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Thai PM faces possible ouster

BANGKOK, Aug 12 (AFP): Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin could be thrown out of office this week when the country's Constitutional Court rules on his appointment of a cabinet minister with a criminal conviction.The case comes a week after the same court disbanded the kingdom's main opposition political party and...

US announces submarine deployment to M East

NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Sunday, as the region braces for possible attacks by Iran and its allies after the killing of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah.While...

Russia widens evacuations to second border region after Ukraine offensive

KYIV, Aug 12 (BBC/AFP): Russia is evacuating residents from a second border region, as Ukraine continues its surprise week-long offensive inside the country.Some 11,000 people in the Belgorod region have been moved, Russian state media reported, because of "enemy action" near the border.Belgorod lies next to Kursk - where Ukrainian...

Residents flee as Greece wildfires rage

ATHENS, Aug 12 (AFP): Greece ordered fresh evacuations near Athens on Monday as wildfires spread despite "superhuman" efforts to contain the flames, firefighters said.At least five more communities were told to flee by civil protection authorities on Monday, after hundreds of people evacuated Sunday from at least eight villages."Civil protection...

700 migrants cross Channel to Britain in small boats

LONDON, Aug 12 (AFP): Over 700 migrants in small boats crossed the Channel to Britain on Sunday, the highest number on a single day since Prime Minister Keir Starmer took power vowing to tackle people-smugglers.Two migrants who attempted the crossing died, French authorities said earlier, taking the number of people...

Hamas casts doubt on truce talks participation

GAZA, Aug 12 (Reuters): Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday asked mediators to present a plan based upon previous talks instead of engaging in new negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire deal, casting doubt on its participation in a Thursday meeting called by the mediators.Last week, leaders of the United States,...

Smoking Singapore Airlines plane forces runway closure in Japan

TOKYO, Aug 12 (AFP): A report of white smoke coming from a landing Singapore Airlines plane forced a runway at Japan's Narita Airport to close temporarily on Monday, officials said, though responders found no signs of fire and no one was injured.The smoke prompted six fire engines and two ambulances...