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Thai prime minister removed by court
Bangkok [Thailand], August 30: Thailand's Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for an ethics violation, in another crushing blow...

Rulers of Emirates condole with Emir of Kuwait...
Kuwait City [Kuwait], August 30: Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent separate messages...

Japanese government lowers its assessment of corporate profits...
Tokyo [Japan], August 30: The Japanese government has downgraded its assessment of corporate earnings, citing stagnation caused by the impact...

Albania honours UAE team, other firefighting crews for...
Tirane [Albania], August 30: The Albanian government recognised the efforts of the rescue teams that took part in extinguishing the...

Austria reaffirms commitment to neutrality; won't pursue NATO...
Vienna [Austria], August 30: The Austrian Foreign Ministry has confirmed there are no plans to join the North Atlantic Treaty...

US sends more warships, Venezuelan President makes tough...
Caracas [Venezuela], August 30: AP reported on August 29 that the US is increasing its naval forces in waters off...

Japan's Rise in the Southern World
Tokyo [Japan], August 30: Japan has been quietly cultivating ties with developing countries, collectively known as the Southern World,...

Trump cancels nearly $5 billion in foreign aid...
New York [US], August 30: US President Donald Trump is using tactics to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid approved...

US denies visas to Palestinian officials attending UN...
Gaza [Palestine], August 30: The US has announced it will deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority to travel...

Kim Jong-un promises 'good life' for relatives of...
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 30: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has promised to ensure "a good life" for the families...

Jailed Bolivian civic leader Pumari ordered to house...
Sucre [Bolivia], August 30: Marco Pumari, the former leader of Bolivia's Civic Committee of Potosi, has been released from prison...

Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals...
New York [US], August 30: A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are...

Suspended Thailand PM Paetongtarn removed from office over...
Bangkok [Thailand], August 30: Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for an ethics violation,...

Afghanistan faces severe health crisis, 22 million need...
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Afghanistan faces a severe health crisis as 22...

Brawl in Mexican Senate after debate on US...
Mexico City [Mexico], August 30: A session of the Mexican Senate turned chaotic when a dispute over speaking time escalated...

JD Vance hints he would take over as...
Washington DC [US], August 30: United States Vice President JD Vance on Thursday appeared to have indicated that he would...

22 people killed, including four children in Russian...
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 30: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday stated that 22 people, including four children, were killed after...

Minority representation missing in new judicial appointments in...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 30: The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, representing the largest minority group in the Muslim-majority South...

'Deranged monster' probed after deadly Minnesota church shooting
Washington [US], August 29: US investigators were searching for a motive on Thursday after a shooting at a Catholic church...

Industry concerned about brain drain from Austria
Vienna [Austria], August 29: A recent study commissioned by the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) has highlighted an alarming issue,...

UN chief renews call for immediate ceasefire in...
New York [US], August 29: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday reiterated his call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire...

WFP chief visits Palestine, Israel; calls for immediate...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 29: Safe, unfettered humanitarian access to reach the most vulnerable families is the top priority right now,...

Security Council: UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon extended...
New York [US], August 29: The UN peacekeeping mission which patrols the so-called Blue Line of separation between Israel and...

Mt. Shinmoe in southwestern Japan erupts, spews plume...
Tokyo [Japan], August 29: Mt. Shinmoe on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu erupted on Thursday, spewing a plume...

Nepal: Birgunj cholera outbreak kills 3, over 300...
Birgunj [Nepal], August 29: The Parsa district of Nepal bordering India has seen an upsurge in cases of cholera in...

EU delegation building "severely" damaged in Russian missile...
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 29: Russia's latest missile attack on Kyiv "severely" damaged the delegation building of the European Union (EU),...

Israel steps up bombardment of Gaza City
Gaza [Palestine], August 29: Israeli forces killed at least 16 Palestinians across Gaza on Thursday and wounded dozens in the...