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May 14, 20242 min read
Mumbai billboard collapse crushes homes and cars, kills at least 14
MUMBAI -Rescue workers used excavators to clear mangled metal debris in their final search for survivors trapped underneath a billboard...


May 14, 20242 min read
China-Gulf free trade talks stall on Saudi industrial agenda, sources say
DUBAI - Negotiations between China and an Arab bloc for a free trade agreement have stalled over concerns by Saudi Arabia that cheap...


May 14, 20242 min read
White House sees no genocide in Gaza, condemns aid convoy attacks
WASHINGTON -U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that President Joe Biden's administration does not view the...


May 13, 20242 min read
China denies Philippine report of "artificial island" in disputed waters
MANILA/BEIJING - The Philippines said on Monday that it would keep a closer guard on reefs, shoals and islets in its exclusive economic...


May 13, 20242 min read
Singapore's incoming PM makes minor cabinet reshuffle, seeks 'continuity and stability'
SINGAPORE - Singapore's incoming prime minister Lawrence Wong appointed a new deputy premier in a minor reshuffle of the cabinet on...


May 13, 20242 min read
Turkey's Erdogan says U.S., Europe not doing enough to pressure Israel into Gaza truce
ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the United States and European countries were not doing enough to pressure...


May 12, 20243 min read
Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah
CAIRO -Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip early on Sunday, after a night of heavy aerial and ground...


May 12, 20242 min read
Indonesia's Prabowo reiterates 'Asian Way' to defuse tension, Al Jazeera says
JAKARTA - As Indonesia’s president elect Prabowo Subianto prepares to enter office in October, he looks set to take a more assertive...


May 12, 20244 min read
Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate from more areas of Gaza's Rafah
CAIRO/JERUSALEM -Israel called on Saturday for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza's southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what...


May 12, 20242 min read
UK mountaineer logs most Everest climbs by a foreigner, Nepali makes 29th ascent
KATHMANDU - A British climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world's highest...


May 11, 20242 min read
Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building 'artificial island'
MANILA - The Philippines said on Saturday it has deployed ships to a disputed area in the South China Sea, where it accused China of...


May 11, 20242 min read
Vietnam irks EU by delaying meeting ahead of possible Putin visit
HANOI -Vietnam's foreign affairs ministry has annoyed the European Union by postponing a meeting next week with the EU's top official on...
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