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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
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Lucy Letby inquiry latest: Report into how killer nurse was able to commit crimes to be published
Read more: Lucy Letby inquiry latest: Report into how killer nurse was able to commit crimes to be publishedLady Justice Thirlwall’s report comes almost a year later than anticipated
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UK hits back at Argentina as Streeting says Falkland commitment ‘unshakeable’
Read more: UK hits back at Argentina as Streeting says Falkland commitment ‘unshakeable’Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has said Britain’s commitment to the Falkland Islands is “absolute and unshakeable” after Argentinian President Javier Milei said his country needs to “recover these islands”.
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Nigel Farage latest: Senior Reform advisors quit as bombshell undercover sting overshadows party conference
Read more: Nigel Farage latest: Senior Reform advisors quit as bombshell undercover sting overshadows party conferenceReform UK’s conference in Birmingham comes as the party has sunk to third place in polls
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Nick Blakey ‘wants to leave Sydney Swans’ as relationship with club deteriorates following hotel scandal
Read more: Nick Blakey ‘wants to leave Sydney Swans’ as relationship with club deteriorates following hotel scandalSources claim that relations between Nick Blakely and the Sydney Swans have deteriorated following the Pullman East Melbourne Hotel scandal almost three weeks ago.
Asia
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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.
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Blast targeting train carrying military personnel kills dozens in southwest Pakistan
Read more: Blast targeting train carrying military personnel kills dozens in southwest PakistanAn explosive-laden car hit one of the train carriages that resulted in a big blast, an official said.
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Cambodia urges Thailand to resume talks on disputed border
Read more: Cambodia urges Thailand to resume talks on disputed borderCambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Saturday (Apr 11) that he “strongly hopes” the two neighbours will be able to work together “quickly and with sincerity”.
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Malaysian soldier allegedly assaulted by corporal in Pahang camp dies, case reclassified as murder
Read more: Malaysian soldier allegedly assaulted by corporal in Pahang camp dies, case reclassified as murderMalaysia’s Defence Minister Khaled Nordin has vowed firm action and justice.
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New rule: Singapore-registered driver first to be arrested in Johor for allegedly pumping subsidised fuel
Read more: New rule: Singapore-registered driver first to be arrested in Johor for allegedly pumping subsidised fuelIf convicted, the man faces a fine of up to RM1 million (US$252,200), a maximum jail term of three years, or both.
Thailand
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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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Veteran protester Sondhi targets govt and troublesome Israelis
Read more: Veteran protester Sondhi targets govt and troublesome IsraelisVeteran protest organiser Sondhi Limthongkul on Monday announced a nationwide campaign to monitor the government’s performance, and demanded the deportation of troublesome Israeli visitors.
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Thai ice-cream brand for sale: Here’s the scoop
Read more: Thai ice-cream brand for sale: Here’s the scoopThe founder of the Thai ice‑cream brand Hawell’s is putting the business up for sale for 165 million baht, saying he is sticking to a long-held goal to enter the monkhood and renounce worldly life.
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Nominee raids extend to three sites in Pattaya
Read more: Nominee raids extend to three sites in PattayaOfficials have raided three locations in Pattaya and seized computers and documents linked to a suspected nominee scheme concealing foreign ownership of land and businesses.
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Judge strikes down Trump’s 75-country visa ban
Read more: Judge strikes down Trump’s 75-country visa banA US federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s ban on issuing visas to immigrants from 75 countries including Thailand, finding that the policy was “contrary to law” and beyond the legal authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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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.
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Blast targeting train carrying military personnel kills dozens in southwest Pakistan
Read more: Blast targeting train carrying military personnel kills dozens in southwest PakistanAn explosive-laden car hit one of the train carriages that resulted in a big blast, an official said.
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Bangkok finds more houses crowded with ‘pink card’ holders
Read more: Bangkok finds more houses crowded with ‘pink card’ holdersThirteen households across nine districts in Bangkok have been found to have at least 16 migrant residents with pink ID cards registered at each address, prompting authorities to launch case‑by‑case investigations.
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Your weekly horoscope for Aug 21-27
Read more: Your weekly horoscope for Aug 21-27Your spot-on weekly horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post’s famously accurate fortune teller. Let’s see how you will fare this week and beyond.
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600 rai of illegal durian plantations to be cleared in Trat
Read more: 600 rai of illegal durian plantations to be cleared in TratTRAT – Authorities are preparing to clear more than 600 rai of illegal durian plantations around the Huai Raeng reservoir in Muang district of this eastern province as part of a crackdown on encroachment by investors.