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Apple will have limited iPhone Duo units available in stores on Friday
Apple on Wednesday said it will have ‘limited’ numbers of its folding iPhone Duo phone available for walk-in customers when the device launches on Friday, after initial online orders sold out in minutes and pushed delivery times for some customers to January. Apple announced its first folding phone in September, with analysts expecting it to quickly come to dominate a niche segment where rivals such as Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies have sold premium offerings for years. But the iPh
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Syrian finance minister discusses development with Qatar, Norway
BANGKOK: Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh has discussed enhancing financial and economic cooperation between the Syrian Arab Republic and Qatar with his Qatari counterpart, Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari. The two, who met on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group’s annual meetings in Bangkok, also talked about Qatar’s support of recovery and development efforts in the country. The Ministry of Finance said Barnieh expressed the Syrian govern
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China’s embassy issues fresh Thailand travel warning over kidnappings, job scams
China’s embassy in Thailand has warned citizens to carefully plan their trips and pay extra attention to transport security following a string of high-profile kidnappings targeting Chinese nationals. Online influencers and artists were also advised to remain vigilant against high-paying job scams operating in Thailand in the latest such warning issued on Friday. There have been a number of high-profile incidents in recent months in which online celebrities and travellers were kidnapped in...
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IMFC chair says global economy resilient; delegates walk out on Russian official
By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder and Jan Strupczewski BANGKOK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The global economy is showing remarkable resilience but there is no room for complacency, the head of the International Monetary Fund's steering committee said on Saturday, while divisions over Russia's war against Ukraine sparked a walkout of delegates.
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Al-Dawsari eyes historic third AFC Men’s Player of the Year award
Salem Al-Dawsari, captain of Al-Hilal and Saudi Arabia, is nominated for the AFC Men’s Player of the Year award for a historic third time, having previously won in 2022 and 2025. He competes against fellow Saudi international Firas Al-Buraikan and Iran's Alireza Beiranvand, with the awards ceremony set for November 19 in Bangkok. Al-Buraikan is recognized for his impressive performance, including scoring in the AFC Champions League final and contributing to Saudi Arabia's success in the Arabian
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Pakistan has enough energy supplies to last through November, planning for winter spike: Aurangzeb
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday told AFP that Pakistan had so far withstood the shock from skyrocketing energy prices due to the US-Israeli war on Iran, but that attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries were “worrying” for the country’s longer-term economic outlook. In an interview on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Aurangzeb said the country had procured enough energy supplies to last through
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Attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure 'worrying' for outlook: finance minister
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday told AFP that Pakistan had so far withstood the shock from skyrocketing energy prices due to the US-Israeli war on Iran, but that attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries were “worrying” for the country’s longer-term economic outlook. In an interview on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Aurangzeb said the country had procured enough energy supplies to last through
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Attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure 'worrying' for Pakistan's outlook, minister says
Attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure 'worrying' for Pakistan's outlook, minister says Pakistan's finance minister said on Saturday the country had so far withstood the shock from skyrocketing energy prices due to the Iran war, but that attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries were "worrying" for the country's longer-term economic outlook. In an interview on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Muhammad Aurangzeb told AFP said the South Asian
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Attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure 'worrying' for outlook: Pakistan finance minister
Pakistan's finance minister on Saturday told AFP the country had so far withstood the shock from skyrocketing energy prices due to the Iran war, but that attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries were "worrying" for the country's longer-term economic outlook. In an interview on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Muhammad Aurangzeb said the South Asian country had procured enough energy supplies to last through November, and was now planning
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‘Thai people already poor’: developing nations protest IMF’s austerity call
Coconut farmer Sombat Chuekrod travelled more than 200km (120 miles) to join hundreds on the streets of Bangkok on Friday demanding that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank change how they deal with the developing world. Finance ministers, central bank governors and other top policymakers gathered this week in the Thai capital for the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, as decision makers tackle an inflation crisis fuelled by the Iran war and other economic shocks. The message from.
