Harris rides convention buzz on return to trail
AFP : Kamala Harris returns to the campaign trail Wednesday with a blitz in the battleground state of Georgia, hoping to turn her momentum from...
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24 missing after heavy floods in Yemen
AFP : Heavy flooding caused by torrential rains in Yemen overnight has destroyed homes and left at least 24 people missing, authorities said on Wednesday....
UK doctors urge govt to act over ‘vaping epidemic’
AFP : Leading UK doctors urged the government Wednesday to pass legislation to tackle “a vaping epidemic”, in particular among young people, by banning disposable...
Vietnam police bust baby trafficking ring
AFP : Police in Vietnam have arrested more than a dozen people in connection with a baby smuggling ring that trafficked 16 newborns across several...
How Taliban’s new rules further silence women
Deutsche Welle : The Taliban rulers in Afghanistan last week imposed a new round of wide-ranging restrictions that attempt to control people’s lives, behaviors and...
Maldives police probe alleged bid to topple government
Agency : Police in the Maldives are investigating an alleged attempt to topple President Mohamed Muizzu by stirring anger over the Indian Ocean archipelago’s worsening...
Chinese military stages live-fire drills by Myanmar border
AFP : China’s army and air force began live-fire exercises Tuesday next to its border with Myanmar, local authorities said, following recent bilateral talks on...
Malaysia charges ex-PM Muhyiddin over alleged royal insult
Deutsche Welle : Malaysia has brought sedition charges against opposition leader and former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin for allegedly insulting the country’s former king in...
Reuters team member killed in strike on Ukraine hotel
AFP : A safety advisor working for Reuters was killed in a missile strike on a hotel in eastern Ukraine, the global news agency said...
Flash floods in Thailand after heavy rain kill 22
AFP : Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaster officials said on Monday, as they...
Japan’s maverick Kono enters race for next PM
Agency : Japan’s outspoken, social media-savvy digital transformation minister announced Monday that he was running to replace Fumio Kishida as prime minister, saying he would...
Myanmar’s poet-warrior shares a vision for democracy
Deutsche Welle : The Bamar People’s Liberation Army (BPLA) has emerged as one of the key players among newly formed resistance groups in Myanmar’s ongoing...