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‘Like a tsunami’: Asia reels from deadly cyclones and monsoon rains
Wassana Suthi spent last week trying to keep a nursing home running as the floodwaters rose around her in the southern Thai city...
Trump reportedly gave Maduro ultimatum to relinquish power in Venezuela
Donald Trump reportedly gave Nicolás Maduro an ultimatum to relinquish power immediately during their recent call – but Venezuela’s authoritarian leader declined, demanding...
Looting reported as Indonesia and Sri Lanka battle deadly floods
Some residents of the flood-hit Indonesian island of Sumatra have resorted to stealing food and water to survive, authorities said Sunday, while Sri...
Hundreds dead and missing in flooding across South East Asia
Hundreds are dead and missing in South East Asia, where some of the heaviest rain in decades has swept the region. Monsoon rain...
Trump vows to “permanently pause” migration from “third world countries”
U.S President Donald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries” after the shooting of two National Guards...
Ferocious blaze in Hong Kong leaves at least 44 dead, 279 missing
Forty-four people have been killed and 279 others are missing after a ferocious blaze ravaged a housing estate in Hong Kong’s Tai Po...
Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says
Israel’s war in Gaza has created a “human-made abyss”, and reconstruction is likely to cost more than $70bn (£53bn) over several decades, the...
Trump says he will visit China in April after call with Xi
President Donald Trump has said he agreed to visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later...
