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‘Gift from God’: Rain brings relief from Indonesia toxic haze
PONTIANAK, Sept 29 — Welcome rain has brought relief to residents of Indonesia’s Pontianak city after weeks of exposure to a cloying, toxic haze given off by rampant wildfires on […]
Indonesia charges train driver over April crash that killed 16 women
JAKARTA, Sept 29 — Indonesian police charged a train driver Tuesday with allegedly failing to hit the brakes in time to prevent a crash that killed 16 women near Jakarta […]
Indonesia sets Rp4.1q 2027 budget as Prabowo govt targets growth, fiscal discipline
JAKARTA, Sept 29 — Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR) has approved a Rp4.106 quadrillion (RM931.5 billion) state budget for 2027, with major allocations for education, social protection and food security […]
Seoul says North Korean DMZ landmine blast ‘violation of armistice’
SEOUL, Sept 29 — South Korea’s defence chief said Tuesday that the preliminary findings of an investigation into last week’s landmine explosion inside the Demilitarised Zone found North Korea responsible, […]
Myanmar market airstrike death toll hits 50, aid workers say
KYAUKTAW, Sept 29 — The death toll from a military airstrike in west Myanmar rose to 50 on Tuesday, two local aid workers at the scene said, the day after […]
Thailand floods: Death toll climbs to 23, four dead in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Sept 29 — Four people have died in Bangkok after heavy rains caused widespread flooding, the government said Tuesday, as the toll from floods across Thailand since mid-September rose […]
New York Times tech boss shot dead in California; in-laws held
DUBLIN, Sept 29 — A New York Times technology executive was shot dead at a California sports complex on Saturday, with his wife’s parents arrested in connection with the killing. […]
US prosecutors reopen Cornell University rape case after public outcry, seven men face charges
NEW YORK, Sept 29 — US prosecutors reopened an investigation Monday into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University following claims the elite college failed to properly punish the men […]
Trump rejects report of Iran sanctions relief, frozen funds offer
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 — President Donald Trump on Monday denied a report by the news outlet Axios that he offered Iran sanctions relief and the release of frozen funds, as […]
Trump to meet AI chiefs at White House as pressure grows for tighter oversight
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 — President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson will convene leading artificial intelligence executives at the White House on Tuesday amid calls from Congress for stronger […]