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Cat meat trade thrives in Indochina as superstition keeps brutal underground market alive
PHNOM PENH, June 26 — Superstitions linking cat meat to good fortune and medicinal benefits are fuelling a brutal underground trade across parts of Indochina, where animal welfare groups estimate […]
Singha heir sued by mother under Thailand’s ‘ungrateful child law’ amid abuse claims and family rift
BANGKOK, June 26 — A bitter court case pitting members of one of Thailand’s wealthiest families against each other is raising questions over a century-old law reinforcing traditional values of […]
War Powers law explained: Why Congress says Trump can’t keep fighting Iran without approval
WASHINGTON, June 26 — This week both the Republican-led US House of Representatives and US Senate passed a resolution directing President Donald Trump to withdraw US forces from hostilities with […]
Powerful 6.7 quake rattles Sarangani waters off southern Philippines, USGS says
HONG KONG, June 26 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted 21 kilometres WSW of Sarangani, Philippines at 1134 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, reported […]
S. Korea to acquire 20,000 drones as N. Korea threat reshapes modern warfare
SEOUL, June 26 — South Korea unveiled on Friday a plan to acquire 20,000 military drones to fend off North Korean threats, citing lessons learned from wars in Ukraine and […]
German court jails Christmas market attacker for life over deadly 2024 car rampage
MAGDEBURG (Germany), June 26 — A German court on Friday convicted a Saudi psychiatrist and sentenced him to life in prison for driving an SUV in a deadly rampage through […]
Hezbollah tells Israel to withdraw ‘unconditionally’ from Lebanon in fiery escalation
BEIRUT, June 26 — Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Friday said Israel has “no option” but to unconditionally withdraw from Lebanese areas it occupies, and he rejected any normalisation in […]
Venezuela quake death toll tops 235 as desperate rescue efforts race against time
LA GUAIRA, June 26 — Rescuers used heavy machinery and their bare hands on Friday in a race to save survivors of deadly twin earthquakes in Venezuela that killed at […]
Taiwan’s Evergreen says container ship hit by unidentified object in Strait of Hormuz, crew and cargo unharmed
TAIPEI, June 26 — Taiwanese shipping operator Evergreen Marine Corp said today one of its container ships was hit by an “unidentified object” in the Strait of Hormuz, but the […]
UN maritime agency pauses Strait of Hormuz escort operation after ship hit in suspected attack
LONDON, June 26 — The UN International Maritime Organization paused its operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday after a vessel reported an attack, reigniting concerns about […]