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Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools Friday -- around a hundred more than the previous day

Bangkok Air Pollution Forces 352 Schools To Close

Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years.

'Nerve-racking': Inside The Aerial Battle To Tame Los Angeles Fires

The aerial firefight has been crucial in the battle to tame huge wildfires that roared through Los Angeles

Helicopter pilot Tim Thomas has fought dozens of wildfires all over the world, but nothing prepared him for the scale and the challenge of the devastating blazes that ripped through Los Angeles.

'Living In A Cage': West Bank Checkpoints Proliferate After Gaza Truce

Palestinians sometimes wait hours on their way home from work while cars are searched and IDs verified

Father Bashar Basiel moved freely in and out of his parish in the occupied West Bank until Israeli troops installed gates at the entrance of his village Taybeh overnight, just hours after a ceasefire began in Gaza.

A teacher works inside an empty classroom after in-person classes were suspended due to dangerous heat in Iloilo City, central Philippines on April 2, 2024

242 Mn Children's Schooling Disrupted By Climate Shocks In 2024: UNICEF

Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year -- roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported Thursday, deploring an "overlooked" aspect of the climate crisis.

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Senior architecht Derya Basyilmaz noted multiple safety failings

Negligence Played Key Role In Turkey Ski Resort Deaths: Expert

Negligence played a role in the deaths of 78 people who perished when a huge fire gutted a luxury ski resort hotel in northern Turkey this week, an expert said. There were safety failures on multiple levels at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya, the head of the Ankara Chamber of Architects said late on Wednesday.

A newspaper featuring an image of Donald Trump arriving at the White House ahead of his inauguration as US President is seen at a news stand in Beijing on January 21

How Things Stand In China-US Trade Tensions With Trump 2.0

Donald Trump is back in the White House, promising to use the United States's vast economic weight to hit back at China for its alleged unfair trade practices and role in the deadly American fentanyl crisis.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a joint statement in the East Room of the White House on January 28, 2020

Chief US Diplomat Vows 'Unwavering Support' For Israel

The United States' new top diplomat Marco Rubio reaffirmed the country's "unwavering support" for Israel, days into a fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a large-scale raid in the occupied West Bank.

Nearly 200 schools in Bangkok are closed because of air pollution

Nearly 200 Bangkok Schools Close Over Air Pollution

Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday, local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.

An election poster for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with the message 'More for you. Better for Germany'

Trump's Return Darkens Mood As Germany Heads To Elections

Donald Trump's return to the White House has darkened the mood in Germany a month before elections, as multiple crises shake the foundations on which Europe's biggest economy built its post-war prosperity.

South Korean investigators are seeking charges of 'leading an insurrection and abuse of power' against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

S. Korea Investigators Recommend Yoon Be Charged With Insurrection, Abuse Of Power

South Korean investigators recommended Thursday that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed prosecutors the results of their probe into his ill-fated declaration of martial law.

Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim told Davos that China is an important neighbour that must be engaged with

Malaysia's Anwar Says Don't Single Out China In Sea Tensions

There will always be border disputes in Asia, and China should not be singled out because of tensions in the South China Sea, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday.

The fire began before dawn, ripping through the Grand Kartal Hotel near the northwestern town of Bolu

Simmering Anger As Turkey Begins Burying 76 Fire Victims

Turkey was preparing to bury its dead Wednesday a day after a huge fire killed 76 people at a ski resort hotel, as questions grew over safety measures at the luxury establishment.

Trump's "friend Masa" was born in Japan in 1957 to ethnic Korean parents who scratched a living rearing chickens and hogs

Masa Son, Trump's Japanese Buddy With The Midas Touch

Masayoshi Son, the Japanese tycoon helming US President Donald Trump's big new AI push, is the son of an immigrant pig farmer with a spectacular but also sketchy investment record.

Self-exiled Russian lawyer Olga Mikhailova says she does not regret taking on opposition leader Alexei Navalny as a client many years ago

'Did Not Push Hard Enough': Navalny Lawyer Speaks Of Regrets

The top lawyer of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison in February last year, told AFP she regretted not finding the right words to stop him returning to Moscow in 2021.

A Jeju Air plane crashed landed and exploded after slamming into a concrete barrier at Muan International Airport, raising questions about why the barrier was at the end of the runway

S. Korea To Overhaul Some Airports After Jeju Air Crash

South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at some airports across the country after the Jeju Air crash that left 179 people dead.

Shares of Rivian and other electric vehicle companies fell after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the EV industry

As Trump Takes Aim At EVs, How Far Will Rollback Go?

As part of his flurry of first-day actions, US President Donald Trump took aim at electric vehicles, a cornerstone of the Biden administration's climate change agenda.

