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A Nigerian army drone strike accidently killed at least 85 civilians on Sunday in a village in northwest Kaduna State, emergency officials said, in one of the country’s deadliest military bombing accidents. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday ordered an investigation after the army acknowledged one of its drones accidently …

President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, the Kremlin announced, as Moscow courts allies abroad despite being isolated over the Ukraine conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council, via video link in Moscow, Russia, July 14, …

Ho Chi Minh City needs VND86.15 trillion (US$3.55 billion) to lengthen its first metro to the neighboring industrial-hub provinces of Dong Nai and Binh Duong, the city Transport Department said. In a statement sent to authorities in HCMC, Dong Nai and Binh Duong, the department said the estimated total funding …

A group of seventh graders at a school in northern Vietnam locked their classroom to corner a music teacher, who they threw objects at while screaming. The incident took place last week at Van Phu Secondary School in Tuyen Quang Province and was videotaped. The video was then spread on …

The transport ministry will next year raise the price ceiling for domestic flights to VND4 million (US$165) one-way, an increase of VND250,000, or 6.7%. The new policy, which will be applied starting March 1, 2024, will see the maximum standard ticket prices for domestic flights under 500 km set at …

China’s first domestically produced large passenger jet will conduct a flyby over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor next week as part of the aircraft’s first showcase outside the mainland. This photo taken on Nov. 3, 2023 shows a model of China’s homegrown jet C919 displayed at the booth of China Eastern …

Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers were racing Tuesday to find 10 hikers who went missing after a volcano eruption that killed 13 people. Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash as seen from Nagari Batu Palano in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, Dec. 4, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. …

A double-decker coach smashed into a tree in southern Thailand, killing at least 14 people and injuring 32, police said Tuesday. The long-distance bus was traveling from Bangkok to the kingdom’s far south when it collided with the tree in coastal Prachuap Khiri Khan province on Monday night. Photos published …

The Foreign Affairs Ministry said 338 Vietnamese stuck in war zones in northern Myanmar were brought back home safely on Monday. They are among more than 800 Vietnamese nationals in Myanmar that will be helped out of conflict zones and repatriated. The government is covering all costs of bringing them …

Britain announced plans to slash the number of migrants arriving by legal routes on Monday, raising the minimum salary they must earn in a skilled job by a third, amid pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to tackle record net migration figures. High levels of legal migration have dominated Britain’s …