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Floods displace 122,000 people in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 122,000 people have been forced out of their homes as massive floods caused by relentless rains swept through Malaysia's northern states, disaster management officials said on Saturday. The number...

Residents are transported on boats through flood waters after days of heavy rain in Tumpat in Malaysia's Kelantan state. — AFP

Pope says migrant workers need 'a fair wage'

Pope Francis leads a holy mass at the National Stadium in Singapore. Right: A woman waits in a queue to attend a mass led by the Pope. - AFP

Seoul to host 10th World Peace Summit on Sept 18

HWPL Logo for Seoul Peace Summit

Ex-Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, 86, dies

Supporters of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori after his death outside the house of her daughter, former Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, in Lima. - AFP

Race to become Japan's next PM kicks off

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Iraq PM rejects widening Gaza war

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al Sudani with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian in Baghdad. - AFP

Pope lands in Singapore; inter-faith dialogue, climate on agenda

Pope Francis is welcomed upon arrival at Changi airport in Singapore. - AFP

Hanoi flooded by swollen river as Yagi leaves 179 dead

Rescue workers help stranded people from a flooded area at the border town of Mae Sai, following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand. - Reuters

Hundreds flee after Philippine volcano warning

The evacuees have taken temporary shelter at schools and community centers away from the volcano

Floods inundate north Vietnam

A man standing on Long Bien Bridge looks down at houses partially submerged in floodwaters in Hanoi. — AFP

Senior China, US military officials hold 'in-depth' talks

US and Chinese flags are set up at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. — Reuters file photo

Spain’s Sanchez meets Xi, pushes ‘fair trade order’ on China trip

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez shake hands at their meeting in Beijing, China. — Reuters

Vietnam death toll from Typhoon Yagi jumps to 59

TOPSHOT - This aerial picture shows the collapsed Phong Chau bridge over the Red River in Phu Tho province on September 9, 2024, after Super Typhoon Yagi hit northern Vietnam. Yagi, the most powerful typhoon to hit northern Vietnam in 30 years according to meteorologists, downed bridges, tore roofs off buildings and damaged factories after making landfall on September 7, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Typhoon Yagi weakens after leaving dozens dead

Damaged buildings and debris on a street after Super Typhoon Yagi hit Ha Long, in Quang Ninh province. — AFP

Typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc to infrastructure, factories in Vietnam

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Typhoon Yagi kills 14, leaves nearly 200 injured in northern Vietnam

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