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41 Thais trapped by Myanmar fighting repatriated: army

BANGKOK, Nov 18, 2023 (AFP) - Forty-one Thais trapped in Myanmar for three weeks by an upsurge in fighting between…

Rejected Rohingya boat sighted off Indonesia coast: official

JAKARTA, Nov 18, 2023 (AFP) - A boat carrying Rohingya refugees that was forced back to sea earlier this week…

Philippine quake death toll rises to seven

MANILA, Nov 18, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll from a strong earthquake off the southern Philippines rose to seven…

Two dead as strong quake shakes southern Philippines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztDHNmb5kgQ By Ara Eugenio and Cecil Morella MANILA, Nov 17, 2023 (AFP) - A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the…

Video: Strong magnitude 6.7 quake shakes southern Philippines

By Ara Eugenio and Cecil Morella MANILA, Nov 17, 2023 (AFP) - A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern…

Magnitude 6.7 quake shakes southern Philippines

Prelim M6.7 Earthquake Mindanao, Philippines Nov-17 08:14 UTC, updates https://t.co/PMTccBEvFO — USGS Tweet Earthquake Dispatch (@USGSted) November 17, 2023  …

Biden, Xi compete for Asia-Pacific allies at summit

By Danny KEMP SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17, 2023 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping…

Twenty-five Hamas-held Thai hostages are ‘safe’: mediator

BANGKOK, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's government has been given assurances by Hamas that 25 of its nationals held…

Myanmar military shells Rakhine town seized by ethnic minority fighters

YANGON, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - Myanmar's military shelled a town in western Rakhine state and used helicopters to attack…

China ready to be ‘partner and friend’ of US: Xi

By Beiyi SEOW SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - China is "ready to be a partner and friend of…

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