World

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US and Canada pledge emergency aid as Nepal flood death toll reaches 160

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Nepal: Mudslide destroys village, 95 dead, 17 Malaysian tourists reportedly missing (video)

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Ukrainian Commander braves Russian kill zone to rescue wounded soldiers

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China defies Trump’s Iran pressure as Beijing warns US against disrupting Tehran ties

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Trump links Saudi nuclear deal to Israel recognition as pact heads to Congress

Trump insists the pact will only take effect if Riyadh agrees to normalise relations with Israel

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Iran, Oman seek temporary Hormuz shipping corridor as US pressure mounts

The vital oil route remains perilous amid stalled peace talks, fresh US sanctions and continuing tensions between Washington and Tehran

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UN, Red Cross warn AI weapons could cross ‘moral red line’ as killer machines near battlefield use

Antonio Guterres and Mirjana Spoljaric urge states to urgently negotiate legally binding rules on autonomous weapons capable of selecting and killing targets wi...

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Singapore man jailed 81 weeks after filming 142 upskirt videos

Nine of the victims were his colleagues, while two others were sisters whom he secretly recorded at a Cold Storage outlet

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India’s push for healthier food labels faces fresh challenge as industry resists warnings

Public health advocates warn that weaker labelling rules could leave millions of consumers less informed about high levels of sugar, salt and fat

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Singapore launches world’s first data centre powered by living human brain cells

Unlike energy-intensive traditional data centres packed with power-hungry servers and cooling systems, this biological system operates far more efficiently.

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China develops hypersonic weapons capable of targeting aircraft thousands of kilometres away

The weapons potentially allow the People’s Liberation Army to threaten high-value US support aircraft at extreme distances, according to a person with direct kn...

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US expands Iran sanctions, warns trading partners to cut economic ties

China rejects sanctions as ineffective and vows to protect its interests