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Thailand scrambles F-16s as Myanmar jet violates airspace

  https://youtu.be/wtCeD60TBJM BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP)  - Thailand scrambled F-16s after a Myanmar jet involved in clashes with anti-coup fighters violated…

12 bodies found after South China Sea typhoon shipwreck

BEIJING, July 4, 2022 (AFP)   - Twelve bodies have been found following a shipwreck in the South China Sea over…

Thermal drones seek survivors after deadly Italy glacier collapse

  CANAZEI, Italy (AFP) -- Rescuers used thermal drones Monday to search for possible survivors trapped under ice after an…

Japan protests Chinese navy sailing near disputed islands

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan lodged a protest with China on Monday over a Chinese naval vessel sailing near…

1.7 million locked down in China’s Anhui province

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300…

Tropical Storm Bonnie becomes hurricane, kills 3 in Central America

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) -- Tropical Storm Bonnie was upgraded to a category one hurricane on Sunday as it…

Ukraine retreats from key city in major Russian gain

by Benoit Finck, with Dmytro Gorshkov in Kyiv Agence France-Presse SIVERSK, Ukraine (AFP) -- The Ukrainian army retreated from the…

Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, six dead: rescuers

by Francesco GILIOLI, with Gildas LE ROUX in Rome Agence France-Presse CANAZEI, Italy (AFP) -- An avalanche set off by…

Strong quakes kill five in southern Iran

  TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A series of strong earthquakes rocked southern Iran on Saturday, killing at least five people,…

Hong Kong lawmaker tests Covid positive after photo with Xi

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A Hong Kong lawmaker who posed for a group photo with Chinese President Xi…

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