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Pakistan to assume IMF, World Bank board chairmanship for first time in over 7 decades
Pakistan has been named the incoming chair of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) for next year, for the first time since 1953, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, who is also Pakistan’s governor to the World Bank, was formally announced as the incoming chair during the plenary session of the 2026 WBG-IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok, according to the ministry’s statemen
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Pakistan to assume chairmanship of IMF, World Bank boards in 2027
Pakistan has been announced as the incoming chair of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) for 2027, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, who is also Pakistan’s governor to the World Bank, was formally announced as the incoming chair during the plenary session of the 2026 WBG-IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok, a statement issued by the ministry said. The IMF-World Bank annua
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Finding silver linings amid haze of climatic uncertainty
KUALA LUMPUR: With the city enveloped in a cloak of haze, the urgency of tackling the climate crisis could hardly have been clearer as the four-day Global Tipping Points Conference 2026 drew to a close at Malaysia’s Sunway University on Thursday. At the conference, speakers stressed the need for humanity to remain within planetary boundaries, or the “safe operating space”. Crossing these boundaries could have catastrophic consequences, warned Professor Johan Rockström, director of the Potsdam In
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WTO chief sees lasting impact on trade from Middle East war and geopolitics
BANGKOK: Shifting geopolitics and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East will have a lasting impact on world trade flows as companies hedge their bets against future shocks, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization, told Reuters on Thursday. Trade had contracted sharply in the Middle East as a result of the Iran war, despite a series of workarounds, and would take some time to bounce back, Okonjo-Iweala said in an interview, adding that some of the shifts could bec
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John Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budget
Exclusive: Chancellor to target sector in his first budget to help offset damage caused by Iran war on public finances John Healey is poised to tax Britain’s banks in his 28 October budget, to help offset the damage inflicted on the public finances by war in the Middle East, the Guardian understands. The chancellor is in Bangkok, where the International Monetary Fund has praised the UK’s progress towards balancing the books, urging him to “stay the course”. Continue reading...
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Syria to rejoin Arab constituency at IMF after 14 years
RIYADH: Syria will rejoin the Arab constituency at the International Monetary Fund from Nov. 1, ending its membership in the Russian Federation’s group, which it joined in 2012, the Syrian Finance Ministry said. The announcement followed a meeting between Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh, Central Bank Governor Mohammad Safwat Raslan and Ali Al-Hosani, executive director for the Arab constituency at the IMF, on the sidelines of the 2026 IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Thail
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Charity watchdog to criticise ‘intimidation’ after Farage calls for prosecution of groups helping asylum seekers – UK politics live
Charity commissioner to use speech to say there is a difference between ‘heated discussion’ and harassment or abuse Following from the Zelenskyy visit to Number 10 yesterday, John Healey has wrapped up his meeting with the UK press pack in Bangkok with a heavy hint that he is preparing to offer more support to Ukraine at the budget. Healey, who was of course defence secretary earlier this year, said: “Now is the time to step up pressure on Putin and step up support for Ukraine.” “I’m working on
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Progress for cricket in Saudi Arabia as attention turns to ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028
In Asia, Sub-Regional Qualifiers took place between Oct. 5 and 14, 2026, at three venues in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with 13 teams divided into two groups. Qualifier group A featured Bahrain, Bhutan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Myanmar, Qatar and Thailand, whilst Group B comprised China, Hong Kong China, Malaysia, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. A total of 36 matches were played in a single round-robin format. The top three teams from each qualifier group have progressed to the next stage of the Asi
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Gulf economies will not return to pre-war growth soon, IMF warns
Gulf economies will not return to pre-war growth soon, IMF warns The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Middle Eastern economies to bounce back, but not in the medium term, the organisation's regional chief said on Thursday. "We will not go back to the pre-war trajectory in the medium term because this shock will have a scarring impact on various sectors and also will disrupt a certain number of infrastructure, and will require additional spending in order to increase resilience," IMF re
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G20 finance ministers, central bankers gather amid fallout from Iran war
Officials meet in Thailand as conflict drives energy prices higher and casts uncertainty over global economy.
