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Space station crew moves to “safe haven” while leak is repaired
Read more: Space station crew moves to “safe haven” while leak is repairedOut of an abundance of caution, NASA directed five of the seven crew members aboard the International Space Station to wait inside the docked SpaceX Crew Dragon “Freedom” spacecraft while others repaired a leak.
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House approves Ukraine aid package despite Republican objections
Read more: House approves Ukraine aid package despite Republican objectionsThe legislation seeks to cement US assistance for Ukraine by providing more than $1 billion in aid
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Gunshots fired near White House as Secret Service and FBI respond
Read more: Gunshots fired near White House as Secret Service and FBI respondReporters on the North Lawn heard approximately 20 shots coming from the side of the White House
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Police investigation into Scottish National Party finances costs over £2 million
Read more: Police investigation into Scottish National Party finances costs over £2 millionAmong those implicated in the inquiry is Peter Murrell, the husband of Nicola Sturgeon, who has been charged with allegedly embezzling nearly £460,000 from the party
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Keir Starmer defiant as Labour leadership challenge mounts from rivals: ‘Our plan is working’
Read more: Keir Starmer defiant as Labour leadership challenge mounts from rivals: ‘Our plan is working’Starmer highlights the UK’s growing economy, migration numbers falling and low NHS waiting times as he faces pressure over leadership
Asia
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South Korea to roll out US$17 billion ‘wartime’ budget
Read more: South Korea to roll out US$17 billion ‘wartime’ budgetThe supplementary budget, worth 25 trillion won, is in response to the Middle East conflict and aims to support small and mid-sized firms and vulnerable households.
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China warns US against building ammunition facility in Philippines
Read more: China warns US against building ammunition facility in Philippines“The US and its allies should earnestly respect the common aspirations of regional countries … and refrain from introducing bloc confrontation, conflict and the chaos of war into the Asia-Pacific,” said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian.
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Indonesia may leave US-led Board of Peace if goal of Palestinian independence not met: Minister
Read more: Indonesia may leave US-led Board of Peace if goal of Palestinian independence not met: MinisterIndonesia Foreign Minister Sugiono made the remarks after accompanying President Prabowo Subianto to a meeting with more than 40 Islamic leaders and representatives from Islamic organisations.
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Why Xi spoke with Putin and Trump in back-to-back calls – and what it says about China’s ambitions
Read more: Why Xi spoke with Putin and Trump in back-to-back calls – and what it says about China’s ambitionsAnalysts say the rare same-day calls on Wednesday (Feb 4) were a calculated move by Beijing to assert its centrality and maximise leverage as great-power politics hardens.
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Indonesia on ‘right track’ to hit GDP, investment goals; Danantara keen to work with Temasek, Khazanah: Minister
Read more: Indonesia on ‘right track’ to hit GDP, investment goals; Danantara keen to work with Temasek, Khazanah: MinisterAt the CNA Summit held in Jakarta on Thursday (Feb 5), Indonesia’s Investment and Downstream Industry Minister Rosan Perkasa Roeslani called for more collaboration between the government, private sector and foreign investors.
Thailand
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5 of 7 people trapped in Laos cave found alive
Read more: 5 of 7 people trapped in Laos cave found aliveFive of the seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos were found alive on Wednesday afternoon, Lao and Thai rescuers said.
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Samsung union approves deal for massive bonuses
Read more: Samsung union approves deal for massive bonusesSEOUL – Samsung Electronics union members on Wednesday approved a deal with management securing massive annual bonuses after threatening a major strike, as the global artificial intelligence boom causes the South Korean chip giant’s profits to soar.
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Five charged with illegally supplying guns to Chinese in Pattaya
Read more: Five charged with illegally supplying guns to Chinese in PattayaFive suspects, Thai navy officers and civilians, accused of involvement in an illegal arms supply network linked to an arrested Chinese national in Pattaya have been charged with the illegal possession and sale of weapons of war.
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Nine caught with 250kg African ivory smuggled through Vietnam
Read more: Nine caught with 250kg African ivory smuggled through VietnamNine people were arrested in sting operations in seven provinces for illegal possession of 250 kilogrammes of African ivory smuggled into Thailand through Vietnam.
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Land Bridge faces uphill battle
Read more: Land Bridge faces uphill battleThe Land Bridge project was initially promoted under the Pheu Thai government led by former prime minister Srettha Thavisin as both a bold geopolitical vision and a new national economic strategy aimed at helping Thailand escape the middle-income trap.
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South Korea to roll out US$17 billion ‘wartime’ budget
Read more: South Korea to roll out US$17 billion ‘wartime’ budgetThe supplementary budget, worth 25 trillion won, is in response to the Middle East conflict and aims to support small and mid-sized firms and vulnerable households.
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China warns US against building ammunition facility in Philippines
Read more: China warns US against building ammunition facility in Philippines“The US and its allies should earnestly respect the common aspirations of regional countries … and refrain from introducing bloc confrontation, conflict and the chaos of war into the Asia-Pacific,” said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian.
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Red-shirts camp outside prison ahead of Thaksin’s release
Read more: Red-shirts camp outside prison ahead of Thaksin’s releaseSupporters linked to the red-shirt movement began gathering outside Klong Prem Central Prison on Sunday, setting up camp along Ngam Wong Wan Road as they await the scheduled parole of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday.
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PM shocked by warehouse packed with smuggled appliances
Read more: PM shocked by warehouse packed with smuggled appliancesRANONG – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul cut short his visit to Phuket on Sunday afternoon to inspect an illegal warehouse found to be storing smuggled electrical appliances worth about 50 million baht belonging to a Myanmar national.
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Evacuation of hantavirus-hit ship begins in Canary Islands
Read more: Evacuation of hantavirus-hit ship begins in Canary IslandsGRANADILLA DE ABONA (SPAIN) – Occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has sparked international alarm began leaving the vessel in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday for their repatriation.