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Anutin to tighten gun controls after teen’s school shooting rampage kills eight

The shooting kills five school staff in a rampage that also injured at least 23 people with the teen gunman taking his own life

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US appeals court blocks Trump’s US$400m White House ballroom, orders construction halted

The Court rules that the President cannot fundamentally reshape the historic complex without congressional approval and giving the administration 14 days to see...

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Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan sign mutual defence pact amid rising regional tensions

The mutual defence agreement aims at strengthening collective security and deterrence as escalating conflict involving the US, Iran and Houthi forces continues...

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Thailand school shooting leaves 7 dead after teen suspect kills grandparents and opens fire at school

The shooting leaves seven people dead, including the suspect, and injuring 15 others, according to Thai authorities

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Singapore approves Malaysia solar power import projects totalling 900mw

Singapore grants conditional approval for two companies to import a combined 900 megawatts (MW) of electricity generated from solar power and battery energy sto...

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Global food prices hit 3-year high as weather shocks and war drives commodity markets

Global food prices climbed to their highest level in more than three years in July as extreme weather conditions, geopolitical conflicts in the Gulf and Black S...

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Teacher killed, four injured in Thai school shooting as student gunman dies by suicide

A teacher was killed and four others, including three students, were injured after an eighth-grade student opened fire at a school in Thailand's Nonthaburi prov...

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Saudi Arabia flags imminent Iran-backed threats amid push for regional de-escalation

The threat raises concerns that planned assaults could undermine fragile diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions in the region

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Bomb attack on minibus kills two, wounds 14 in Druze area outside Damascus

Authorities investigate the latest attack amid ongoing sectarian tensions in a predominantly Druze district outside Syria’s capital Damascus

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Trump faces growing strategic dilemma as Iran war enters sixth month

Analysts warn that any decision carries significant strategic and political risks ahead of November’s midterm elections

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Netanyahu rejects US-backed Gaza peace plan as Israel and Hamas hold firm positions

The Israeli Prime Minister says Tel Aviv has not approved the plan despite assurances that Israeli forces would only withdraw after Hamas fully disarms

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Myanmar Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing visits Thailand as Bangkok pushes ASEAN re-engagement

The official visit comes amid concerns that closer ties could be seen as legitimising a military leadership still facing international condemnation over the ong...

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US refunds US$100 billion in overturned Trump tariffs as legal battle shifts

The administration presses ahead with a revised tariff strategy despite a landmark Supreme Court ruling