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Jordan sees tourism slump over Gaza war
Jordan has seen a decrease in the number of tourists visiting its famed ancient city of Petra and…
Afghanistan has its ‘sharpest surge’ ever of child malnutrition, UN agency says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan is seeing its sharpest-ever surge of child malnutrition, the World Food Program said Monday,…
Cambodian and Thai officials meet in Malaysia to iron out ceasefire details
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Thai and Cambodia n officials met in Malaysia on Monday for the first…
Searchable database on cases of police use of force and misconduct in California opens to the public
A searchable database of public records concerning use of force and misconduct by California law enforcement officers —…
Chinese woman arrested in Australia on foreign interference charge
SYDNEY (Reuters) -A Chinese woman appeared in court in Australia's capital Canberra on Monday after police charged her…
Five years after Beirut port blast, Lebanon president promises justice
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday vowed that "justice is coming", five years after a catastrophic explosion at…
Australia lifts foreign student cap to 295,000 and prioritises Southeast Asia
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will raise its cap on foreign students by 9% to 295,000 next year and prioritise…
Philippines, India hold first joint naval drill in disputed South China Sea
India and the Philippines have staged their first joint sail and naval exercises in the disputed South China…
Japan’s oldest person is a 114-year-old retired doctor who carried an Olympic torch in 2021
TOKYO (AP) — Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has became Japan’s oldest living person,…
17 heat records broken in Japan
Seventeen heat records were broken in Japan on Monday, the weather agency said, after the country sweltered through…
Australian police charge Chinese national with ‘foreign interference’
Australian police said Monday they had charged a Chinese national with "reckless foreign interference", accusing the woman of…
Torrential rain in Taiwan kills four over past week
Storms dumped more than two metres of rain in parts of Taiwan over the past week, killing four…
Two people killed after bus collides with train in Russia’s Leningrad region
(Reuters) -At least two people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus collided with a freight…
Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire at railway station in Volgograd region, Russia says
(Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone attack damaged a power line and sparked a fire at a railway station building…