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India to probe giant zoo run by son of Asia’s richest...
The site in the western state of Gujarat is home to more than 200 elephants, as well as 50 bears, 160 tigers, 200 lions, 250 leopards and 900 crocodiles, among other animals, according to India's Central Zoo Authority.
1 in 4 people lack access to safe drinking water: UN
More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely-managed drinking water, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that progress towards universal coverage was moving nowhere near quickly enough.
N.Korea could produce 10-20 nukes per year: S.Korea leader
North Korea has assembled an estimated 50 warheads and has fissile material to produce up to 40 more, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Trump suggests many Americans ‘like a dictator’
US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested many Americans would like a dictator as he signed orders to tighten his federal clampdown on the capital Washington and to prosecute flag-burners.
Myanmar junta says historic railway bridge ‘bombed, destroyed’
Standing 102 metres (334 feet) above a gorge, the Gokteik Viaduct is the highest bridge in Myanmar and was the tallest railway trestle in the world when it opened in 1901 during the British colonial era.
Israeli bulldozers uproot hundreds of trees in West Bank village
Most of the felled vegetation appeared to be olive trees, essential to the economy and culture of the West Bank, while olive groves have also long been a flashpoint for violent clashes between farmers and encroaching Israeli settlers.
Erdogan’s wife calls on Melania Trump to speak up for Gaza’s...
Emine Erdogan asked Donald Trump's spouse to write to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to show mercy to Gaza's children.
North Korea test-fires two ‘new’ air defence missiles: KCNA
The test-firing, which took place Saturday, showed that the two "improved" missile weapon systems had "superior combat capability", the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
Dua remaja Belanda maut di hotel Turkiye selepas makan malam
Kanak-kanak lelaki berusia 15 dan 17 tahun itu meninggal dunia ketika polis dan paramedik tiba di hotel tempat mereka menginap, di daerah Fatih, berhampiran Masjid Biru dan Bazar Besar Istanbul.
Hong Kong rejects renewal of Bloomberg reporter’s visa
Hong Kong's Immigration Department declined to comment on the "individual case" when reached by AFP, adding that it "acts in accordance with the laws and policies in handling each immigration case".
