Russia’s Taliban Gamble is Not Paying Off 
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As Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi heads to the G7 meeting in France next week, she is expected to hear rumblings of discontent over Tokyo’s…
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When a Chinese auntie met the right uncle
Let me pick up where I left off in a previous column. On sabbatical in China, I was reeling from being pored over by parents…
Can 150kg drones carry cement and bricks? Hong Kong is putting them to the test
Hong Kong’s Development Bureau will test whether heavy-duty drones, weighing nearly 150kg (330.6lbs) each, can carry essential items across up to six sites over the…
Thai Princess Kept Alive Artificially For More Than Three Years Dies
The eldest daughter of King Vajiralongkorn had been in a coma since December 2022 …
A Popular Doctor Had Long Warned That Vitamin K Shots Are Risky for Newborns. Now He’s Changed His Tune.
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Iran says peace deal with US ‘never been closer’, as Pakistan says final text agreed on
The US and Iran have “never been closer” to a deal on ending the war in the Middle East, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said…