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BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to introduce stricter gun control laws following a shooting incident by a teenager on the outskirts of Bangkok that killed eight people and injured 22 others. The…

GUANGZHOU: Two women who were switched at birth 37 years ago grew up only four kilometres (4km) apart before realising that the hospital's mistake had altered their life paths in different ways, reported the South China Morning…

SINGAPORE: A Malaysian man was arrested after attempting to smuggle 8.6 kilograms (kg) of cannabis and 1.6kg of methamphetamine hidden in the boot of a car heading to Singapore, reported news portal Mothership. The 22‑year‑old suspect was…

WASHINGTON: United States (US) President Donald Trump said on Monday that negotiations with Iran are still ongoing despite being denied by Tehran and stated that the Islamic Republic is facing a last chance before being destroyed.…

RAMALLAH: The healthcare system in Palestine is facing the most critical period in its history, according to the country's Ministry of Health on Saturday, reported by the Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA). The ministry cited…

JERUSALEM: The Israeli army has seized land under the control of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the occupied West Bank to build a road connecting two new illegal settlements, according to a report by the Haaretz newspaper.…

WASHINGTON: Former top United States (US) infectious disease official Anthony Fauci on Wednesday faced a tense question-and-answer session from Republican senators regarding the origin of Covid-19. However, on the advice of his…

TEHRAN: Iran is expected to receive the first shipment of up to 400 portable air defence missile launchers made in China within the next few weeks, as the country seeks to reinforce its defence systems following its war with the…

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar's parliament has passed a new law providing for the death penalty against individuals who kidnap, detain or use force to coerce victims into working at online scam centres. It is the military-backed country's toughest…

TOKYO: At least five people died after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan on Tuesday, triggering an explosion at a shopping mall, building collapses, power outages affecting thousands of homes and road…