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9 September, 2024
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at a tech event in Bangkok on December 4. Photo: AFP
Asean

Anwar’s pick of Thaksin as adviser raises fears of ex-PM favouring Myanmar junta

Myanmar resistance groups are concerned that the former Thai leader will align his business interests with those of the military junta.

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Middle East

US says it doubled number of its troops in Syria before Assad’s fall

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Taiwan

Is Taiwan a factor in US decision to start moving marines from Okinawa to Guam?

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Vladimir Putin

Putin says Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

Putin also said he was ready to organise another missile launch at Ukraine and see if Western air defence systems could shoot it down.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions during his annual live broadcast press conference with Russian federal, regional, and foreign media at the Gostiny Dvor forum hall in Moscow. Photo: EPA-EFE
Singapore

‘It’s the Singapore way’: Lawrence Wong outlines Gaza stance in first podcast

The prime minister highlighted the city state’s approach to the conflict, balancing humanitarian aid with long-term support for Palestinians.

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Middle East

Israeli strikes hit Yemen’s capital and port city after Houthi missile intercepted

Strikes targeted power stations and an oil terminal in Yemen after a Houthi missile was launched at Israel.

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Ukraine war

Seoul lawmaker says at least 100 North Korean troops killed in Ukraine war

Lee Seong-kweun said about 1,000 troops also injured in Kursk as they lack drone warfare experience.

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A Russian rocket launcher fires towards Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location on December 18. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP
Middle East

CNN’s gripping Syria report unravels: freed prisoner was really an intelligence officer

CNN reporter says ‘very difficult to verify information in real time’ after prisoner turned out to be an ex-intelligence officer, not a civilian.

Diplomacy

Opinion | China should seize the moment to promote peace on Korean peninsula

The weakening of the Russia-North Korea alliance, political change in South Korea and Trump’s return create a conducive environment for denuclearisation talks.

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Ukraine war

Nato chief wants Ukraine in position of strength for any talks with Russia

Ukraine leader Zelensky is in Brussels to meet European leaders to shore up support for the war against Putin’s forces.

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Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled cannon towards Russian positions in the Donetsk region in September. Photo: AFP
China-India relations

‘Hard-won’ high-level China-India talks see agreement on six-point consensus

The meeting is part of a diplomatic mechanism that was halted after deadly clashes broke out along the Himalayan frontier five years ago.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) shakes hands with Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in New Delhi during their December 2019 meeting on boundary issues – the last time talks were held under a high-level diplomatic mechanism that was halted after border clashes broke out in 2020. Photo: Xinhua
Ukraine war

Opinion | How bureaucracy is sabotaging UK’s efforts to aid Ukraine

Generous amounts of military aid have been pledged, but red tape is preventing it from getting to the frontline as quickly as Ukraine needs it.

Ukraine war

Russian gets 20 years in jail for trying to poison troops fighting Ukraine

Russia’s security service said the substance that the canteen worker put in the food could have caused acute poisoning.

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China-Middle East relations

China warns leaders in Syria not to threaten security elsewhere

Chinese envoy addresses UN briefing days after Turkestan Islamic Party publishes video encouraging Xinjiang Muslims to wage jihad.

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A Chinese envoy to the UN says China respects choices made by the Syrian people and does not seek to interfere in internal Syrian affairs. Photo: Reuters
India

Priyanka Gandhi’s Palestinian bag sparks political firestorm in India

Her gesture has ignited a debate about India’s stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, drawing criticism from the ruling BJP for allegedly appeasing Muslims.

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Priyanka Gandhi’s Palestinian bag has sparked a political firestorm in India. Photo: X/@iAnkurSingh
Russia

Russia detains suspect in killing of top general in Moscow

Suspect was described as an Uzbek citizen who was recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services.

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Middle East

Mass graves in Syria reveal horrifying state-run ‘machinery of death’

After Assad’s fall, the task of unearthing the dead from Syria’s mass graves is just beginning.

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Middle East

Israel plans an extended occupation of Syrian buffer zone

Benjamin Netanyahu entered the buffer zone on Tuesday, making him the first sitting Israeli leader to set foot this far into Syria.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz with members of the Israeli army at Mount Hermon in the annexed Golan Heights. Photo: GPG via AFP
Israel-Gaza war

Israel optimistic on Gaza ceasefire, while Hamas says deal is possible

The Palestinian militant group says a long--awaited agreement to free all hostage could be reached if Israel stops adding new conditions.

United States

Opinion | Why a Trump economic boom is much less likely this time around

Trump is once again inheriting a strong US economy but the world is more volatile, and US debt and interest rates are much higher.

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Middle East

Syria’s Golani says rebel factions will be ‘disbanded’, fighters to join army

HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani says ‘Syria must remain united’ following Assad’s ouster.

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A rebel fighter poses in front of an abandoned tank in the town of Adra on the northeast outskirts of Damascus. Photo: AFP
Russia

Russia warns Ukraine faces imminent revenge for killing of top general

Kirillov, the head of Russia’s nuclear defence forces, died along with his aide in a hit carried out by Kyiv’s intelligence service.

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The scene of the explosion, which killed a senior Russian military official and his assistant. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

At least 100,000 bodies in Syria mass grave, US advocacy group says

Victims were people tortured and killed by the now-overthrown Assad government.

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Ukraine war

Russia to boost its ballistic arsenal with new missiles and testing, commander says

Moscow, Washington warn each other ahead of intercontinental ballistic missile tests.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israeli team in Qatar for talks on potential Gaza ceasefire deal, official says

Israel’s defence minister says have ‘not been this close to a deal’ on hostages in Gaza.

The silhouettes of a military vehicle and a soldier are seen near the Gaza border. Photo: Reuters
Syria

No US government group in Syria to search for journalist Austin Tice

US not ruling out sending people to Damascus to find the missing journalist, who was captured in 2012.

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US journalist Austin Tice went missing in Syria in 2012 and has not been heard from since. File photo: Fort Worth Star-Telegram / TNS
Syria

Syria’s ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russians evacuated him

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad issued his first statement since being toppled from power.

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Ukraine war

Nato chief to hold Ukraine talks with Zelensky, European leaders

Kyiv’s backers hope to strengthen its hand before Donald Trump takes power in the United States.

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