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IMF warns Gulf economies will not return to pre-war growth soon
The International Monetary Fund expects energy-rich Middle Eastern economies to bounce back, but not in the medium term, the organisation’s regional chief said on Thursday, as fighting continued between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis. The statement comes as the IMF projects a widespread contraction in Gulf economies following months of war that began in Iran and has now spread to Saudi Arabia and Yemen, with maritime energy traffic still impacted. “We will not go back to the pre-war trajectory
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Prolonged war, renewed disruptions pose biggest risk to Middle East region, IMF says
By Andrea Shalal BANGKOK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Prolonged war in the Middle East and further disruptions to energy production, shipping routes or critical infrastructure pose the biggest risk to economies in the Middle East and Central Asia, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. Jihad Azour, the IMF's director for the Middle East and Central Asia, told reporters the war was imposing a highly uneven economic shock to the broader region, with directly affected states under severe pressure
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'No time to recover': UNDP chief sounds alarm on growing poverty after Iran war
Millions could be thrown into poverty by surging energy costs, the impact of an intense El Nino phenomenon and higher interest rates, with vulnerable countries being pushed to the brink by repeated crises, the UN’s development chief told AFP. Global fuel prices have soared since the United States launched its war on Iran in late February, with Tehran’s retaliations against Washington’s Gulf allies curtailing major oil and natural gas supplies. Fiscal deficits and debt-to-GDP ratios around the wo
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IMF warns of slowing Asian growth, spillover from rising yields
BANGKOK: The International Monetary Fund on Thursday projected Asia’s economic growth would moderate next year and warned of heightening risks from the Iran war-induced energy shock, a potential correction in the AI boom and spillovers from rising global bond yields. In a report on the outlook for the Asia-Pacific region, the global lender also said uncertainty over the US monetary policy path could keep Asian financial markets volatile. “Exchange rates and capital flows have become more vola
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Aurangzeb discusses targeted fuel subsidies in meeting with senior IMF official
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Nigel Clarke in Bangkok on Wednesday, with their discussion covering targeted fuel subsidies among other matters. Aurangzeb “outlined targeted fuel subsidies to protect vulnerable groups and preserve social cohesion” during the meeting, a statement issued by the finance ministry said. The government has already rolled out a fuel subsidy scheme for the users of motorcycles, autos and vehicles of up
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Yemen's Houthis vow to continue targeting Saudi Aramco facilities
Yemen's Houthis vow to continue targeting Saudi Aramco facilities MEE staff on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 09:59 As retaliation escalates, the group says it has targeted Saudi Arabia with ballistic and cruise missiles This photo shows a general view of Saudi oil giant Aramco's Riyadh refinery, south of Riyadh on 3 October 2026 (AFP) Off Yemen’s Houthi movement has vowed to continue striking petrochemical facilities in Saudi Arabia as it escalates its retaliation against the kingdom. The Houthis, form
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IMF calls for US to cut deficits amid bond woes, urges China to shift away from exports
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal BANGKOK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The United States cannot grow its way out of mounting public debt without tax or spending adjustments, while China must pivot from export-led growth towards more domestic consumption, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday.
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IMF calls for US to cut deficits amid bond woes, China to shift away from exports
By David Lawder BANGKOK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The United States cannot grow its way out of mounting public debt without tax or spending adjustments, while China must pivot from export-led growth towards more domestic consumption, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday.
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HOCKEY: HOPE AND REALITY
Pakistan’s hockey team won the bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Games. Is this satisfactory or unsatisfactory? The answer to this is not straightforward. A medal is always welcome. Pakistan failed to win a medal at the previous two Asian Games. Yet, for a country with an enviable Asian Games record of eight gold medals — compared to India’s five — a bronze hardly represents a return to the top. There is another, more important, way of looking at it. The Asian Games winner earns direct qualificatio
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Smart economics: tackle climate change and air pollution together
Indonesia continues to battle some of its worst wildfires in years, spreading toxic haze to Malaysia and Singapore. Floods have devastated communities in Thailand, India and Nepal. Kathmandu is also seeking climate justice after a catastrophic collapse of rock and glacier ice near its border with China. Another environmental tragedy unfolds without such dramatic images. Across the world, millions of lives are lost each year to polluted air. Many more people live with debilitating illnesses that.
