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M23 seize key city amid mounting fears of DR Congo breakup
AFP, Published on 16/02/2025
» BUKAVU (DR CONGO) - Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of another key city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the African Union highlighted growing fears that the strife-torn country could break up.
Police hunt Chinese man over model's death in Bangkok
Published on 16/02/2025
» Police have launched a manhunt for a Chinese national who they believe is responsible for the death of a 22-year-old Thai woman at a hotel in Bangkok's Bang Kapi district last week.
Navalny supporters risk reprisals with memorial events a year after death
AFP, Published on 16/02/2025
» MOSCOW - A year after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died behind bars, his supporters held memorial events on Sunday, with hundreds risking reprisals by visiting his grave in Moscow.
Death toll rises to at least 18 in New Delhi railway station stampede
Published on 16/02/2025
» NEW DELHI - The death toll in a stampede at the main railway station in India's capital New Delhi rose to at least 18, including five children, media reports said on Sunday, citing the Press Trust of India news agency.
Chinese assistant minister may receive Chinese scam victims at border
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 16/02/2025
» TAK: Chinese Assistant Public Security Minister Liu Zhongyi arrived in Mae Sot district on Sunday as observers expected him to escort hundreds of Chinese victims of call scam gangs back to their homeland.
Three busted for selling e-cigarettes, baraku on Koh Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 16/02/2025
» SURAT THANI: Police have arrested three women – a Russian, a Myanmar and a Thai – for selling contraband e-cigarettes and baraku in two raids on Koh Phangan.
Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by Trump
Published on 16/02/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States, after US President Donald Trump lifted a block imposed on the export of the munitions by the administration of predecessor Joe Biden, the defence ministry said on Sunday.
Rubio to discuss Gaza truce with Israel PM on first leg of Mideast tour
AFP, Published on 16/02/2025
» JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will discuss the Gaza ceasefire with Israel's prime minister in Jerusalem on Sunday, launching a Middle East tour a day after the latest hostage-prisoner exchange.
Could USAID's closure open the door to greater Chinese soft power in the Global South?
Published on 16/02/2025
» The sudden closure of the US' foreign aid agency offers China opportunities to grow its soft power in the Global South, Chinese officials say, while warning that Beijing's influence should not be overestimated.
Red smog levels in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan
Online Reporters, Published on 16/02/2025
» Bangkok had the worst level of PM2.5 on Sunday at noon, followed by the adjacent provinces of Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan where air pollution was also at red levels, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).