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Sri Lanka navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in rough seas
Sri Lanka’s navy has rescued 104 Rohingya adrift off the Indian Ocean island nation’s northern coast, an official said.
Tens of thousands of mainly Muslim Rohingya suffer hardships in cramped refugee camps in Bangladesh after they …
Thai navy ship sinking: Race against time to find missing sailors
Rescuers are combing the Gulf of Thailand on the crucial second day of a search for 30 sailors who are still missing after a warship sank.
Survivors have been found after floating for hours, with some in an unconscious state,…
Japan PM voices support for African Union G20 membership
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that Japan supports the idea of the African Union becoming a permanent member of the Group of 20 major economies after he talked with Senegalese President Macky Sall in Tokyo.
Kishida's remarks came…
Fresh India, Pakistan feud erupts over claims of Hitler-Modi link
Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that a Hindu group linked to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi draws inspiration from German dictator Adolf Hitler, setting off the latest verbal spat between the two often hostile…
Thai princess who collapsed remains hospitalized, organ functions supported medically
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thailand’s King, is still hospitalised and her overall condition remains stabilised “at some level”, said the royal palace in an update early on Monday.
While her exact…
India’s export destinations: Netherlands and Brazil leapfrog ahead
Netherlands and Brazil have jumped ahead from their previous positions on India's list of export destinations in the ongoing fiscal, a TOI report showed.
Citing commerce department data, the report highlights that the Netherlands is now…
Malaysia’s Parliament sits for first time under PM Anwar, elects Speaker from PKR
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government on Monday elected a new parliamentary Speaker from its ranks, underlining his administration’s strength in numbers in Parliament for the first time.
Datuk Johari Abdul, a former MP from…
Russia drone attack targets ‘critical infrastructure’ in Kyiv
Ukraine’s capital has been targeted by a wave of drone attacks by Russia’s military that again struck “critical infrastructure”.
About 20 drones were deployed to Kyiv and the surrounding area early Monday, according to officials, with…
Landslide off Genting caused by underground water, says Public Works Department
High soil saturation and pressure from the accumulation of underground water beneath the campsite in Batang Kali had led to the deadly landslide, says Malaysia’s Public Works Department.
Initial investigations indicated that there were two…
Thailand navy ship sinks stranding more than 100 sailors
A Thai naval ship capsized during a storm in the Gulf of Thailand on Sunday night, leaving more than 100 sailors needing to be rescued.
Authorities said there were still 28 sailors stranded in the water on Monday, after the…