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India rolls out red carpet for Vladimir Putin
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit on Friday, with defence and trade ties centre stage as New Delhi faces heavy US pressure to stop buying Moscow’s oil.
Putin heads to India for defence, trade talks
AFP, Published on 04/12/2025
» NEW DELHI - Russian President Vladimir Putin was due in India on Thursday evening to begin a two-day visit aimed at deepening defence ties, as New Delhi faces heavy US pressure to stop buying oil from Moscow.
Pope Leo to hold Beirut mass, visit port blast site
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Thousands of Lebanese faithful were making their way to Beirut's waterfront ahead of Pope Leo XIV's mass on Tuesday morning, the highlight of the Catholic leader's visit to the capital expected to draw huge crowds.
Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll nears 1,200
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» BANDA ACEH — Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked to rush aid Tuesday to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly flooding that has killed around 1,200 people in four countries.
Oil smugglers' Cook Islands office enabling sanctions-busting 'shadow fleets'
Published on 02/12/2025
» CANBERRA - Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the tropical South Pacific to cover their tracks, an AFP analysis of sanctions data has revealed.
Rich art: French pastry chefs auction chocolate sculptures
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» PARIS - Chocolate artworks by some of France's most famous pastry chefs sold at auction Monday for more than 100,000 euros in a charity event that had bidders smacking their lips.
Malaysia energy hub tied to king eyes $35 billion in investments
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/11/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — The developer of an energy project linked to Malaysia’s king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, says it could attract 144 billion ringgit (US$35 billion) worth of investment from global investors in the long term and help support the nation’s economy.
Saha Group Announces Major Deal with China’s Yuyuan Group
Published on 27/11/2025
» Strategic partnership to drive growth in beauty, fashion, F&B and gold jewellery while strengthening pathways to ASEAN expansion
New beds to lie in before the year-end
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 26/11/2025
» It is time to rest our weary bones after a hectic 2025. To prepare for the year to come, Guru By Bangkok Post has compiled a list of a few of the new beds you can lie in before the year ends.
Mexico training ship that hit Brooklyn Bridge returns home
AFP, Published on 24/11/2025
» MEXICO CITY - The Mexican naval training ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in May, leaving two crew members dead, returned home on Sunday to official fanfare in the port of Veracruz.