More than 12,000 structures, including many homes, were lost to the huge fires that tore through Los Angeles

No Home, No Insurance: The Double Hit From Los Angeles Fires

As he looks at the ruins of his home razed when deadly fires tore through the Los Angeles area, Sebastian Harrison knows it will never be the same again, because he was not insured.

Forty percent of US container traffic travels through the Panama Canal

Panama Complains To UN Over Trump Canal Threat, Starts Audit

Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway.

For more than 150 years, the law of the land in the US has held that everyone born here is an American citizen, but Donald Trump is out to change that

Trump's Birthright Citizenship Move Challenges US Identity: Analysts

Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship could fundamentally reshape America, analysts said Tuesday, overturning a principle that has underpinned the country for more than 150 years.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks with Indo-Pacific Quad ministers, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the State Department

Rubio, On First Day, Warns China With Asian Partners

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his first full day in office Tuesday warned jointly with Japan, India and Australia against coercive actions in Asia, in a veiled but clear warning to China over its actions at sea.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during a post-inauguration celebration in Washington

Musk Salute At Trump Rally Celebrated By Extremists Online

Elon Musk's hand gestures at an inauguration event for US President Donald Trump, which quickly drew comparisons to Nazi salutes, appear to have resonated in some far-right extremist spaces online.

China says it remains committed to the WHO after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of it following his inauguration

China Says Committed To WHO, Paris Climate Deal After US Pulls Out

China vowed on Tuesday to continue participating in two cornerstone multinational arrangements -- the World Health Organization and Paris climate accord -- after newly sworn-in US President Donald Trump ordered withdrawals from them.

Rescuers and villagers evacuate victims of a landslide in Pekalongan, Central Java that killed at least 16 people

Rain-triggered Landslide Kills 16 In Indonesia

A landslide triggered by heavy rain on Indonesia's main island of Java has killed at least 16 people with three others missing, disaster officials said Tuesday.

Afghan fighter Khan Mohammad who was imprisoned in the United States has been released in exchange for American citizens held in Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban Government Announces Prisoner Swap With US

The Taliban government said Tuesday it had released two American citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in the United States, in a deal brokered by Qatar.

The fire broke out inside 12-storey hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort

Fire At Turkey Ski Resort Hotel Kills 10, Injures 32

A fire engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing 10 people and injuring 32 others, the interior minister said.

Palestinians carry their belongings as they return to Rafah in southern Gaza, surrounded by destruction

Israel-Hamas Truce Holding Though Trump Doubts It Will Last

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire entered a third day Tuesday, while US President Donald Trump said he doubted the fragile deal would hold.

US President Donald Trump signs an array of executive orders to cement his return to power

Trump Takes US Reins With Flurry Of Executive Orders

US President Donald Trump begins his first full day in office Tuesday, riding a wave of executive orders signed just hours after his inauguration on everything from immigration to the environment and culture wars.

President Donald Trump is casting a long shadown over the World Economic Forum in Davos

At Davos, EU Vows Pragmatism With Trump

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen declared Tuesday that Europe was ready to negotiate with US President Donald Trump but the bloc will also seek to improve ties with China and other nations as global competition heats up.

Supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol have been protesting against the investigations targeting the suspended president

South Korea's Suspended President Attends Impeachment Hearing

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared at the Constitutional Court for the first time Tuesday, and vowed to cooperate with the judges who will decide whether to remove him from office.

Trum's executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization is the second time he has tried to sever ties with the international group

WHO 'Regrets' Trump Decision To Pull US From Organization

The World Health Organization said Tuesday it regretted US President Donald Trump's decision -- just hours after taking power -- to withdraw his country from the UN agency, saying it hoped he would "reconsider".

A pet owner holding a dog in front of an AI pet dog called "BabyAlpha", which sells for up to 26,000 yuan ($3,500)

Young Chinese Turn To AI Pets For Emotional Relief

At a shopping mall in Beijing, Zhang Yachun murmurs quietly to her closest confidant, a fluffy AI-powered robot whose soothing chirps remind her that she is not alone.

President Yoon Suk Yeol is being held in a cell at Seoul Detention Center after being arrested on charges of insurrection

Mug Shot, Solitary Cell For South Korea's President Yoon

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol had his mug shot taken and underwent a physical check before spending his first night in jail as a criminal suspect, a prison officer said Monday.

Debra Tice, mother of missing US journalist Austin Tice who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012, speaks to journalists in Damascus

Missing US Journalist's Mother Says New Syria Leaders 'Determined' To Find Son

The mother of US journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria in 2012, said on Monday in Damascus that the war-torn country's new leadership was committed to finding him.

Beijing residents they were keeping expectations low for US-China ties, ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration

Low Expectations In Beijing Ahead Of Trump's Second Coming

Chinese people on the streets of Beijing said Monday they were keeping expectations low ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump, as his second White House stint could push China-US ties into a new era of uncertainty.

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