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Searchers seek missing after deadly Italy migrant shipwreck
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» LAMPEDUSA (ITALY) - Italian authorities searched Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two crowded boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, killing at least 27 people.
Critics blast plan to cut school aid
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/08/2025
» A proposal by a Senate education committee to reduce government funding for undocumented Cambodians studying in Thailand has drawn criticism from a fellow senator and human rights advocate, who warns that such a move may violate international humanitarian laws and children's rights.
Flood kills 37 in Indian Kashmir mountain village
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» SRINAGAR - Powerful torrents driven by intense rain smashed into a Himalayan mountain village in Indian-administered Kashmir and killed at least 37 people on Thursday, a top disaster management official told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
At least 40 dead in Sudan's worst cholera outbreak in years
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» TAWILA — At least 40 people have died in Sudan's Darfur region in the country's worst cholera outbreak in years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday.
Last chance for global plastic pollution treaty
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» GENEVA - Negotiators trying to secure a global agreement on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution had just hours left to salvage a deal on Thursday after the talks plunged into disarray.
Maris asks UN for probe on landmine
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 14/08/2025
» Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa has reached out directly to the United Nations secretary-general and Japan's foreign minister, urging an international investigation into Cambodia's violations of the Ottawa Convention following the latest landmine incident, which severely injured a ranger on Tuesday.
Israel military approves plan for new Gaza offensive
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had approved the framework for a new offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas condemned what it called “aggressive” Israeli ground incursions in Gaza City.
European powers tell UN they are ready to reimpose Iran sanctions
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» PARIS — Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations (UN) they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is found by the end of August 2025, according to a joint letter obtained by Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Phumtham confirms Thai soldiers' right to self defence against landmines
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/08/2025
» The Thai government will again complain to the United Nations about Cambodia's use of anti-personnel land mines in contravention of the Ottawa Treaty, acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday
Palestinian mother 'destroyed' after image used to deny Gaza starvation
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» MONTREAL — Palestinian-Canadian Faiza Najjar was able to leave Gaza last year, but could not bring her four adult daughters with her. She watched from a distance as food shortages in the territory worsened.