Fighting between Cambodia and Thailand escalated along their contested border on Tuesday, according to Reuters, as the Southeast Asian neighbors both said they would not back down in defending their sovereignty.
With each side blaming the other…
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Tanzania crackdown on planned protest leaves streets deserted
Security has been tightened across Tanzania with police and military seen patrolling major cities ahead of anticipated anti-government protests called to coincide with independence day.
By midday local time (09:00 GMT), however, no demonstrations…
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Japan’s Nankai Trough megaquake – can you predict it?
Shaimaa Khalil,BBC News, Tokyoand
Flora Drury,BBC News, London
AFP via Getty ImagesAfter a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck north-eastern Japan on Monday, authorities again warned of the possibility of a future megaquake.
It means that thoughts in…
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Jakarta office fire kills at least 22, police confirm
A fire at an office building in Jakarta has killed at least 22 people as authorities continue to search for casualties.
The blaze at the seven-storey site in the Indonesian capital started on Tuesday afternoon, according to city police chief…
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Honduras issues arrest warrant for ex-president pardoned by Trump
Honduras’s top prosecutor has issued an arrest warrant for former president Hernández, who was freed from US federal prison last week after being pardoned by Trump.
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UNIFIL chief says has 'no evidence' of Hezbollah rearming in south Lebanon
The commander of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon rejects Israeli claims, stressing that UNIFIL has ‘no evidence’ of Hezbollah rearming in southern Lebanon.
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Iraq removes Hezbollah, Ansarullah from asset-freeze list
The Asset Freeze Committee at the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) revised its previous decision to remove names related to Hezbollah and the Yemeni Ansarullah Movement from the asset freeze list.
Local Iraqi media reported that the committee reviewed…
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Israel named world’s top killer of journalists for third year
Reporters Without Borders has named Israel the world’s leading killer of journalists for the third year in a row.
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Russian An-22 heavy transport aircraft crashes
The incident occurred on December 9 and involved a military aircraft identified as an An-22 “Antei.”
The aircraft reportedly carried seven crew members at the time of the crash. Their status remains unknown, and no official confirmation…
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CCTV shows Matisse heist suspects with stolen artworks in Brazil
Two armed men have stolen at least 13 paintings from a library in São Paulo, Brazil, including eight engravings by famed French artist Henri Matisse.
Authorities said on Monday that they had found the “escape vehicle” and one of the suspects had…
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