in Kanchanaburi province, with both suspects reportedly confessing to causing her death before disposing of the body.
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Malaysian delivery riders among 35 arrested for harassing Singapore borrowers in cross-border loan sharking crackdown
Read more: Malaysian delivery riders among 35 arrested for harassing Singapore borrowers in cross-border loan sharking crackdownThe enforcement follows a New Straits Times report earlier this month about gig workers in Malaysia being recruited online to carry out deliveries in Singapore as part of intimidation tactics by loan sharks.
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Malaysia’s visa-exemption policy being exploited by global scam rings, says police chief after US$14.7m raids
Read more: Malaysia’s visa-exemption policy being exploited by global scam rings, says police chief after US$14.7m raidsMalaysian police are working closely with the Immigration Department and other enforcement agencies to monitor the entry of foreigners and tourists, says Inspector-General of Police Mohd Khalid Ismail.
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THAI to resume direct Amsterdam flights
Read more: THAI to resume direct Amsterdam flightsThai Airways International (THAI) has confirmed it will resume direct Bangkok-Amsterdam flights from July 1, expanding its international network as the carrier works to strengthen links between Thailand and Europe.
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One-fourth of voters still undecided on Bangkok governor choice
Read more: One-fourth of voters still undecided on Bangkok governor choiceAlmost 30% of voters in the capital have not settled on their choice for a new Bangkok governor, a KPI poll said on Friday, as the group could threaten favourite Chadchart Sittipunt, despite his lead in the contest.
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Rise of the magic weight-loss injection pen
Read more: Rise of the magic weight-loss injection penThere is a magic pen and that pen promises to take away all your weight concerns in a matter of weeks.
