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India road crash kills 18 Hindu pilgrims 29 Jul 2025 - 10:53 am
People gather near a wrecked bus at the site of a road accident in the Deoghar district of India's Jharkhand state on July 29, 2025. Photo by AFP
Vietnam flash flood kills five, dozens evacuated 29 Jul 2025 - 10:36 am
This photo taken by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on July 28, 2025 shows rescue workers clearing debris following flash floods in Son La province in northern Vietnam. Photo by Vietnam News Agency / AFP
Sri Lanka sees 20,000 school dropouts each year: PM 29 Jul 2025 - 04:00 am
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Indonesian scientists discover new morel mushroom species on Mt. Rinjani 29 Jul 2025 - 02:00 am
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Thailand and Cambodia truce agreement comes into effect 28 Jul 2025 - 08:39 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C), Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (L) and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai (R) pose for photos as they shake hands following a press conference after talks on a possible ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia in Putrajaya on July 28, 2025. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / POOL / AFP)
Philippine president orders review of flood control projects in wake of severe flooding 28 Jul 2025 - 08:10 pm
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos delivers his speech during the State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Manila on July 28, 2025. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Four killed in landslide as heavy rain drenches northern China 28 Jul 2025 - 03:01 pm
Residents ride on a front loader to cross a flooded street after heavy rains at Taishitun village in Miyun district, on the outskirts of Beijing on July 28, 2025. Photo by Jade GAO / AFP
Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'unconditional' ceasefire 28 Jul 2025 - 01:46 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C) speaks during a press conference next to Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (L) and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai (R) after talks on a possible ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia in Putrajaya on July 28, 2025. Photo by MOHD RASFAN / POOL / AFP
Gunman kills five in 'mass shooting' in Thai capital: police 28 Jul 2025 - 12:07 pm
The body of a suspected shooter is covered with a sheet on a bench at Or Tor Kor Market in Bangkok on July 28, 2025. Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP
Workers rescue lady driver who fell into sinkhole in Tanjong Katong, Singapore 28 Jul 2025 - 10:52 am
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Afghan police foil attempt to smuggle 2,400 sheep across border 28 Jul 2025 - 08:00 am
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Cambodia postpones high school exit exam due to border clashes 28 Jul 2025 - 06:00 am
Women ride along a quiet street in Samraong, some 20 kilometres from the border conflict zone, in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on July 27. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)
Australian researchers' discovery could lead to more effective cancer treatment 28 Jul 2025 - 04:15 am
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Hong Kong chief executive attends policy address district forum 28 Jul 2025 - 04:00 am
People cross an intersection at Hong Kong business district. File photo for representational purposes only.
Laos urges vigilance as dengue risk rises amid persistent rainfall 28 Jul 2025 - 03:00 am
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Thai acting PM to discuss Thai-Cambodian border issue in Malaysia: government spokesman 28 Jul 2025 - 12:00 am
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US tariffs to hurt Bangladeshi economy, ADB warns 27 Jul 2025 - 08:10 pm
An exhibitor arranges leather products at the 9th edition of Bangladesh Leather and Footwear Expo in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 24, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
Thai air force destroys 2 Cambodian military targets Thai state media 27 Jul 2025 - 07:50 pm
Royal Thai Army soldiers are transported on the back of an army truck in the Thai border province of Si Sa Ket on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Europe

Peninsula New Zealand battles massive forest fire in Tongariro National Park
The 9.51-carat vivid blue diamond, known as “The Mellon Blue”, during its presentation at Christie’s auction house in Geneva. Photo by Valentin Flauraud / AFP Diamonds, Napoleon brooch up for auction in Geneva
Representational photo Countries agree to end mercury tooth fillings by 2034
Peninsula Greece to tighten gun controls after Crete shootings

Africa

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Peninsula UN warns of preparations for new fighting in Kordofan, Central Sudan
A displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), rest on a mat in the camp of Um Yanqur, located on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on November 3, 2025. (Photo by AFP) MSF warns of missing civilians in Sudan's El-Fasher

Americas

Peninsula Pfizer poised to buy Metsera in $10 bn deal after bidding war
This handout photo courtesy of Levi Dean shows smoke and flames rising from the site of a UPS cargo plane crash outside Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 4, 2025. Handout / Courtesy of X Account @LEVIDEAN98 / AFP UPS grounds its MD-11 cargo planes after deadly crash
Nobel Prize laureate James D. Watson speaks at a press conference to announce that a six-country consortium has successfully drawn up a complete map of the human genome. Photo by AFP James Watson, Nobel prize-winning DNA pioneer, dead at 97
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