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Taiwan says Chinese coast guard ship leaves Pratas waters after tense standoff
TAIPEI, May 24 — A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan’s strategically located Pratas Islands at the top of the South China Sea today following a tense standoff […]
Torrential rain unleashes floods and landslides across Chongqing, leaving three dead and dozens missing
CHONGQING, May 24 — Three people were killed and another 17 were unaccounted for after heavy rain battered Yongchuan District in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality starting Saturday night, said local […]
Oil, Iran and China: Why US-India talks suddenly matter a lot more
NEW DELHI, May 24 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar yesterday, as the two sides discussed the Middle East, trade, visas, […]
Gaza hospital says child among three killed in Israeli strike
GAZA CITY, May 24 — A pre-dawn Israeli airstrike killed three members of a Palestinian family, including a one-year-old child, in central Gaza today, a hospital said. Gaza remains gripped […]
Blast targets military train in Pakistan, 24 dead
QUETTA, May 24 — At least 24 people were killed today in a blast targeting a train carrying military personnel in Pakistan’s turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan, a senior official […]
Heatstroke kills 16 in India as temperatures climb
NEW DELHI, May 24 — At least 16 people have died of heatstroke in southern India so far this summer, officials said today, as a heatwave grips swathes of the […]
Would-be challenger to UK PM faces uphill battle in key vote
ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD (United Kingdom), May 24 — Joe Jackson Makerfield, a little-known political district in northwest England, has been thrust into the spotlight in the UK ahead of a by-election dubbed […]
California chemical tank is at high risk of exploding as its heats up, residents told to evacuate
LOS ANGELES, May 24 — Firefighters warned yesterday that a tank of toxic chemicals in California is heating up, adding to fears of a catastrophic explosion that has already forced […]
China lowers death toll in Shanxi coal mine disaster to 82
BEIJING, May 24 —  The chaos in the aftermath of China’s worst mine disaster in 17 years ‌led to a revision in the death toll to 82 killed, local officials […]
Two trapped people alive after Philippines building collapse, rescue continues
MANILA, ‌May 24 — Two people feared trapped after a building collapse in the Philippines were alive and communicating with rescuers today, an official said, as rescue efforts continued. “They […]