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Thailand will prioritise tackling informal debt to revive the economy, Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin said. "Informal debt is like modern-day slavery that destroys dreams ... and a chronic problem," he told a press conference, noting…

Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been denied an open court trial as ordered by a high court after the government submitted reports citing threats to his life, his lawyer said. The special court hearing the case later…

A winter storm has lashed central and southern Ukraine, killing at least five people in Ukraine and three in neighbouring Moldova. Report says snow and high winds knocking out power to hundreds of towns and villages, shutting down…

A Russian court has extended the pre-trial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich for two months. The new trial date is set for January 30, 2024, the court's press service said. Report says Gershkovich was arrested…

Swiss President, Alain Berset has pledged his long-term support for Ukraine in a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart in Kyiv, where he also attended an international summit on food security, the Swiss government said. Ukraine is hosting…

British troops have begun patrolling the Kosovo-Serbia border. The patrol comes as part of NATO peacekeeping presence being bolstered amid concern that the former wartime foes could return to open conflict following a series of violent…

China's military will begin "combat training activities" on its side of the border with Myanmar, it said on social media. The combat training comes a day after a convoy of trucks carrying goods into the neighbouring Southeast Asian…

Australia's Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese has said a truce in the Israel-Hamas war marked "important progress" in the conflict, as he welcomed the release of hostages by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Report says Hamas fighters…

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said he aimed to contest the presidency of his party during internal elections next year, a day after vowing to step down from the post. Report says Muhyiddin had said it was time to pass…

A fire tore through a shopping mall in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least nine people, officials and local media said. Report says the blaze started early in the morning at the multi-storey RJ shopping mall in…