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Jailed former Thai premier Thaksin to be released on Sunday, PM says

Jailed former Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra will be released from hospital detention on Sunday, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.

February 17, 2024 10:31 am
 

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Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million, barred from NY business for 3 years, judge rules

Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, a New York judge ruled, handing the former U.S. president another legal setback in a civil case that imperils his real estate empire.

February 17, 2024 8:22 am
 

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India ministers, farmers unions to hold talks hoping to end protests

Farmers unions in India will hold talks with government ministers on Thursday, a union leader said, after two days of protests demanding higher prices for their crops.

February 16, 2024 4:33 pm
 

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Ex-Pakistan premier Imran Khan nominates Omar Ayub as PM candidate: aide

A key aide of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that the jailed leader had nominated Omar Ayub Khan as a candidate in a parliamentary vote to elect a new premier following last week’s national elections.

February 16, 2024 3:34 pm
 

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India’s Supreme Court scraps Electoral Bonds in setback to Modi’s BJP

India’s Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a seven-year-old election funding system that allows individuals and companies to make unlimited and anonymous donations to political parties, calling it “unconstitutional”.

February 16, 2024 2:28 pm
 

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Death toll from Philippine landslide rises to 92, search continues

The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 92 as the search for missing people continues, officials said on Thursday.

February 16, 2024 1:31 pm
 

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Indian opposition's Sonia Gandhi to skip elections, but not politics

Sonia Gandhi, one of the most prominent leaders of India’s main opposition Congress party, will not contest the upcoming elections, citing her increasing age and depleting health, according to a letter she has written to her constituency.

February 16, 2024 12:23 pm
 

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Kansas City police link Super Bowl rally shooting to dispute, not terror

An altercation involving several people sparked a shooting spree in Kansas City that killed one person and wounded 22 after a celebration for the city’s Super Bowl-winning NFL team, authorities said on Thursday, adding they saw no link to extremism.

February 16, 2024 11:30 am
 

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Israel raids main Gaza hospital as Rafah concerns grow

Israeli forces said they had raided the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza as footage showed chaos, shouting and gunfire in dark corridors filled with dust and smoke.

February 16, 2024 10:23 am
 

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Two fans stop a suspected shooter

Trey Filter, an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan, was feeling great about the Super Bowl victory rally he was leaving with his family when suddenly shots rang out, he saw people running and he heard them shout, “He’s got a gun! Get him!”

February 16, 2024 9:18 am
 

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Gaza doctors measure children for malnutrition

Medical workers held strips of plastic around the upper arms of small children in a Rafah tent, measuring the circumferences of their arms for signs of wasting flesh as a hunger crisis hits Gaza after months of Israel’s military campaign there.

February 16, 2024 8:14 am
 

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Australia PM backs parliament motion calling for Julian Assange's release

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese voted in favour of a motion in parliament’s lower house calling for the return of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange to Australia, ahead of a hearing next week at London’s High Court on his extradition.

February 16, 2024 7:36 am

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