55 m. ago Tourists in disbelief as luggage drifts away during ferry ride in Thailand

A viral video showing tourists enjoying the view on a ferry deck in Thailand, only to suddenly witness their luggage and personal belongings floating away, has caused widespread astonishment across social media platforms. The incident took place on November 23, as a group of foreign tourists travelled by ferry from Koh Tao to Koh Samui. While they were soaking in the scenic views, they were alarmed to see their suitcases beginning to drift one by one into the sea. Alice Zamparelli from...

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1 hour ago Lithuania declares national emergency over balloons from Belarus

Lithuania’s government has declared a national emergency over security risks posed by meteorological balloons sent from Russia-allied Belarus that have violated its airspace in recent weeks, while the Belarusian leader called for negotiations on border tensions and said his country “does not need war”. The balloons forced Lithuania to repeatedly shut down its main airport, stranding thousands of people, as Europe remains on alert over previous intrusions into Nato airspace during the war in...

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1 hour ago Cambodia quits SEA Games in Thailand amid deadly border clashes

In an unprecedented move, Cambodia has withdrawn its entire delegation from the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, citing safety concerns amid renewed border clashes between the two neighbours. The Cambodian team had attended the opening ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games in Bangkok on Tuesday, but the decision to pull out came a day later amid deadly fighting along the frontier. The Games, which run until December 20, are being held in Bangkok and the Thai provinces of Chonburi and Songkhla. At...

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5 h. ago Navy recovers helicopter, Super Hornet lost from Nimitz in South China Sea

Navy recovers helicopter, Super Hornet lost from Nimitz in South China Sea  Kitsap Sun

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6 h. ago Hong Kong steps up probes, crackdown on firms linked to Wang Fuk Court blaze

Hong Kong authorities and professional bodies have stepped up investigations into the city’s deadliest fire in decades and started taking disciplinary action against any parties found to have breached regulations, the Post has learned. The probes follow last month’s blaze at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate, which killed at least 160 people, including a firefighter, and left nearly 5,000 homeless. Six people remain uncontactable. So far, 21 people have been arrested by police and the...

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6 h. ago Big III: China’s Long Game To Control The Chips That Make The World Work – Analysis

Big III: China’s Long Game To Control The Chips That Make The World Work – Analysis  Eurasia Review

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7 h. ago UK sanctions Russian and Chinese firms, warns of cyber threats, hybrid warfare

Britain announced sanctions against Russian media and ideas outlets on Tuesday as the UKs top diplomat warned Western nations must raise their game to combat information warfare from “malign foreign states”. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the UK was imposing sanctions on the microblogging Telegram channel Rybar and its co-owner Mikhail Sergeevich Zvinchuk, as well as the Centre for Geopolitical Expertise and the Foundation for the Support and Protection of the Rights of Compatriots Living...

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9 h. ago Navy Recovers 2 Aircraft that Crashed in the South China Sea during USS Nimitz Deployment

Navy Recovers 2 Aircraft that Crashed in the South China Sea during USS Nimitz Deployment  USNI News

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9 h. ago Navy Recovers 2 Aircraft that Crashed in the South China Sea during Nimitz Deployment

Navy Recovers 2 Aircraft that Crashed in the South China Sea during Nimitz Deployment  USNI News

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14 h. ago Creeping Sovereignty? China’s Maritime Structures in the Yellow Sea (West Sea)

Creeping Sovereignty? China’s Maritime Structures in the Yellow Sea (West Sea)  Beyond Parallel

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15 h. ago Code talker 2025? PLA frontline troops are testing portable quantum radio devices

The People’s Liberation Army is testing what could be the world’s first portable quantum radio device in its border patrol troops, according to the official Science and Technology Daily. The PLA’s Information Support Force said its miniaturised prototype of quantum communication, weighing 3kg (6.6lbs), had successfully received radio signals from tens of kilometres away. The team was able to read lines of decoded information, the newspaper reported last Thursday. “This successful experiment will...

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16 h. ago Navy Recovers Crashed Super Hornet, Seahawk From Bottom Of South China Sea

Navy Recovers Crashed Super Hornet, Seahawk From Bottom Of South China Sea  The War Zone

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16 h. ago ‘Could go extinct here’: orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat

Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago, Amran Siagian, 39, frequently met Tapanuli orangutans on a hill in the region of Sipirok, North Sumatra province. Siagian, who has been working as a ranger to protect the endangered animal at the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) for at least five years, remembers how the orangutans were fond of eating durian and other fruits from farms in the area. But after the landslides hit Sipirok, the orangutans are nowhere to be...

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19 h. ago Tencent quits Paramount’s Warner Bros bid amid US regulatory concerns

Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings has pulled out of US media group Paramount Skydance Corp’s takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery to avoid heightened scrutiny of foreign investment in the United States, according to a filing on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. Tencent had pledged US$1 billion as part of Paramount’s December 1 proposal to acquire Warner Bros, but the Shenzhen-based company was removed as a financing partner in Paramount’s latest all-cash...

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20 h. ago Is Indonesian disaster response failing Sumatra’s flood victims?

Indonesia is confronting its deadliest natural disaster in more than two decades as floods and landslides ravage Sumatra, overwhelming local authorities and prompting scrutiny of how President Prabowo Subianto’s administration is managing the crisis. Officials insist relief efforts have moved quickly, given how the scale of devastation demanded complex coordination, but critics and segments of the public argue the response has felt slow and at times tone-deaf, a perception analysts said could...

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20 h. ago China says it conducted air patrol with Russia in East China Sea, western Pacific

China says it conducted air patrol with Russia in East China Sea, western Pacific  Reuters

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21 h. ago Navy recovers fighter jet, helicopter that crashed into South China Sea

Navy recovers fighter jet, helicopter that crashed into South China Sea  Stars and Stripes

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21 h. ago US Issues Update on Navy Jet and Helicopter Lost in South China Sea

US Issues Update on Navy Jet and Helicopter Lost in South China Sea  Newsweek

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21 h. ago At least 20 killed as fire engulfs office building in Jakarta

A fire broke out at a seven-storey building in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Tuesday, an official said on Tuesday, with 20 people confirmed dead. The fire has been extinguished and efforts to find more possible victims inside the building continue, Susatyo Purnomo Condro, the head of Central Jakarta police, told reporters. The fire erupted on the first floor at around midday, Condro said, and then spread to the upper floors. Some of the employees were having lunch in the building at the time...

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22 h. ago SPCA urges food, water and traps to find 84 pets missing after Hong Kong fire

Eighty-four pets remain missing after a deadly blaze in Hong Kong’s Tai Po neighbourhood that claimed 159 lives, according to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), which has called on authorities to place food, water and traps inside the charred ruins to help rescue any surviving animals. SPCA head of inspectorate Marsha Chun said on Tuesday that although placing such support inside the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court might not lead to the recovery of any pets, it would still...

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