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Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul sits for an official photo with members of the new cabinet, before they are sworn in to office, at Government House in Bangkok on September 24, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 25 Sep 2025

Thai PM Anutin to dissolve parliament by January, polls set for March-April

Smoke rises from an Israeli strike, as displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip September 24, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 25 Sep 2025

US pushes 21-point Gaza peace plan, envoy sees breakthrough within days

People clean mud from a street following flooding brought by Super Typhoon Ragasa in Hualien, Taiwan, September 24, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 25 Sep 2025

Taiwan lowers Super Typhoon Ragasa death toll to 14, 33 still missing

A truck is seen lying on its side after the passing of Typhoon Ragasa in Yangjiang, southern China’s Guangdong province on September 24, 2025. Fierce winds, pounding rain and rough seas battered southern China on September 24 as powerful Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in Guangdong province after killing at least 17 in Taiwan. — AFP pic
World / 25 Sep 2025

Typhoon Ragasa batters south China after leaving 14 dead in Taiwan

Damage to a seaside restaurant is seen in Tseung Kwan O after Super Typhoon Ragasa hit Hong Kong on September 24, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 25 Sep 2025

Hong Kong reopens after Cyclone Ragasa batters city with flooding, flight chaos

An Iranian man checks a rug at a shop selling antique and expensive carpets in northern Tehran on September 9, 2025. Once a symbol of unmatched artistry and cultural prestige, Iran’s handmade rugs are being unwoven from the global tapestry due to international sanctions and domestic pressures. — AFP pic
World / 25 Sep 2025

Sanctions, shifting tastes leave Iran’s famed carpet industry hanging by a thread

A US flag, a passport, mock US dollars and US H-1B Visa application forms are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. US President Donald Trump’s order imposing a US$100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers is almost certain to draw legal challenges, which could set up a battle over the future of the programme and the president’s powers to bar non-citizens from entering the US. — Reuters pic
World / 25 Sep 2025

Here’s why Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B visa fee could face a legal showdown

First responders and security forces’ members gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a vehicle on the Khardali road in south Lebanon’s Marjayoun area on September 20, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 24 Sep 2025

One year since Israel war: Hezbollah battered on battlefield but cash keeps flowing

US President Donald Trump looks on as he walks to board Air Force One, after attending the 80th United Nations General Assembly, at John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York, September 23, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 24 Sep 2025

Trump’s ratings fall slightly as economic anxiety grows among Americans, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

Anitmony is just one of the metals and rare earths that have triggered a rush of interest in mineral deposits across Central Asia, from the mountains of Kyrgyzstan to the deserts of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. — Picture from http://tajemb-my.org/
World / 24 Sep 2025

Tajikistan’s antimony rush: China-backed mines fuel global scramble for rare minerals

Adelita Grijalva is seen in a photo hugging a supporter. — Facebook poc
World / 24 Sep 2025

Democrat wins US Congress key seat, pledges to demand Epstein files release

Protesters block the traffic during a march part of the nationwide strike 'Let's Block Everything' in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and calling for a halt to arms shipments to Israel, in Rome on September 22. — AFP pic
World / 24 Sep 2025

Italy sending navy frigate to assist Gaza aid flotilla, says defence minister

Flooding is seen in the San Ma Lo commercial area during the passage of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Macau on September 24, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 24 Sep 2025

Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in southern China, according to weather service

Lenacapavir, developed by Gilead Sciences and approved earlier this year for HIV prevention under the brand name Yeztugo, is a twice-yearly injection that was nearly 100 per cent effective at preventing HIV in large trials. — Reuters pic
World / 24 Sep 2025

Indian drugmakers Dr Reddy’s, Hetero to sell generic HIV prevention drug for US$40 a year

Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee arrives for her first trial hearing on corruption charges at a courtroom in Seoul September 24, 2025. — Chung Sung-Jun/Pool/Reuters pic
World / 24 Sep 2025

South Korea’s ex-first lady goes on trial for bribery, stock manipulation as ‘Dior bag’ scandal widens

Local residents construct a temporary barrier using bamboo and poles to block a breach along the riverbank after heavy monsoon rains in Wangoi, Imphal West in India's northeastern state of Manipur September 17, 2025. At least 12 people died as heavy rain lashed the eastern Indian city of Kolkata and surrounding areas. — Reuters pic
World / 24 Sep 2025

Record rain floods India, leaves at least 12 dead and paralyses Kolkata ahead of Durga Puja festival