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European Union provides €500.000 to support those affected by typhoon Doksuri in the Philippines

29 July 2023, Manila - In immediate response to the urgent humanitarian needs caused by Typhoon Doksuri, locally known as…

Three Myanmar students killed in military raid

BANGKOK, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - At least three Myanmar students were killed in an early morning military raid in…

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison: party official

YANGON, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a 2021 military…

Singapore executes first woman convict in nearly 20 years

Singapore on Friday hanged a 45-year-old citizen for drug trafficking, the city-state's first execution of a woman in nearly 20…

Typhoon Doksuri batters China with high winds and rain

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Typhoon Doksuri hit eastern China on Friday morning, bringing high winds and battering rains to coastal…

Japan says North Korea threat more serious than ‘ever’

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said Friday that North Korea posed a more serious threat to its national security than…

Kim shows off new North Korean drones, ICBMs to Russia defense minister

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Walking past huge intercontinental ballistic missiles and previously unseen military drones, Kim Jong Un gave…

Japanese city apologises over advice to pregnant women

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese mayor has apologized after a public outcry over a flyer issued to pregnant women…

Ex-PM Thaksin to return to Thailand next month: daughter

BANGKOK, July 26, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to the kingdom on August…

Hardline Cambodian PM Hun Sen to step down after four decades

PHNOM PENH, July 26, 2023 (AFP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world's longest-serving leaders, said Wednesday…

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