Philippine Supreme Court voids impeachment complaint against VP Duterte
By Mikhail FloresMANILA (Reuters) - Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte scored a major legal victory on Friday after the Supreme Court struck down an impeachment com...
UK backs future Palestinian statehood but says ceasefire the top priority
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain supports eventual recognition of a Palestinian state, but the immediate priority should be alleviating the suffering in Gaza and securing a ce...
Desperate Zimbabweans get in debt to pay for lifesaving blood transfusions
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – When Lloyd Muzamba was critically injured in a car accident on the Harare–Bulawayo highway in 2023, he needed an urgent blood transfusion to save h...
'#Ishiba Don't quit': unlikely support grows for Japan PM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future is uncertain but an unlikely campaign for him to stay was growing online this week, including from people who are his na...
At least four children dead in school roof collapse in India
At least four children have been killed and 17 others injured after the roof of a school building collapsed in India’s western state of Rajasthan, according to local re...
Exclusive-Thailand rejects international mediation to end fighting with Cambodia
By Panu Wongcha-umBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has rejected mediation efforts from third countries to end the ongoing conflict with Cambodia, insisting that Phnom Penh...
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Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as border clashes leave at least 14 dead...
Russian passenger plane turns back to Siberian airport after reporting depressurisation, TASS says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian passenger plane heading to Sochi from Novosibirsk turned back after reporting a loss of pressure on Friday, state news agency TASS reported....
Boats bring Philippine flood victims to safety as death toll rises
Rescuers in the northern Philippines used boats to pick up residents stranded by flooding Friday as Typhoon Co-May was downgraded to a tropical storm and the death toll...
Maui panel passes bill to curb vacation rentals and boost housing supply after Lahaina wildfire
HONOLULU (AP) — Lawmakers on Maui passed legislation Thursday aimed at eliminating a large percentage of the Hawaiian island's vacation rentals to address a housing sho...