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The billionaire sultan who rules Malaysia’s Johor state was sworn in as the nation’s new king Wednesday under a unique rotating monarchy system. Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, 65, took his oath of office at the palace and signed the instrument of the proclamation of office in a ceremony witnessed by other …

Britain and France will step up efforts to halt crossings of the English Channel by migrants in small boats, Britain’s interior minister said on Tuesday, after figures showed over 1,000 people had made the crossing so far this month. British Home Secretary James Cleverly held talks in Paris with French …

Even by Alaska standards, there is a lot of snow this winter. So much snow has fallen — so far, more than 8.7 feet (2.65 meters) — that roofs on commercial buildings are collapsing around Anchorage and officials are urging residents to break out their shovels to avoid a similar …

A Thai court will on Wednesday rule on whether an opposition party plan to amend a law against insulting the monarchy is unconstitutional, in what could set a precedent for future moves to change one of the world’s strictest lese majeste laws. Move Forward, the biggest party in parliament, won …

Certain Vietnamese in Romania are committing illegal acts, including gambling and illegal residence, tarnishing their reputation, the labor ministry said. In a document recently sent to businesses who have workers in Romania, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has called for behaviors like drinking, gambling and the illegal …

President Vo Van Thuong and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. visited the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, a world cultural heritage site in Hanoi, on Tuesday as part of the latter’s state visit to Vietnam. The two leaders attended the “Happy Tet 2024” program that is taking place ahead …

A babysitter in Ho Chi Minh City was sentenced for life in prison for beating a toddler to death, saying she did so because she was “under a lot of pressure.” Nguyen Ngoc Phuong, 32, stood before the Family and Juvenile Court under the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court …

A man in northern Thai Binh Province jumped into a cold river to save the life of a woman trapped in a sinking car. Hoang Ngoc Luong, 44, was on his way to pick up his son, who had just finished his military duties, on Monday when he saw several …

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol blocked on Tuesday a bill to launch a new probe into a Halloween crowd crush that killed 159 people in Seoul’s Itaewon district in 2022, in a move slammed by the opposition and relatives of the victims. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walks …

Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. thanked Vietnam for its readiness to ensure stable and long-term rice supply to the Philippines during his Hanoi visit Tuesday. During talks in Hanoi on Tuesday morning, Marcos also told his Vietnamese counterpart Vo Van Thuong he highly valued the signing of a memorandum …