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War in the Middle East is deepening global inequality, IMF says
War in the Middle East is deepening global inequality, IMF says MEE staff on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 11:50 International Monetary Fund also points to destabilising impact of AI, as economic leaders meet in Bangkok Children pose for a photo in a makeshift camp for people displaced by clashes between Iran-aligned Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, near Aden, Yemen, 7 October 2026 (Reuters) Off Wars across the Middle East are deepening global inequality, the International Mon
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Pakistan’s growth during FY27 projected at 3.5pc, inflation at 9.9pc: IMF
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s economic growth at 3.5 per cent during the current fiscal year and inflation to remain close to double digits for another year, notwithstanding global growth rebounding to 3.4pc. In its flagship World Economic Outlook, released at the launch of the World Bank-IMF annual meetings in Bangkok, the fund estimated Pakistan’s current account deficit to widen to 1pc of GDP from a surplus of 0.5pc in FY2025. Headline inflation is
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'No choice': IMF says developing countries must cut spending despite Iran war shock
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Tuesday that while low-income developing countries were dealing with the disproportionate impacts of the Iran war-fuelled energy shock, many had “no choice” but to cut spending or potentially face debt restructuring. Speaking to AFP on the sidelines of the organisation’s Annual Meetings in Bangkok, IMF deputy director of research, Petya Koeva Brooks, said that the heavily indebted oil-importing countries were facing the worst of the energy shock, a
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IMF says AI investment propping up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook
By David Lawder BANGKOK, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The global economy will still manage to top 3% real GDP growth this year as strong AI investment offsets the energy shock from the war in the Middle East, but downside risks are mounting and more countries are being left behind and vulnerable to rising debt loads, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. Despite a more protracted conflict that has kept oil prices above $100 a barrel, the IMF is forecasting 2026 global growth at 3.1%, a slight u
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AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says
By David Lawder BANGKOK, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The global economy will still manage to top 3% real GDP growth this year as strong AI investment offsets the energy shock from the war in the Middle East, but downside risks are mounting and more countries are being left behind and vulnerable to rising debt loads, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. Despite a more protracted conflict that has kept oil prices above $100 a barrel, the IMF is forecasting 2026 global growth at 3.1%, a slight u
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IMF-World Bank meetings kick off in Thailand with energy shock, AI on agenda
Finance officials from all over the world are meeting in Bangkok this week for the annual gatherings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The US-Iran war's energy shock and artificial intelligence should be on the agenda.
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Pakistan looking to raise more than $1bn under govt push for privatisation, says finance minister
The government is looking to push for the privatisation of five to six entities that could raise upwards of $1 billion, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told Reuters on Monday, stating that he expected the economy to grow by more than 4 per cent this fiscal year despite elevated oil prices. Pakistan’s economy is considered to be highly vulnerable to a prolonged Middle East conflict given its dependence on Gulf energy imports, remittances and financing support from the region, even as it rema
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Pakistan looking to raise more than $1bn under govt's push for privatisation, says finance minister
The government is looking to push for the privatisation of five to six entities that could raise upwards of $1 billion, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told Reuters on Monday, stating that he expected the economy to grow by more than four per cent this fiscal year despite elevated oil prices. Pakistan’s economy is considered to be highly vulnerable to a prolonged Middle East conflict given its dependence on Gulf energy imports, remittances and financing support from the region, even as it re
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How shadow banking feeds Myanmar while starving its military
On a recent Friday night in a Bangkok dive bar, a group of young Myanmar exiles sang softly along to a mournful ballad played on an acoustic guitar. None among the crowd had any plans to leave, either for their homeland or home for bed. They fled war, a broken economy and forced conscription into a military that seized power in the 2021 coup. While their future in Thailand is uncertain, their ties to home are kept alive by the hard currency they send back each month to parents and siblings left.
