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The Klong Prem Central Prison, in Bangkok. — Reuters pic
World / 11 Sep 2025

‘Not a friendly place’: What life looks like for Thaksin in Bangkok’s notorious Klong Prem prison

Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki is the leading choice for interim leader. — Reuters pic
World / 11 Sep 2025

Nepal Gen Z backs ex-chief justice Sushila Karki to lead after PM ousted in deadly protests

China’s internet regulator said on Thursday it had ordered warnings and strict punishment to bosses at popular social media app Xiaohongshu. — AFP pic
World / 11 Sep 2025

Xiaohongshu in hot water: Beijing slams ‘trivial’ content, warns of punishment

Players from Germany and Slovenia battle for the ball during their EuroBasket 2025 quarter-final in Riga, Latvia, September 10. — AFP pic
World / 11 Sep 2025

Hong Kong says yes to slam dunk bets — basketball gambling now legal

Nasa has begun barring Chinese nationals with valid visas from joining its programmes, underscoring the intensifying space race between the rival powers. — Reuters pic
World / 11 Sep 2025

As space race escalates, Nasa restricts Chinese access over security fears

Screengrab of the said attack from a video shared on social media.
World / 11 Sep 2025

Zookeeper killed in front of visitors at Thai safari park in deadly lion attack

Residents wade through floodwaters in their neighbourhood following heavy rainfall in Denpasar. — AFP pic
World / 11 Sep 2025

Torrential rains trigger deadly floods across Bali and Flores, leaving at least 13 dead and dozens missing

The Yonhap news agency reported that the Korean Air Boeing 747-8I due to take the workers back home will leave the United States early Thursday. — AFP pic
World / 11 Sep 2025

Plane waits on tarmac as South Korea begs US to free workers caught in immigration sweep

Smoke billows in Gaza City after Israeli strikes on a tower on September 10, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 11 Sep 2025

WHO refuses to leave Gaza City as Israel orders evacuation of one million people

Qatar’s prime minister warned Wednesday that an unprecedented Israeli strike in Doha targeting Hamas killed hope for Gaza hostages, calling for Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to be ‘brought to justice’. — AFP pic
World / 11 Sep 2025

Qatar blasts Israeli strike on its soil, warns Netanyahu must be ‘brought to justice’

An aerial view of the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal during a maritime surveillance flight by the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) over disputed waters of the South China Sea. — AFP pic
World / 11 Sep 2025

China escalates South China Sea presence with new reserve at disputed Scarborough Shoal

Right-wing youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk, a major ally of President Donald Trump, was shot on September 10, 2025, at a US university in Utah. — AFP pic
World / 11 Sep 2025

‘He fell back’: Horror at campus event as pro-Trump activist Charlie Kirk fatally shot during live talk

The al-Ruya Tower in Gaza City’s Rimal area collapses after Israeli bombardment on September 8, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 11 Sep 2025

Working for the Mafia? Gaza’s civil servants navigate bombs and blockades to get paid

Vehicles move along the coastal road used by displaced people evacuating southbound from Gaza City, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, on September 9, 2025. United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the world is spending far more on waging wars than on building peace. — AFP pic
World / 10 Sep 2025

World spends far more on war than on building peace, UN chief warns

Sweden’s government announced plans Wednesday to reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 to combat the soaring recruitment of children to carry out shootings and bombings for organised crime networks. — AFP pic
World / 10 Sep 2025

Sweden to lower age of criminal responsibility to 13 amid surge in child gang violence

Choi Mal-ja was 19 in 1964 when she was attacked by a 21-year-old man in the southern town of Gimhae. — AFP pic
World / 10 Sep 2025

Landmark retrial: South Korean woman cleared 61 years later for biting attempted rapist’s tongue