Lao troops killed in attack tied to drug crackdown: report BANGKOK and TAIPEI – Gunmen attacked Lao military positions in Bokeo province near the northern Thai border, sources told Radio Free Asia on Monday. A news report said at least five Lao soldiers were killed in the ongoing violence that may be retaliation for a […]
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Vietnam enters fray at disputed South China Sea sandbank TAIPEI, Taiwan – Vietnam protested China and the Philippines over their competing activities at Sandy Cay in the disputed South China Sea, highlighting the country’s increasingly assertive voice in regional maritime disputes. China and the Philippines last week staged rival flag-raising displays on Sandy Cay,
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Over 18.2 Million Ugandan Children without National Identification Numbers – NIRA BY NAOME NAMUSOKE Kampala, Uganda | May 5, 2025 — The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has disclosed that over 18.2 million Ugandan children under the age of 18 currently do not possess National Identification Numbers (NINs) — a staggering shortfall that officials
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Patriot air-defense system based in Israel to be refurbished, sent to Ukraine A Patriot air-defense system that was based in Israel will be refurbished and sent to Ukraine, The New York Times reported Sunday, citing four current and former US officials. The Biden administration secured the agreement with Israel to move the system, a former White
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Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz prison SAN FRANCISCO — US President Donald Trump said on Sunday (May 4) he was directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay to “house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.” “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” he posted on the Truth
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“Russia will have to give up all of Ukraine”: Trump on signing a peace agreement United States President Donald Trump has stated that Russia is seeking to seize all of Ukraine’s territory, not just the regions it currently controls. The White House Chief stated this in an interview with the program Meet the Press,
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Death toll climbs to 9 after tourist boats capsize in southwest China The death toll in southwest China from the capsizing of four tourist boats has risen to nine, with one person still missing, state-run media reported Monday. Sudden strong winds caused the boats to capsize Sunday in a river in Qianxi City in Guizhou
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Bayern Munich win Bundesliga title to end Harry Kane’s trophy wait Harry Kane ended his long wait for the first team trophy of his career as Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga title – without playing – on Sunday. Bayern’s celebrations were dramatically put on hold a day earlier when Yussef Poulsen scored a stoppage-time goal
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Brazil police thwart bomb attack on Lady Gaga concert Brazilian police said they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga’s concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro state, in co-ordination with the justice ministry, said suspects had recruited participants to carry out attacks using
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Australia PM Albanese makes stunning comeback with landslide win Labor’s Anthony Albanese has defied the so-called “incumbency curse” to be re-elected Australia’s prime minister in a landslide. Official vote counting won’t finish for days, but Albanese’s centre-left government will dramatically increase its majority after the conservative Liberal-National coalition suffered a thumping defeat nationwide. “Today,
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