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Clashes, homes torched in south Syria's Sweida despite ceasefire

AFP, Published on 20/07/2025

» SWEIDA (SYRIA) - Smoke rose from burning houses in south Syria's Sweida on Saturday and an Arab tribal fighter vowed to "slaughter" residents as deadly clashes with Druze fighters persisted.

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WORLD

'Mass grave': Medics appeal for aid at last working hospital in Syria's Sweida

AFP, Published on 19/07/2025

» SWEIDA (SYRIA) - In the last barely-functional hospital in Sweida, bodies are overflowing from the morgue, staff said, amid violence that has wracked the Druze-majority southern Syrian city for nearly a week.

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WORLD

Israel attacks Syria in defence of Druze, moves troops north

Bloomberg News, Published on 17/07/2025

» Israel struck Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday and moved more troops to the border in a bid, officials said, to prevent attacks against the Syrian Druze community.

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Israel bombs Syrian army headquarters

AFP, Published on 16/07/2025

» SWEIDA, Syria - Israel said it bombed Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland where a monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250 people.

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GENERAL

Unesco urges Asean unity to build AI capabilities

Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/07/2025

» Computing capacity, data interoperability and policy harmonisation are critical pillars of Asean regional collaboration when building artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, according to Unesco.

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WORLD

China pressures rebels in Myanmar rare-earth belt

Published on 08/07/2025

» The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar.

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WORLD

Myanmar junta releases 93 child soldiers after UN criticism

Reuters, Published on 04/07/2025

» NAY PYI DAW - Myanmar's ruling junta said on Friday it has already discharged 93 minors from military service, responding to a United Nations (UN) report last month accusing it and its allies of recruiting over 400 children, many in combat roles.

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THAILAND

New rule allows citizenship for many stateless people in Thailand

Post Reporters, Published on 30/06/2025

» A new regulation that will facilitate the granting of Thai citizenship to children of stateless people residing in Thailand and also to members of ethnic minority groups living in Thailand has come into effect, being announced in the Royal Gazette on Monday.

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THAILAND

'Delighted' PM hands out national ID cards to minority ethnic groups

News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/06/2025

» CHIANG RAI: Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has granted Thai national ID cards to 21 representatives of minority ethnic groups in the northern province as part of the government's policy to resolve issues of statelessness and ensure access to government welfare.

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THAILAND

Thai PM apologises but coalition on the brink

Published on 19/06/2025

» The government of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was hanging by a thread on Thursday following the withdrawal of major coalition partner Bhumjaithai, building pressure on her to resign after just 10 months in power.