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The deals represent a rapid change in Turkey’s complex relationship with the Gulf, which is now back on a more friendly footing after years of rivalry.

The national weather agency says the stifling heat will last until at least early August, with spot temperatures likely to cross 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

The Ferdinand Marcos Jnr administration wants to hold fast to the rule of law on the South China Sea but ignore probes into the country’s war on drugs. Cherry-picking compliance with international law damages the country’s reputation and undermines its standing with easy accusations of double standards.

The emergence of an increasing number of facilities barring children is infuriating parents like Yong and, she says, inadvertently thwarting decades of government policy to boost birth rates.

Pakistan’s election commission has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for the former PM, local news reported on Monday. Khan has faced a multitude of charges since his ousting in April last year, including corruption, murder and sedition.

Pyongyang is expected to use Travis King to gain the ‘upper hand’ in lapsed nuclear negotiations with the United States, an analyst says.

Deaths in Japan’s 4,900 love hotels, usually used as a discreet place for sexual encounters, are rare but were reported in 2021 and 2018.

President Joko Widodo has widely been called the kingmaker of the next election, but is yet to officially endorse a candidate.

Outside Congress where Marcos spoke, hundreds of protesters pressed the government to deal with higher wages, inflation and the environment.

Some critics called out the authorities’ heavy handed move of calling off the festival, even as the Malaysian government doubled down on its ‘unwavering’ stance.

Sergeant Uvaraja Gopal, 35, died in hospital on Friday evening after he was found lying motionless at the foot of a public housing flat block in Yishun.

Kiritapu ‘Kiri’ Allan said her position was now ‘untenable’. She was charged with careless use of a motor vehicle and refusing to accompany a police officer after the crash late on Sunday.

The wooden passenger boat was carrying 40 people despite being designed for just 20. Rescuers were searching on Monday for 19 people who were still missing in rough seas.

V Rajandran had been fined twice before for flouting the city state’s rules on feeding wild animals. He could have been slapped with a US$7,500 penalty.

India’s Tata Group plans to build a 40-gigawatt battery plant that will be able to meet nearly half of Britain’s battery production needs by 2030, analysts say.

China kicked off construction of the Pinglu Canal in August, and it is hoped that the waterway can facilitate trade with Southeast Asian nations, but concerns have been raised about the demand and environmental impact of the project.

The Move Forward Party failed in two efforts to have its leader Pita Limjaroenrat confirmed as PM, largely because he failed to woo enough votes from senators.

In Afghanistan, the floods have killed at least 31 people and left scores more missing. The Taliban government called on aid agencies to provide emergency support. In Pakistan at least 9 people have died.

The rapid rise of such technology has some people worried about employment security, a lack of nuance in stories, and the sheer lack of a human element.

Kitaizumi Surf Festival 2023 had hoped to draw 300 top surfers to compete and promote Fukushima prefecture’s recovery, but will now be a much smaller event.