Soldier kills 4 in gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea
Four people, including three civilians, were killed by an unidentified soldier in the Black Sea city of Sevastopol in Russian-annexed Crimea, the city’s Moscow-installed governor...
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Myanmar ex-junta chief set for first Thailand visit as civilian leader
Myanmar’s ex-junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is expected in Thailand on Thursday, making his first trip there since becoming civilian leader as he seeks a...
Japan sees ‘urgent’ need to boost military
Japan needs to boost its military with a “sense of urgency and crisis”, its defence minister said Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted...
Petro fears ‘civil war’ in Colombia after alleged electoral fraud
Colombia’s outgoing leftist president, Gustavo Petro, said Monday he has evidence of fraud in the presidential election and warned that the far-right president-elect’s rise to...
Hundreds of Panamanians protest canal reservoir plans
Around 300 people staged a protest in Panama City on Monday to oppose the construction of a new reservoir for the Panama Canal, which will...
Ukraine will never join NATO, former top commander says
Ukraine’s former top military commander, ?now ambassador to Britain, was quoted as saying on Monday there was no prospect of the country joining NATO, an...
Yemen’s Houthis say attacked southern Saudi airport
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said on Tuesday that they had attacked an airport in Saudi Arabia, as tensions between the two foes brewed after the rebels...
Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years
Detained Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed to meet a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the first confirmed...
Israel defies Trump’s peace plan as it escalates deadly attacks on Gaza
Israeli forces have intensified their military operations in the Gaza Strip since the roadmap for a second stage of the Palestinian enclave’s “ceasefire” was announced...
Millions of Thais banish booze for Buddhist Lent
With her palms pressed together and her head bowed, Wassana Nak-umma vowed to give up alcohol for three months, joining millions of Thais in an...
Wildfires spread across Greece, conditions worsen in France and Spain
Wildfires fanned by gale-force winds burned across multiple areas of Greece on Saturday, forcing residents to flee as conditions worsened again in parts of Spain...
Five dead, 41 missing, after Indonesia ferry catches fire
Five people have been found dead and 41 are missing after an Indonesian ferry carrying at least 250 people caught fire while at sea, officials...