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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

Wounded Slovakia PM Fico undergoes new surgery

The hospital in Banska Bystrica where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is being treated on Friday after he was shot "multiple times" the day before.

Xi, Putin hail ties as ‘stabilising’ force in chaotic world

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony following their talks in Beijing on Thursday. - AFP

Singapore swears in its first new PM in 2 decades

Singapore's new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong shakes hands with Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong as he is sworn in as Singapore's fourth Prime Minister at the Istana, in Singapore, on Wednesday. — Reuters

Indonesia flood death toll rises to 57 with 22 missing

TOPSHOT - People drive their motorcycles over a makeshift pathway made from wodden slabs to avoid the mud that was caused by flash floods at Rambatan Village, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra, on May 14, 2024. Rescuers recovered more bodies on May 14 after flash floods and cold lava flow on Indonesia's Sumatra island over the weekend killed at least 50 people and left another 27 missing, the country's disaster agency said. (Photo by ADE YUANDHA / AFP)

More than 300 dead in Afghanistan floods, says WFP

Afghan men clear mud from a house following flash floods after heavy rainfall at a village in Baghlan. — AFP

Heatstroke kills 61 in Thailand so far: Govt

University students walk around Siam Square in Bangkok on May 8, 2024.

Plane skids off runway in Senegal, injuring at least

A plane is seen after skidding off the runway at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Dakar on Thursday. — Reuters

Air India cancels 74 budget flights after sick leave strike

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Malaysia plans to introduce orangutan diplomacy

Orangutans are pictured at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reuters file photo

PM Modi votes as India's marathon election heats up

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) displays his inked marked finger after casting his ballot at a polling booth at Ranip, Ahmedabad on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

China's Xi arrives in France for state visit

China's President Xi Jinping is welcomed by French PM Gabriel Attal, at Orly airport, south of Paris. — Reuters

Heat-struck Thai village hoists cartoon cat in desperate bid for rain

A man walking along a street shelters from the sun under an umbrella during a hot summer day in Chennai

China launches first probe to collect samples from far side of Moon

The Chang'e 6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination sit atop the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province

Heatwave swells Asia's appetite for air-conditioning

Air conditioning units installed on the facade of a building in New Delhi

Nepal faces widespread internet outages

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