Exiled former PM Yingluck to return to Thailand, undergo legal process
BANGKOK - Exiled former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will return to the country and undergo legal sentencing in ...
Israel denounces murder of rabbi in UAE after his body is found
The Israeli-Moldovan national was working for an Orthodox Jewish group in the UAE when he vanished on Nov 21. Read more at ...
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Israeli army orders Gaza City suburb evacuated, spurring new displacement wave
CAIRO - The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders to residents in areas of an eastern Gaza City suburb, setting off a ...
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Iran to hold nuclear talks with three European powers in Geneva on Friday, Kyodo reports
DUBAI - Iran plans to hold talks about its disputed nuclear programme with three European powers on Nov. 29 in Geneva, ...
China's local governments step up public safety measures after attacks
The safety initiatives come nearly two weeks after the deadliest mass attack in China in a decade. Read more at ...
Jordan army says it thwarts border infiltration across Syria, one killed
AMMAN - The Jordanian army said on Sunday it had killed one person and arrested six others who tried to cross the border from ...
What Scott Bessent’s appointment means for the Trump administration
Two-and-a-half weeks after the election and more than a week since it first seemed as if an announcement about a choice of ...
Frenchman who sleeps with alligators seeks refuge for venomous menagerie
He also shares his home with a venomous Gabonese viper, a spitting cobra, a python, and tarantulas. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Movie star Tony Leung Chiu Wai gets honorary doctorate from HK university
Acclaimed Hong Kong film star Tony Leung Chiu Wai has a new feather in his cap. The 62-year-old actor was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on Nov 23.