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Iran’s president faces stark choice in UN speech after Trump threatens ‘annihilation’
Read more: Iran’s president faces stark choice in UN speech after Trump threatens ‘annihilation’Trump told the UN he has two choices on how to deal with Iran – and Masoud Pezeshkian faces a similar dilemma. Gergana Krasteva reports
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New UK agency to tackle Russia’s online lies and deepfakes, Burnham tells UN
Read more: New UK agency to tackle Russia’s online lies and deepfakes, Burnham tells UNThe National Centre for Information Defence was announced at the United Nations General Assembly in New York
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Suspect pleads not guilty in horrific tree-hanging death of young Black woman
Read more: Suspect pleads not guilty in horrific tree-hanging death of young Black womanA man arrested in the hanging death of a 29-year-old Black woman in Mississippi has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge
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Steve Bannon turns on Trump to team up with Bernie Sanders over AI threat
Read more: Steve Bannon turns on Trump to team up with Bernie Sanders over AI threatSenator Bernie Sanders and conservative podcaster Steve Bannon will together on Tuesday call for restrictions on AI systems
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Timeline of key events in the couple’s rift with the royal family
Read more: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Timeline of key events in the couple’s rift with the royal familyHarry and Meghan are reportedly returning to the UK after six years in the US
Asia
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Two Singaporeans among eight arrested in drug raid at Kuala Lumpur hotel after man dies
Read more: Two Singaporeans among eight arrested in drug raid at Kuala Lumpur hotel after man diesA 31-year-old Malaysian man was pronounced dead at Kuala Lumpur Hospital’s emergency department after being brought there on Sunday (May 24) morning.
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Seek consent from Pahang Sultan before military training in state, crown prince tells Malaysian Armed Forces
Read more: Seek consent from Pahang Sultan before military training in state, crown prince tells Malaysian Armed ForcesMalaysia’s armed forces said it recognises the importance of “strategic cooperation with the state government, enforcement agencies, relevant experts and local communities”.
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Rescuers search for two still missing after China mine blast kills 82
Read more: Rescuers search for two still missing after China mine blast kills 82The blast at the Liushenyu shaft in Shanxi province on Friday was the country’s worst mining disaster in nearly two decades, with 247 workers underground at the time.
Thailand
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Minister defends TH-AI Passport programme
Read more: Minister defends TH-AI Passport programmeDigital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob has defended the TH-AI Passport programme, saying that more than 1 million people registered during its first week, while daily concurrent users exceeded 600,000 and more than 1 million AI courses and learning materials were accessed.
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TPC mulls expanding services to Thais
Read more: TPC mulls expanding services to ThaisThailand Privilege Card Co (TPC), the operator of long-term foreign residency programmes, is considering expanding its services to Thai customers to expand its non-visa business over the long term.
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Indonesia reopens Jakarta airport, four others after Anak Krakatau ash clears
Read more: Indonesia reopens Jakarta airport, four others after Anak Krakatau ash clearsJAKARTA – Indonesia has reopened its main Jakarta airport and four other airports that had been closed due to volcanic ash from a series of eruptions at Mount Anak Krakatau, transport minister Dudy Purwagandhi said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Agencies set to probe over 36,000 nominee companies
Read more: Agencies set to probe over 36,000 nominee companiesThe Department of Business Development (DBD) has forwarded details of 36,277 foreign-owned legal entities holding land and property in Thailand to relevant enforcement agencies as part of a wider crackdown on foreign nominee businesses.
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109 illegal rosewood logs seized in Chiang Rai
Read more: 109 illegal rosewood logs seized in Chiang RaiA total of 109 large logs of illegally harvested rosewood were seized after authorities tracked and stopped two trucks in the northern border province of Chiang Rai on Sunday night.
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Video of solitary spectator brings crowd back to struggling zoo in Samut Prakan
Read more: Video of solitary spectator brings crowd back to struggling zoo in Samut PrakanA video of an elephant show going ahead as scheduled in an empty arena with only a single spectator at a crocodile farm and zoo in Samut Prakan province has brought a massive wave of visitors, helping revive the fortunes of the 70-year-old attraction.
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Jakarta airport extends closure after volcano eruption
Read more: Jakarta airport extends closure after volcano eruptionJAKARTA – Jakarta’s main airport and three others delayed reopening on Monday after halting operations due to a volcanic eruption and leaving hundreds of thousands stranded.
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Iran threatens greater force if US launches more attacks
Read more: Iran threatens greater force if US launches more attacksTEHRAN – Iran’s top negotiator on Sunday threatened a more forceful response to any further US attacks after Tehran targeted American warships in their latest round of clashes.