Thai ex-PM Thaksin could face 15 years in prison in royal defamation case
Just two weeks earlier, his daughter Paetongtarn was suspended as prime minister by the country's Constitutional Court.
Twelfth volcanic eruption in four years felt in Iceland near capital – Al Jazeera
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Twelfth volcanic eruption in four years felt in Iceland near capital
Residents in the nearby fishing town of Grindavik and guests at a luxury geothermal spa resort are evacuated.
Hannah McGuire murder trial: accused killer claims ex-partner hit her head during argument
Workmate of accused murderer Lachlan Young tells jury he did not know 23-year-old was inside ute set on fire in remote bushland
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The man accused of murdering Victorian woman Hannah McGuire claims the 23-year-old hit her head on the floor and died after an argument became physical.
Lachlan Young’s barrister made the allegation as he questioned witness Benjamin O’Keefe over his involvement in McGuire’s death.
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Continue reading...China jails Japanese businessman for espionage, embassy says
Astellas Pharma employee sentenced to three and a half years in prison, Japan's embassy in Beijing says.
Photos of the giant rats leading land mine detection efforts in Cambodia – AP News
Cuban minister resigns after suggesting beggars are pretending
Labour Minister Marta Elena Feito Cabrera's comments dismissing poverty in the Caribbean nation trigger angry backlash.
Driver held for hit-and-run death of world’s ‘oldest’ marathon runner
Police in India arrest a man they say was driving the car that hit Fauja Singh in his village on Monday.
Driver held for hit-and-run death of world’s ‘oldest’ marathon runner
Police in India arrest a man they say was driving the car that hit Fauja Singh in his village on Monday.
Hunter missing in Japan as spate of bear attacks triggers emergency to be declared in northern town
Search for missing man comes after series of attacks across Japan this month in which at least two people have died
Authorities in Japan are searching for a hunter who went missing on a mountain in Hokkaido near where a brown bear was recently spotted, amid a spate of deadly attacks by the animals that has triggered the declaration of a bear emergency in one town.
The hunter was reported missing by a friend on Mt Esan on Tuesday afternoon in the northern island of Hokkaido after he failed to return home. A rifle believed to belong to the missing man was found on the side of a mountain road, and bloodstains were discovered nearby. A large brown bear was seen near the road on Saturday.
Continue reading...Man who murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio dies
Bradley Murdoch, who was serving a life sentence in prison, never disclosed the location of Peter Falconio's remains.
Trump says Ukraine should not target Moscow
US president's remarks follow report saying he encouraged Kyiv to step up strikes inside Russian territory.
Teacher and parent held for breaking into school to steal exam papers
The attempt by a high school teacher and a student's father was foiled when the security alarm went off.
Small plane hijacked in Canada, suspect arrested on landing at Vancouver airport – Tribune India
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Why is South Korea retrying a spy chief who assassinated a president?
Hearings began Wednesday in a retrial of Kim Jae-gyu, who was executed for killing Park Chung-hee.
Emmy nominations 2025: The contenders in key categories
Severance earned 27 Emmy nods, while HBO’s dark Batman spinoff, The Penguin, secured 24 nominations.
Pentagon withdraws 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles
The Trump administration said about half the troops deployed to help enforce immigration raids would leave the city.
Cuban minister resigns after saying country has no beggars
Marta Elena Feitó-Cabrera said people going through rubbish were doing so by choice to make "easy money".
Germany’s 16 states locked in row over dates of school summer holidays
Two southern states cling to past ruling that children are needed for harvest and claim the latest, most favoured slot
Germany’s 16 states are locked in a fierce row over when they are able to take their summer school holidays, with the southernmost two accused of permanently hogging the best slots on the grounds that their children are required to help bring in the harvest.
Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are resisting calls from the other 14 federal states to join the long-held national rotation system of school summer holidays that the other states take part in.
Continue reading...Houthi-linked dealers sell arms on X and WhatsApp, report says
Traders affiliated to Iran-backed rebel group found to have been running weapon stores on social media for years
Arms dealers affiliated with Houthi militants in Yemen are using X and Meta platforms to traffic weapons – some US-made – in apparent violation of the social media firms’ policies, a report has revealed.
The Houthis, an Iran-backed group of rebels who have controlled swathes of Yemen since 2014, are designated as a terrorist organisation by the US, Canada and other countries.
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