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Sudan army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitaries
AFP, Published on 26/01/2025
» PORT SUDAN (SUDAN) - Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the complex, which paramilitaries had encircled since the war erupted in April 2023.
Clinical Sinner surges past Zverev to retain Australian Open title
AFP, Published on 26/01/2025
» MELBOURNE - A clinical Jannik Sinner swept past Alexander Zverev to retain his Australian Open title on Sunday and cement his status as the world's dominant player in men's tennis.
'Waste of money': Bangkok free public transport plan under fire
Post Reporters, Published on 26/01/2025
» Critics have slammed the government's budget allocation of 140 million baht to compensate operators for providing free public transport as part of measures to combat the worsening haze pollution in Bangkok.
India's Republic Day marked by fighter jet formations, daredevil stunts
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2025
» NEW DELHI - Colourful tableaux, fighter jet formations and motorbike stunts by army daredevils marked India's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi on Sunday, commemorating the day the nation's secular constitution came into effect in 1950.
Israeli fire kills 2, wounds 32, on deadline for Lebanon withdrawal
AFP, Published on 26/01/2025
» KFAR KILA (LEBANON) - Israeli troops fired at residents of south Lebanon on Sunday, killing two and wounding 32, health officials said, as hundreds of people tried to return to their homes on the deadline for Israeli forces to withdraw from the area.
British man suspected of killing Thai wife in UK arrested
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2025
» A British man, 62, was arrested in Kanchanaburi province for quick repatriation as he was suspected of killing his Thai wife in his homeland over two decades ago.
Monuments defaced as Australians protest, celebrate national day
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2025
» MELBOURNE - Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday, with tens of thousands of people across the country joining protests in support of Aboriginal groups who say the date is not one to cheer.
Thai properties at risk as Chinese buyers go cold amid abduction, trafficking news
South China Morning Post, Published on 26/01/2025
» Beijing resident Evelyn Lin paid US$274,000 for a flat in Bangkok in 2018, hoping to use the property as her home when she spends holidays in the Thai capital.
Polls open in Belarus with Lukashenko set to extend 30-year rule
AFP, Published on 26/01/2025
» MINSK - Belarusians began voting Sunday, with President Alexander C expected to cruise to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule.
Lab leak ‘more likely’: CIA shifts view on Covid-19 origin
Bloomberg, Published on 26/01/2025
» The Central Intelligence Agency said the Covid-19 pandemic “more likely” originated from a lab leak than a natural source, shifting its stance after previously saying both scenarios were possible.