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India’s RM35b Great Nicobar megaport reshapes strategic Indian Ocean power play
CAMPBELL BAY (India), May 19 —  On a remote island in the Andaman Sea, bulldozers are tearing into pristine forests that are home to one of Earth’s most isolated people […]
Rodent hunt begins in Argentina’s remote Tierra del Fuego to probe hantavirus risk
USHUAIA (Argentina), May 19 — A scientific mission was set to kick off the search Monday for rodents that may be hantavirus carriers after an outbreak on a cruise ship […]
Wall Street sex scandal spirals into AI deepfake chaos, muddying truth in viral online storm
WASHINGTON, May 18 — A Wall Street banker’s explosive sexual harassment lawsuit against a female executive has triggered a torrent of salacious falsehoods muddying the waters — with AI-created deepfakes […]
Indonesia pushes urgent talks to free tanker crew held by Somali pirates
JAKARTA, May 18 — Indonesia is intensifying efforts to secure the release of four of its citizens, who are among the 16 crew members of the tanker MT Honour 25 […]
Ukraine says Russian drone hit Chinese cargo ship ahead of Putin’s Beijing trip
KYIV, May 18 — A Russian drone hit a Chinese cargo ship in the Black Sea overnight, Ukraine said Monday, a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Beijing […]
Philippine senators sworn in as judges for VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial
MANILA, May 18 — Philippine lawmakers were on Monday sworn in to serve as judges in the trial of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, the second attempt since last year […]
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in Rotterdam after deadly voyage
ROTTERDAM, May 18 — A cruise ship that sparked global alarm after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus docked in Rotterdam harbour Monday, with the skeleton crew facing weeks of quarantine. […]
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla near Cyprus as tensions escalate
JERUSALEM, May 18 — Israeli forces were intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Monday after it set sail from Turkey last week, with organisers saying one of the vessels was […]
‘Prerequisite for stability’: Indonesia boosts defences with new fighter jets
JAKARTA, May 18 — Indonesia will continue boosting its defence capabilities, President Prabowo Subianto said today, citing uncertain times as he presented new military hardware, including six French-made Rafale jets, […]
Earthquake in southern China kills two, forces over 7,000 to evacuate
BEIJING, May 18 — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck south China’s Guangxi region today, killing two people and causing 13 buildings to collapse, state media reported. The quake hit Guangxi’s Liuzhou […]