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Thai ex-PM Thaksin sent to jail for earlier cases of corruption

BANGKOK, Thailand: Thailand's Supreme Court ruled that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison sentence linked to earlier convictions, reigniting debate over his treatment by the justice system and the political influence of his powerful family. The ruling came amid an investigation into whether officials improperly handled Thaksin's high-profile return to Thailand in 2023 after more than 15 years in self-imposed ...

Pig kidney milestone: Patients thrive as U.S. trials get underway

Sep 11,2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A Massachusetts hospital has marked a breakthrough in transplant medicine, announcing that a second New Hampshire man has received a pig kidney...

Buenos Aires loss casts shadow on President Milei ahead of midterms

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Argentine President Javier Milei suffered a significant political blow on September 7 after his libertarian movement fared poorly in a closely...

Family appeals for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release amid health concerns

LONDON, U.K.: Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from worsening heart problems and urgently requires medical treatment, her son has...

Netblocks flags major internet outages tied to Red Sea cables

Sep 10,2025

LONDON, U.K.: Internet access across Asia and the Middle East faced widespread disruption after damage to subsea cables in the Red Sea, according to...

Qatar sovereignty shattered by Israeli attack on hostage negotiators

DOHA, Qatar – In a significant and dramatic escalation that has sent shockwaves through the Middle East, the Israeli military has confirmed it carried...

Nepal’s PM quits on second day of anti-government protests

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli has resigned amid the violence that continued for a second day Tuesday, which saw protesters torching...

IDF to cordon off West Bank villages from where gunmen lived

Sep 9,2025

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue his country’s war in Gaza, and in Jerusalem, following the deadly attack at...

Northern India faces worst monsoon disaster in decades

NEW DELHI, India: At least 90 people have lost their lives and hundreds more have been displaced as unrelenting monsoon rains continue to batter...

Court rejects appeal as Colombia phases out bullfighting, cockfighting

BOGOTA, Colombia: Colombia’s Constitutional Court on September 4 upheld a 2024 law banning bullfights across the country, while going a step further to strengthen...

U.S. reaffirms worker law enforcement after Hyundai Georgia raid

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The White House defended a major raid at a Hyundai facility in Georgia, saying it underscored the Trump administration’s commitment to enforcing...

Signs of fife on K2-18b? James Webb data triggers search expansion

A wave of excitement and rigorous skepticism continues to sweep through the astronomical community following a series of groundbreaking yet controversial observations of exoplanet...

Boomers blamed as young French face debt, housing, pension strain

PARIS, France: French millennials are venting their frustration at baby boomers, blaming the older generation for leaving them with soaring public debt, unaffordable housing,...

Independence vs takeover: the uncertain road ahead for Armani Group

Sep 8,2025

MILAN, Italy: Giorgio Armani’s death at 91 has left one of fashion’s most enduring empires facing a future without the man who controlled every...

Death of surfer in Sydney shark attack ignites debate over nets

SYDNEY, Australia: The death of a surfer at a popular Sydney beach on the weekend marked the city’s first fatal shark attack in more...

Emergency appeal in US stops flights of migrant children to Guatemala

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. federal judge stopped the Trump administration on August 31 from deporting a group of Guatemalan children, some of whom were...

US Powerball prize soars to $1.7 billion after 41 draws without winner

DES MOINES, Iowa: The Powerball jackpot has soared to a staggering US$1.7 billion after no one won the top prize in the September 3...

Longest lunar eclipse since 2022 to be visible across Asia

Sep 7,2025

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: Skywatchers are in for a cosmic treat this weekend as the year’s second total lunar eclipse makes its appearance — and...

Portugal mourns after Lisbon streetcar derails, killing 15

LISBON, Portugal: Fifteen people were killed and 18 others, including a child, suffered injuries when one of Lisbon’s most famous tourist attractions, the yellow-and-white...

Brazilian court hears ex-president Bolsonaro’s defense in coup case

BRASILIA, Brazil: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is fighting a high-stakes legal battle that could decide his future. His lawyers told the Supreme Court...

Pressure mounts on Health Secretary Kennedy as critics urge exit

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing intensifying pressure to resign after more than 20 leading medical organizations accused him...