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Loved and loathed, Thaksin’s release highlights how his family continues to shape Thai politics today
BANGKOK, May 11 — Loved and loathed in almost equal measure, Thaksin Shinawatra transformed Thai politics in the early 2000s with populist policies that won him and his party loyalty […]
Heathrow passenger numbers fall 5.3pc in April as Middle East conflict disrupts global travel
LONDON, May 12 — London’s Heathrow Airport announced today that passenger numbers dropped in April as the Middle East war disrupted global air travel. The airport handled 6.7 million […]
US citizen, French woman test positive after evacuation from hantavirus outbreak cruise ship
MADRID, May 11 — An American citizen and a French woman evacuated from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have tested positive, officials said, as the repatriation […]
Philippine lawmakers impeach Sara Duterte, putting 2028 presidential bid at risk
MANILA, May 11 — Philippine lawmakers today overwhelmingly backed the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, setting the stage for a trial in the Senate that could end her hopes […]
Bangladesh reports 344 child deaths in measles outbreak since March as cases surge
DHAKA, May 11 — A total of 344 children have died since a measles outbreak began in Bangladesh in March this year, as the number of cases continues to rise, […]
Myanmar decries ‘discriminatory measures’ treatment in Asean as Malaysia insists atrocities bar junta’s return
YANGON, May 11 — Myanmar claimed today that “discriminatory measures” are shutting it out of the Asean bloc after a summit last week saw the organisation continue to blacklist the […]
Taiwan says it drove away Chinese research ship conducting ‘illegal’ survey near island
TAIPEI, May 11 — Taiwan’s coast guard said today that it had disrupted “illegal” operations by a Chinese research ship in waters close to the island and driven it away, […]
Ukraine, Russia trade civilian‑attack claims on second day of Trump‑brokered truce
KYIV, May 11 — Ukraine and Russia accused each other of multiple attacks on civilians yesterday, the second day of what was supposed to have been a three-day truce ordered […]
Turkish Airlines A330 evacuated after landing‑gear fire shuts Kathmandu airport, passengers safe
KATHMANDU, May 11 — A tyre of a Turkish Airlines plane caught fire after it landed today in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport […]
‘This is not Covid’: No automatic quarantine for Americans repatriated from hantavirus‑struck cruise ship
WASHINGTON, May 11 — American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will not necessarily be quarantined, a top US health official said yesterday. Jay […]