A man takes a photo of a collapsed building after a 7. 8 magnitude earthquake in General Santos City on June 9, 2026. A 7. 8-magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines on June 8 killed at least 35 people, according to provincial authorities, after toppling buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)
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Philippines earthquake death toll rises to 37 as rescue efforts continue

Hundreds of homes collapsed after magnitude-7.8 quake struck southern island of Mindanao on Monday

Asia

Philippines quake kills dozens as tsunami warnings triggered

Asia

Rescuers in Laos edge closer to villagers trapped in flooded cave for six days

Asia

Rubio holds talks with Modi in Delhi as US pushes to stabilise relations with India

US

Scores killed in China's worst coal mine disaster in more than 16 years

Asia

India raises fuel costs for second time in a week as retailers face heavy losses

Energy

How to set Instagram guardrails for teenagers: Meta calls on parent influencers

UAE
Rescue workers extinguish a fire in the wreckage of a bus after it was hit by a freight train near Makkasan station in Bangkok. EPA
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Driver charged after eight die in Thailand train crash

Freight train slams into bus trapped on tracks at red light near Bangkok’s Makkasan station

Asia

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s short UAE visit to 'deepen brotherly ties'

UAE

Xi warns Trump that Taiwan could cause ‘clashes and conflicts’

Asia

Gunshots spark chaos at Philippine Senate as Duterte lieutenant seeks refuge

Asia

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison

News

VideoHow Pakistan has opened a back door into Iran

Asia

Three hikers killed as Mount Dukono volcano erupts in Indonesia

Asia
Thaksin Shinawatra gestures as he arrives at his residency in a car after his release from Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok. AFP

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison

Cheering crowds greet polarising tycoon who must wear an electronic ankle monitor until September

News

VideoHow Pakistan has opened a back door into Iran

Asia

Three hikers killed as Mount Dukono volcano erupts in Indonesia

Asia

Daring Ras Al Khaimah rescue saves hiker's life on perilous Stairway to Heaven

UAE

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