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Khim, a 14-year-old eighth-grade student at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, shows footage she recorded during the evacuation a day after a shooting at the school, during an interview with Reuters in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand, today. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

'Mom, don't call me': Inside Thailand's deadly school shooting

Students barricaded classroom doors, turned off the lights and huddled together as a fellow 14-year-old student went on a shooting rampage at a school in Thailand.

Saudi Arabia map. Photo: AI genarated

Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia wounds 11 civilians as kingdom warns of wider threat

Villagers wait in a line to get free meals at a jjokbang village which is a tiny single-room housing district, during the first-ever severe heatwave warning in Seoul, South Korea, 4 August 2026.Photo: Reuters

South Korea's Lee calls heatwave a national disaster as deaths rise to 19

Employees stand in front of electronic boards as they work a late-night shift in preparation for the launch of South Korea's 24-hour won-dollar trading market from 6 July, at Hana Bank's dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, 16 June 2026. Photo: Reuters

Big investors think it might be time to buy in South Korea

hilippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro delivers the opening statement during the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, 23 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

Southeast Asia hosts security gathering amid Middle East turmoil

India external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File Photo: HT

India condemns attack on cargo vessel in Strait of Hormuz, one Indian sailor missing

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Parents' maintenance laws: How Bangladesh compares with the rest of the world

A man splashing his face with water during intense Summer heat. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Asia warmed faster than rest of the world in recent decades: WMO

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ADB predicts slowing Asia growth as Middle East war takes toll

Fuel rationing in a time of war: How Asia is managing scarcity

Fuel rationing in a time of war: How Asia is managing scarcity

Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks to Reuters during an interview at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore on 23 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

'Entire global economy taken hostage': Singapore FM warns Asia faces crisis from Mideast disruption

Airline ticket prices soar on Asia-Europe routes after Gulf airport closures

Airline ticket prices soar on Asia-Europe routes after Gulf airport closures

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung walk into the Horyu-ji Temple in Ikaruga, Nara prefecture, Japan. 14 January 2026. Photo: Reuters

Takaichi and Lee end first day of summit on a high note with drum session