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War and high debt to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok
The US-Israel war on Iran and its inflationary impact will dominate the agenda.
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Middle East conflicts, energy supplies, to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Thailand
The US-Israeli-led war with Iran, now in its eighth month, and the inflation and hardship it has caused will dominate the agenda and sideline conversations during the annual meeting.
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Finance minister heads to Bangkok for IMF, World Bank meetings
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday departed for Bangkok for the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group meetings. In a statement, the finance ministry said Aurangzeb would lead Pakistan’s delegation to the World Bank Group–IMF annual meetings, scheduled to be held from Oct 12 to 18. Thailand is preparing to host the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, bringing together more than 15,000 participants from 191 countries, including central bank governors, ec
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Finance minister to head to Bangkok for annual IMF, World Bank meetings
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will head to Bangkok for the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group meetings. In a statement, the finance ministry said Aurangzeb would depart on Saturday for Bangkok to lead Pakistan’s delegation to the World Bank Group–IMF annual meetings, scheduled to be held from Oct 12 to 18. “During the visit, the finance minister will represent Pakistan at key events of the IMF and the World Bank Group and undertake an extensive programme of over
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Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize but has doubts he will get it
US President Donald Trump, who waged war with Iran and has yet to broker peace in Ukraine, said on Wednesday that he should win the Nobel Peace Prize but acknowledged doubt about his chances. “I don’t know what their decision is going to be,” Trump said of the 2026 award, which the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce on Friday. “They have a reputation for maybe not giving it to people like me.” Since his return to the White House last year, Trump has repeatedly said he deserves what may be t
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Pentagon chief visits carrier returning from tough Iran war deployment
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday hailed the USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew while visiting the ship as it returned from a lengthy, difficult Iran war deployment in which multiple service members in the carrier strike group attempted suicide. The massive nuclear-powered warship left California in November 2025 for duty in the South China Sea and was rerouted to the Middle East before US-Israeli attacks on Iran that began in late February, staying at sea until a Thailand port cal
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‘Nothing is left’: deadly floods slam Thai economy and strain Bangkok ahead of IMF meeting
Monsoon floods in Thailand have killed 60 people since mid-September, officials said, as surging waters exact an increasing economic toll – destroying homes and crops, killing livestock and flooding factories. Bangkok buckled at the end of September as 300mm (11.8 inches) of rain – around one month’s worth – hit its creaking drainage system over just three days. The floodwaters have largely retreated from the capital, giving city officials crucial breathing space to clear the stinking,...
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Israel's deepening diplomatic isolation after 3 years of genocide in Gaza
After three years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands, Tel Aviv’s relations with its traditional Asian allies have increasingly fractured, deepening its diplomatic isolation. A recent illustration of that isolation came at the UN General Assembly late last month, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut a lonely figure as scores of delegates walked out of his speech. The departing delegates included representatives from Asian nations such as Pakistan, Malays
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US carrier George H.W. Bush visits Thailand after Middle East deployment
BANGKOK, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The US aircraft carrier GeorgeH.W. Bush arrived off Thailand's resort island of Phuket on Sunday with about 4,800 personnel aboard for a rest-and-recreation break after months of supporting USoperations in the Middle East. • The Nimitz-class carrier had been operating in the Arabian Sea during the conflict with Iran, according to multiple media reports.
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Asian Games: Pakistan hockey claim comeback bronze as volleyball end 64-year wait
Pakistan’s hockey team produced a brilliant come-from-behind victory to claim bronze at the Asian Games, beating South Korea 5-3 at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium on Saturday, while the volleyball team ended a 64-year wait for a medal. The medal in hockey arrived a day after heartbreak against bitter rivals India, who edged Pakistan 4-3 in a dramatic semi-final to advance to the gold-medal match against Malaysia. Pakistan could not have started the bronze playoff better. Penalty corner speci
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