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Court rejects Duterte challenge
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» THE HAGUE - International Criminal Court judges on Wednesday threw out a challenge against the court’s jurisdiction by Rodrigo Duterte, meaning the former Philippines president could still stand trial over his war on drugs.
UK approves lifetime smoking ban for today’s under-18s
Published on 22/04/2026
» LONDON - Children in Britain who are 17 or younger — and anyone born in the future — will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions on smoking.
Tiny, defiant Nile island caught up in Sudanese war
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» KHARTOUM - For nearly two years, Al-Shubbak watched through ancient grey eyes as Tuti, the crescent-shaped island in the heart of the Sudanese capital she calls home, emptied of its inhabitants under a punishing paramilitary siege.
Fiji villagers reject plan for 'Pacific ashtray' in beach paradise
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» SYDNEY - An Australian billionaire's plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to "waste colonialism" and risks spoiling a "beach paradise", villagers and the Pacific nation's UN ambassador said.
Summer storms warning from Thursday to Saturday
Online Reporters, Published on 22/04/2026
» The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of summer storms affecting upper Thailand, anticipating thunderstorms and gusty winds from Thursday to Saturday.
Mexico pyramid shooter inspired by Columbine attack, pre-Hispanic sacrifices
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» MEXICO CITY - Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez, the 27-year-old gunman behind Monday's shooting at Mexico's famed Teotihuacan pyramids, drew inspiration from pre-Hispanic sacrifices and the notorious 1999 US shooting at Columbine High School, according to investigators.
Mexico pyramid shooter planned attack, fixated on US massacre
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» MEXICO CITY - The gunman who killed a Canadian tourist and wounded 13 others at Mexico's famed Teotihuacan pyramids had planned the attack days in advance, officials said Tuesday, as evidence pointed to him being inspired by a US massacre.
Wary response to borrowing plan
Business, Published on 22/04/2026
» The government is preparing to issue an emergency decree to borrow 500 billion baht and raise the public debt ceiling, according to a news report on Monday.
Pratunam flyover to close until February
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/04/2026
» The busy Pratunam flyover on Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok will close from Friday at 10pm until next February to allow for the construction of an underground section of the Orange Line MRT, according to the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) and the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA).
Water crisis still unsolved
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/04/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's trip to Chiang Mai on Monday only confirms one certainty: his government -- whether Anutin 1.0 or the current 2.0 version -- does not have a coherent policy for water management.