Wednesday 24th December 2025



Quiet temples, empty tuk-tuks: Thailand-Cambodia clashes empty Angkor at the worst time

Quiet temples, empty tuk-tuks: Thailand-Cambodia clashes empty Angkor at the worst time

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After 17 years in exile, scion of Zia dynasty Tarique Rahman returns to a changed Bangladesh

After 17 years in exile, scion of Zia dynasty Tarique Rahman returns to a changed Bangladesh

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‘The difference of a few minutes means I’ll never see her again’: Grief, trauma weigh on survivors of catastrophic Hong Kong fire

‘The difference of a few minutes means I’ll never see her again’: Grief, trauma weigh on survivors of catastrophic Hong Kong fire

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A little light lunar fission: Russia plots nuclear power for its moon base by 2036

A little light lunar fission: Russia plots nuclear power for its moon base by 2036

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Thai and Cambodia militaries hold talks on resuming ceasefire

Thai and Cambodia militaries hold talks on resuming ceasefire

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Myanmar’s election, explained: Why the junta is holding an election in the middle of a civil war

Myanmar’s election, explained: Why the junta is holding an election in the middle of a civil war

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Taiwan hit by 5.7-magnitude quake

Taiwan hit by 5.7-magnitude quake

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As settler outposts spread, violence surges and the West Bank map is redrawn by force

As settler outposts spread, violence surges and the West Bank map is redrawn by force

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Two police officers among three killed by bomb near site of Russian general’s assassination

Two police officers among three killed by bomb near site of Russian general’s assassination

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Ukraine’s Zelensky says draft peace plan freezes front line, opens path to demilitarised zones

Ukraine’s Zelensky says draft peace plan freezes front line, opens path to demilitarised zones

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Thailand’s Anutin picked as PM candidate in ‘consequential’ February polls

Thailand’s Anutin picked as PM candidate in ‘consequential’ February polls

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Eight killed after vehicle veers off rural road into pond in east China

Eight killed after vehicle veers off rural road into pond in east China

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Australia cancels visa of Briton accused of displaying Nazi symbol, inciting hate

Australia cancels visa of Briton accused of displaying Nazi symbol, inciting hate

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Two dead, several missing in Pennsylvania nursing home blast, gas leak suspected

Two dead, several missing in Pennsylvania nursing home blast, gas leak suspected

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‘I heard a big sound of explosion’: Libya’s top military chief killed in plane crash in Turkiye after Ankara talks

‘I heard a big sound of explosion’: Libya’s top military chief killed in plane crash in Turkiye after Ankara talks

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Ex‑EU tech regulator Breton denounces US visa ban as ‘witch hunt’

Ex‑EU tech regulator Breton denounces US visa ban as ‘witch hunt’

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Washington bars entry to EU ex‑commissioner, four activists in dispute over social media laws

Washington bars entry to EU ex‑commissioner, four activists in dispute over social media laws

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Venezuela accuses US of ‘greatest extortion’ over oil vessel blockade at UN

Venezuela accuses US of ‘greatest extortion’ over oil vessel blockade at UN

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Australian lawmakers approve sweeping NSW gun laws, protest ban after Bondi Beach mass shooting

Australian lawmakers approve sweeping NSW gun laws, protest ban after Bondi Beach mass shooting

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US Supreme Court ruling blocks Trump’s Chicago National Guard deployment amid immigration crackdown

US Supreme Court ruling blocks Trump’s Chicago National Guard deployment amid immigration crackdown

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