Thailand floods kill 13
. BANGKOK: Residents of southern Thailand waded through waist-deep floods on Tuesday, with a main tourist town left inundated by…
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Iran jacks up petrol price for major consumers
. TEHRAN: Iran has imposed higher prices at petrol stations for motorists who use more than 160 litres a month,…
UN calls HIV funding cuts ‘most significant setback in decades’
. If US funding stops, ‘people are going to die’, Winnie Byanyima told AFP. Photo AFP GENEVA: Dramatic international funding…
Australia rolls out visa app for Pakistani applicants
Eligible Pakistanis can submit passport details and facial biometrics via Australia’s free Immi App Australian High Commissioner, Timothy Kane said…
US and Russia hold peace talks in Abu Dhabi as missiles pound Kyiv
US and Ukraine seek to bridge differences on a peace plan, but key issues remain unresolved A Ukrainian serviceman attends…
Turkish parliamentary delegation makes first visit to jailed PKK leader Ocalan
Delegation at Imrali prison asked Ocalan about PKK disarmament and a deal with Syria and the SDF President Recep Tayyip…
Xi says Taiwan’s 'return' to China key to global order in call with Trump
China claims Taiwan and won’t rule out force, but the island says only its people can decide their future. US…
Alphabet nears $4 trillion valuation as AI rally lifts shares
Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple have reached $4T before, but only Nvidia and Apple still hold that mark Shares rose over…
Gaza truce progress slow as Israeli-Hamas violence persists
Israel seeks a force to disarm Hamas; Palestinians insist it also keep Israeli troops away Smoke and flames billow after…
Bangladesh presses India on Sheikh Hasina's extradition
. Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina. (file) Photo DHAKA: Bangladesh’s government said on Sunday it had asked India to…