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Myanmar returns first batch of Chinese scam workers to Thailand
Myanmar returns first batch of Chinese scam workers to Thailand
MAE SOT: Myanmar handed over the first batch of hundreds of Chinese scam centre workers today (Feb 20) who are set to be repatriated through Thailand in the coming days.
Saudi Arabia hosts US-Russia talks, no seat for Ukraine
Saudi Arabia hosts US-Russia talks, no seat for Ukraine
RIYADH: Top US and Russian diplomats will meet in Saudi Arabia today (Feb 18) for talks on resetting their countries’ fractured relations and making a tentative start on trying to end the Ukraine war.
UK ready to send troops to Ukraine as European leaders to hold war talks
UK ready to send troops to Ukraine as European leaders to hold war talks
PARIS: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was prepared to deploy troops to Ukraine if needed, hours before European leaders meet in Paris today (Feb 17) to address Washington’s shock policy shift on the war.
‘This one is big’: Slot salutes Liverpool spirit in win over Wolves
‘This one is big’: Slot salutes Liverpool spirit in win over Wolves
FOOTBALL: Arne Slot hailed Liverpool’s fighting spirit as the “fatigued” Premier League leaders survived a tense 2-1 win against Wolves yesterday (Feb 16).
Norris vows to ‘get elbows out’ in fight with Verstappen for F1 crown
Norris vows to ‘get elbows out’ in fight with Verstappen for F1 crown
FORMULA ONE: Lando Norris has warned Max Verstappen he will get his “elbows out” as the McLaren driver fights to dethrone the Formula One world champion.
Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse In Myanmar
Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse In Myanmar
MYANMAR: At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business ‒ if she failed she would be beaten or tortured with electric shocks.
Liverpool seek to keep injury-hit Arsenal at bay
Liverpool seek to keep injury-hit Arsenal at bay
FOOTBALL: Liverpool remain overwhelming Premier League title favourites but Arsenal have renewed hope going into this weekend after Everton held the long-time leaders in midweek.
Trump eyes summit with Xi-Putin, shaking up world order
Trump eyes summit with Xi-Putin, shaking up world order
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump unveiled an extraordinary vision of a shake-up to the world order yesterday (Feb 13), eyeing a three-way summit with the Russian and Chinese leaders just a day after saying he had agreed with Vladimir Putin to start Ukraine peace talks.
Trump and Putin set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine
Trump and Putin set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump revealed yesterday (Feb 12) he expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks, in an extraordinary thaw in relations after a surprise phone call between the two leaders.
Zelensky offers land swaps as Russia heartens Trump with prisoner release
Zelensky offers land swaps as Russia heartens Trump with prisoner release
WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to swap land in negotiations with Russia, which freed an American prisoner in a gesture President Donald Trump described yesterday (Feb 11) as a goodwill gesture on ending the war.
Virus disinformation drives anti-China sentiment, lockdown fears
Virus disinformation drives anti-China sentiment, lockdown fears
HONG KONG: A deluge of disinformation about a flu-like virus called HMPV is stoking anti-China sentiment across Asia and spurring unfounded concerns of renewed lockdowns, despite experts dismissing comparisons with the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago.
Eagles crush Chiefs to win Super Bowl
Eagles crush Chiefs to win Super Bowl
NFL: The Philadelphia Eagles soared to a crushing 40-22 Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs yesterday (Feb 9), shattering their opponents’ bid for a historic hat-trick of NFL titles in a rout watched by President Donald Trump.
Liverpool humbled by Plymouth, Villa beat Tottenham in FA Cup
Liverpool humbled by Plymouth, Villa beat Tottenham in FA Cup
FOOTBALL: Liverpool suffered a stunning FA Cup exit yesterday (Feb 9) in a 1-0 defeat to Championship strugglers Plymouth, while Aston Villa inflicted another damaging 2-1 defeat on Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou.
US appears to backtrack as Trump Gaza plan sparks global outcry
US appears to backtrack as Trump Gaza plan sparks global outcry
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration appeared to backtrack yesterday (Feb 5) after his proposal to take over Gaza sparked uproar, with the United Nations warning against “ethnic cleansing” in the Palestinian territory.
PM meets China’s Xi
PM meets China’s Xi
BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping met with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in Beijing today (Feb 6), the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Hamas rejects Trump proposal to take over Gaza, move Palestinians
Hamas rejects Trump proposal to take over Gaza, move Palestinians
GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Palestinian militant group Hamas lashed out Wednesday (Feb 5) at US President Donald Trump’s shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle Palestinians in other countries.
China imposes tariffs on US energy, autos in trade war retaliation
China imposes tariffs on US energy, autos in trade war retaliation
BEIJING: China said yesterday (Feb 4) it would impose tariffs on imports of US energy, vehicles and equipment, firing a return salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
'Around 10' dead, including gunman, in Sweden's worst mass shooting
'Around 10' dead, including gunman, in Sweden's worst mass shooting
SWEDEN: Around 10 people were killed on Tuesday (Feb 4) in a shooting at an education centre in Sweden, including the suspected gunman, with the Swedish prime minister branding it the “worst mass shooting” in the country’s history.
Winners and losers from the Premier League transfer window
Winners and losers from the Premier League transfer window
FOOTBALL: Nico Gonzalez’s transfer to Manchester City and Mathys Tel’s loan move to Tottenham were the major deals of an otherwise quiet transfer deadline day for the Premier League’s cash-rich clubs this year.
Musk’s US government ‘takeover’ sounds alarm bells
Musk’s US government ‘takeover’ sounds alarm bells
WASHINGTON: Elon Musk has begun swinging his wrecking ball at the US government, with concerns growing over the unprecedented power that President Donald Trump has handed to the world’s richest man.