Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rain kill dozens
Beijing city officials admitted on Thursday they had not been prepared for heavy rains that soaked swathes of the capital, killing 44 people and leaving nine still miss...
Macau ex-lawmaker arrested in city's first national security law action
A former Macau pro-democracy lawmaker became the first person to be arrested under the city's national security law, with authorities alleging on Thursday that he had t...
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Dozens killed while seeking food in Gaza as US envoy heads to Israel...
Lebanese president calls for Hezbollah to disarm as US pressure rises
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reiterated calls for the militant group Hezbollah to give up its weapons, a day after the group’s chief doubled down on its...
Russia strikes kill six in Kyiv, Moscow says captured key town
Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least six people, officials said Thursday, as Moscow claimed the capture of a town that had been a key stronghold for the Ukrainian ar...
Suspected arsonist appears in court over Melbourne synagogue fire that shocked the nation
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A suspected arsonist accused of destroying a Melbourne synagogue appeared in court seven months after the crime shocked the nation and trigg...
Russian air strikes pound Kyiv, 6-year-old boy among dead, Zelenskiy says
By Anastasiia MalenkoKYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched missile and drone attacks on Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least six people including a six-year-...
Taiwan cabinet: Taiwan-US tariff talks complete, pending U.S. decision-making process
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan and the U.S. have completed talks on tariff technicalities and have reached consensus on issues including non-tariff trade barriers, with the r...
Macao police arrest former pro-democracy lawmaker for colluding with foreign forces
HONG KONG (AP) — Police in Macao detained a man believed to be a prominent pro-democracy advocate on suspicion of colluding with outside forces in breach of the nationa...
Cambodia asks Thailand to release detained soldiers as truce holds
(Reuters) -Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of detaining 20 of its soldiers and killing another in post-ceasefire incidents, as a fragile peace held for a third da...