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Pheu Thai party chooses Shinawatra as PM candidate
Thailand’s Pheu Thai party has chosen 37-year-old Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, as its candidate for prime minister, it announced yesterday, a day after a court dismissed the incumbent premier in an ethics case.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Ukraine’s forces pushing along border front
A senior Russian commander said yesterday that Ukrainian forces had been pushed out of one village in Russia’s border region but that Kyiv’s forces were still probing along the front more than nine days since the lightning incursion into Russia.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
WHO declares mpox a global emergency
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Pakistan’s army arrests three more ex-officers
Pakistan’s military said yesterday it had arrested three more retired officers following the arrest of former spy chief Faiz Hameed, who faces a court martial on charges of corruption and misuse of power.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
US man gets $7m after 48 years in jail
A 71-year-old man who spent nearly five decades in prison for a murder he did not commit is to receive a $7.15 million settlement from the US city that convicted him.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Antarctica winter experiences prolonged heatwave
Antarctica, the world’s coldest continent, is experiencing an exceptionally long heatwave during its winter, according to Britain’s national polar research institute.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Indian protests over medic’s murder grow
Thousands took to the streets of Kolkata early yesterday morning to condemn the rape and murder of a medic that has triggered protests across India demanding better safety for women.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
China promises aid for polls in Myanmar
China has promised technical support and aid to military-run Myanmar for conducting a census, followed by an election, state media said yesterday, signalling Beijing’s backing to a junta cornered by an armed rebellion.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Polls panel approves Wickremesinghe for presidential race
Sri Lanka’s election panel yesterday gave approval for President Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest a presidential poll set for September 21 in the Indian Ocean nation, grappling with the fallout of its worst financial crisis in decades.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel intensifying attacks on Gaza schools
Last week more than 100 people were killed after Israel hit a school in Gaza City sheltering displaced Palestinians, as the United Nations accused Israel of intensifying attacks on schools.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Record number of forest fires in Brazil Amazon
The Brazilian Amazon has recorded more than 37,000 forest fires so far this year, the worst number in nearly two decades, according to satellite data released Wednesday.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran hackers target Harris, Trump campaigns: Google
Google has confirmed that hackers backed by Iran are targeting the campaigns of US presidential rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Colonel dies after coalition strike in Syria
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps yesterday said one of its colonels has died of wounds suffered in an air strike it blamed on the US-led coalition in Syria.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
UN report on vote ‘rife with lies’
Venezuela’s CNE electoral council, under fire after declaring a widely rejected election victory for President Nicolas Maduro, on Wednesday described a UN report disputing the outcome as “rife with lies.”
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighbouring countries.
15 August 2024, 07:50 AM
North Korea tour operators hopeful ahead of country's reopening to foreign tourists
The country would reopen to foreign tourists this winter
15 August 2024, 05:46 AM
Sudan ceasefire talks start despite army no-show
US-sponsored talks on agreeing a ceasefire in the devastating conflict in Sudan kicked off in Switzerland yesterday, despite the Sudanese government staying away.
14 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Military denies junta chief detained by generals
Myanmar’s military yesterday said rumours top generals had detained the embattled junta chief in a new coup were “propaganda” spread by “traitors” ahead of a visit by China’s foreign minister.
14 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Nepal approves long-delayed war crimes bill
Nepal’s parliament yesterday approved long-delayed amendments to the transitional justice act aimed at addressing war crimes committed during the country’s Maoist insurgency, but victims said some problematic provisions remain.
14 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Indian soldier, suspected rebel killed
Soldiers in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir battled insurgents yesterday, with a captain and a suspected rebel killed in clashes in the territory, the army and police said.
14 August 2024, 18:00 PM