Tom McArthur BBC News At least 34 people have died and several are still missing after a tourist boat capsized in Vietnam during bad weather. The incident took place in Ha Long Bay, a popular tourist destination in the north of the country. Most of the passengers were reportedly Vietnamese families visiting from the capital […]
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Sectarian clashes have continued in southern Syria despite an “immediate ceasefire” announced by the country’s president. Over the past week fighters from the minority Druze community have been battling armed Bedouins in Suweida Province, with both sides accused of atrocities. Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa deployed troops but the government forces were accused of joining
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His father, Prince Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, widely opposed taking him off life support. Picture: X Saudi Prince Al Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud has died 20 years after a tragic car crash in London that caused him severe brain injuries and internal bleeding. A Saudi prince who spent 20 years in a
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People gather outside the burnt out remains of the shopping centre that was destroyed in a fire on 16 July In a telegram signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State , Pope Leo XIV assures those suffering the effects of a fire in an Iraqi shopping centre of his spiritual solidarity, and offers prayers for
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Prince Al Waleed bin Khaled, Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince,’ dies after 20 years in coma. Social media tributes pour in for ‘Sleeping Prince’ Dubai: Prince Al Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, known as the “Sleeping Prince,” has died after spending more than two decades in a coma following a traumatic car accident. Born
Museveni: Gov’t to Increase PDM Cash to Shs 1 Billion for Urban Parishes. GOV’T TO INCREASE PDM CASH TO 1BN FOR URBAN PARISHES – MUSEVENI President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that the Parish Development Model (PDM) money is going to be increased tenfold from Shs100m to Shs1bn for the urban-based parishes in the city
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Myanmar troops recapture strategic town from rebel forces. BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has recaptured a strategic gateway town from rebel forces after nearly a year, state-media reported Thursday, marking a rare turnaround in the country’s northeast, where an alliance of ethnic militias seized a large swath of territory in an offensive that began
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Donald Trump Voters Change Their Tune on Arming Ukraine. Support among President Donald Trump‘s voters for the U.S. providing military aid to Ukraine has increased over the past six months, according to a polling firm. The Echelon Insights poll found a rise in the proportion of Trump supporters backing U.S. aid to Ukraine compared with
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Police dismantle pro-Palestinian protest camp near German chancellor’s office. German police on Monday dismantled a pro-Palestinian protest camp near the chancellor’s office in Berlin, a move activists condemned as “a clear violation” of their democratic rights. Several hundred police officers surrounded the area before protesters at the camp were ordered to dismantle it. Officers
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Panama hit by 6.2 magnitude earthquake. A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Central American nation of Panama on Monday afternoon, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake occurred at 1716GMT, 206 kilometers (128 miles) south of the Burica region in Panama at a depth of 10 km (6.21 mi). Authorities have not reported any
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