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Home Office admits it has lost track of migrants with no right to be in UK – but doesn’t know how many
Read more: Home Office admits it has lost track of migrants with no right to be in UK – but doesn’t know how manyHome Office still focused on ‘short-term fixes’ to broken asylum system, MPs warn
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Ex-wife of Dubai Prince and her three children have been ‘abducted’ after she celebrated custody battle win, Brit lawyer says
Read more: Ex-wife of Dubai Prince and her three children have been ‘abducted’ after she celebrated custody battle win, Brit lawyer saysZeynab Javadli was warned in court papers two months ago that unless she abandoned a bid for custody of her children, she risked ‘coercive force’.
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‘Full of light’: Family pay tribute to ‘brave and sensitive’ teen who drowned in lake
Read more: ‘Full of light’: Family pay tribute to ‘brave and sensitive’ teen who drowned in lakeDavid Tita Jr, 17, died after swimming in a lake in Cheshire during the heatwave
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‘Shouts and screams’ were heard by neighbours in weeks before child, woman and man died after falling from 47-storey block of flats
Read more: ‘Shouts and screams’ were heard by neighbours in weeks before child, woman and man died after falling from 47-storey block of flatsEmergency services raced to the flats in Elephant and Castle, London, at 7.30am on Wednesday to a report of people falling from a height.
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‘A huge miscarriage of justice’: Zia Yusuf leads outrage as Manchester Airport brothers are spared retrial for assaulting armed policeman
Read more: ‘A huge miscarriage of justice’: Zia Yusuf leads outrage as Manchester Airport brothers are spared retrial for assaulting armed policemanScenes of PC Zachary Marsden kicking a prone Asian man in the head in July 2024 sparked outrage, with protesters taking to the streets holding ‘Black Lives Matter’ placards.
Asia
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Hong Kong bans public vaping, eyes wider restrictions
Read more: Hong Kong bans public vaping, eyes wider restrictionsOfficials say the move is part of a broader push to curb tobacco use, with stricter rules likely to follow.
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Indonesia court jails ex-chief executive of tech startup eFishery for 9 years for embezzlement
Read more: Indonesia court jails ex-chief executive of tech startup eFishery for 9 years for embezzlementGibran Huzaifah admitted to manipulating eFishery’s financial statements during an earlier interview with Bloomberg, but denied stealing any money.
Thailand
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Enthusiastic start for co-payment scheme
Read more: Enthusiastic start for co-payment schemeThe government’s consumer subsidy scheme, “Thais Help Thais Plus”, launched smoothly on Monday with buyers and merchants responding favourably, according to the finance minister.
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Iran says does not trust US as Trump toughens terms
Read more: Iran says does not trust US as Trump toughens termsTEHRAN – Iran’s chief negotiator warned on Sunday the United States was not to be trusted, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secured Iranian rights.
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Dusit Poll: Chadchart favoured to win second term as city governor
Read more: Dusit Poll: Chadchart favoured to win second term as city governorOutgoing Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has cemented his position as the voters’ favourite to win a second term, according to a Suan Dusit poll released on Sunday.
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Abhisit warns borrowing plan may burden taxpayers later on
Read more: Abhisit warns borrowing plan may burden taxpayers later onThe government’s 400-billion-baht borrowing plan and Land Bridge megaproject could place long-term financial burdens on the public, says Abhisit Vejjajiva, leader of the opposition Democrat Party.
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Pheu Thai Party pushes bill to rewrite charter
Read more: Pheu Thai Party pushes bill to rewrite charterPheu Thai will review its charter amendment bill next week before submitting it to parliament, says deputy leader and list-MP Chousak Sirinil.
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Hong Kong bans public vaping, eyes wider restrictions
Read more: Hong Kong bans public vaping, eyes wider restrictionsOfficials say the move is part of a broader push to curb tobacco use, with stricter rules likely to follow.
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Indonesia court jails ex-chief executive of tech startup eFishery for 9 years for embezzlement
Read more: Indonesia court jails ex-chief executive of tech startup eFishery for 9 years for embezzlementGibran Huzaifah admitted to manipulating eFishery’s financial statements during an earlier interview with Bloomberg, but denied stealing any money.
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Nigerians held for AI romance scam targeting older Thai women
Read more: Nigerians held for AI romance scam targeting older Thai womenSix Nigerians linked to a cocaine trafficking network have been arrested after police raided a condominium in Nonthaburi, where they also discovered a romance scam using AI-generated faces portraying wealthy foreigners to approach mostly older Thai female victims.
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Koh Phangan nominee crackdown nets 22 foreigners
Read more: Koh Phangan nominee crackdown nets 22 foreignersThai police in Surat Thani wrapped up the second phase of their crackdown on foreign nominee businesses on Koh Phangan on Saturday, arresting 22 foreigners and seizing more than 40 rai of land worth over 200 million baht.
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Operators back 30-day visa return
Read more: Operators back 30-day visa returnTourism operators in Phuket and Pattaya backed the government’s decision to restore 30-day visa-free stays, saying the move would help curb illegal businesses and low-spending long-stay visitors.