March 28, 2025
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Thai PM Declares State of Emergency in Bangkok Following Earthquake

Bangkok, March 28 — Thai authorities have declared a state of emergency in Bangkok following a powerful earthquake centered in Myanmar, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced on Friday.

March 27, 2025
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Tour de France Champion Pogacar Sets Sights on Paris-Roubaix's Cobbled Challenge

PARIS, March 27 — Three-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar is set to make his debut at the legendary Paris-Roubaix, known as the ‘Hell of the North’ for its punishing cobbled mining roads, his UAE Team Emirates announced yesterday.

March 27, 2025
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At El Salvador’s mega-prison, a Trump official warns migrants: ‘Enter illegally and face deportation.’

SAN SALVADOR, March 27 — The U.S. Homeland Security chief under President Donald Trump visited El Salvador’s mega-prison yesterday, where hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have been deported under disputed legal grounds.‍

March 27, 2025
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Female captain leads helicopter firefighting missions in northern Thailand amid worsening smog crisis.

CHIANG MAI, March 27 — A bright orange helicopter speeds over the jungle, releasing water onto a raging wildfire that is worsening air pollution in Thailand’s northern tourist hub, Chiang Mai.

March 26, 2025
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South Korea wildfires claim 18 lives as government declares nationwide emergency

UISEONG, March 26 — At least 18 people have lost their lives in one of South Korea’s worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple blazes causing “unprecedented damage,” Acting President Han Duck-soo said today.‍

March 26, 2025
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Thai PM Paetongtarn comfortably survives no-confidence vote in parliament

BANGKOK, March 26 — Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra comfortably survived a no-confidence vote in parliament today, emerging unscathed from a two-day opposition challenge and reinforcing the stability of her ruling coalition.‍