Paetongtarn Shinawatra chosen as new Thailand PM
Deutsche Welle : Billionaire heiress Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Friday is set to be Thailand’s youngest-ever prime minister after having received the backing of a majority...
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Kashmir to hold first local polls
Al Jazeera : Indian-administered Kashmir will hold local elections starting on September 18, according to the Election Commission, the first regional polls there in a...
Qatar’s intel chief receives CIA award
Al Jazeera : Qatar’s top intelligence official has been awarded a medal from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for his role in strengthening intelligence cooperation...
Biden goes to sideshow at Democratic convention
AFP : A few short weeks ago, Joe Biden was set to headline the Democratic National Convention — but after a brutal political comedown, he...
Pakistan logs 1st mpox case
AFP : Pakistan said on Friday it had confirmed a case of mpox, a day after Sweden recorded the first infection outside of Africa involving...
Niger army says 15 civilians killed in ‘terrorist’ attacks
AFP : Fifteen civilians were killed and several others injured early this week in multiple “terrorist” attacks on villages in western Niger near the Burkina...
More than 40,000 killed in Gaza
BBC : More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israeli military action in Gaza since the 7 October Hamas-led attack on...
US presses Sudan army chief as ceasefire talks open
CNA : The United States on Wednesday (Aug 14) pleaded with Sudan’s army to join talks on ending the devastating war as talks opened in...
‘Ukraine has ‘advanced well’ in Russia’s Kursk’
Agency : President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Ukrainian troops had “advanced well” in Russia’s Kursk region, as Kyiv’s biggest cross-border attack stretched into a...