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A tiger roams inside its enclosure as Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) founder Edwin Wiek watches at the WFFT hospital in Phetchaburi province July 9, 2025. — AFP pic

Authorities probe virus, bacterial infection after 72 tigers die in northern Thailand

A missile is launched during an exercise in southern Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 17, 2026. — IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency) handout pic via Reuter

Iran says nuclear counterproposal coming soon as Trump weighs limited military strikes

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) holds hands with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as they walk before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi. — AFP pic

Modi, Lula to meet in New Delhi as India eyes Brazil’s rare earth reserves

When Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs in April, Vietnam had the third-largest trade surplus with the US of any country after China and Mexico, and was targeted with one of the highest rates in Trump’s tariff blitz. — AFP pic

Trump says US to remove Vietnam from tech export control list after White House talks

According to the Pentagon, the United States began targeting alleged smuggling boats in early September, killing nearly 150 people in total and destroying dozens of vessels since then. — Reuters pic

US forces kill three in latest strike on alleged drug traffickers in Eastern Pacific

A new banner featuring an image of US President Donald Trump is displayed on the facade of the US Department of Justice headquarters, in Washington — AFP pic

What’s next after US Supreme Court tariff ruling?

A member of the media sets his equipment in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington yesterday. — AFP pic

US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s global tariffs in 6-3 ruling, saying emergency law does not authorise duties

US President Donald Trump alleged there was foreign influence behind the ruling. — AFP pic

Trump calls Supreme Court justices ‘fools and lap dogs’, alleges foreign sway over tariffs ruling

Displaced Palestinians walk past the destroyed Al-Huda Mosque on the first Friday noon prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday. — AFP pic

Hamas demands halt to Israeli ‘aggression’ as Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace pushes disarmament, reconstruction plan

Police officers walk towards the entrance to Royal Lodge, a 30-room property and former residence of Britain's former Prince Andrew. — AFP pic

UK govt mulls law to remove Prince Andrew from succession as police widen Epstein files probe

The US Supreme Court has ruled that President Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs on most US trading partners were illegal. — AFP pic

Trump slaps new 10pc tariff after US Supreme Court strikes down sweeping trade duties

A food delivery person rides an electric scooter through the snow-covered Gaudenzdorfer Gürtel Boulevard as winter strikes Vienna, Austria, with snow and freezing temperatures yesterday. — AFP pic

Five dead as major snowstorm batters Austria, triggers avalanches and travel chaos

US President Donald Trump arrives for a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, yesterday. — AFP pic

After Supreme Court ruling, Illinois governor seeks US$9b in tariff refunds from Trump

BBC said Andrew has left Royal Lodge after two decades, relocating to the Sandringham Estate as new Epstein documents intensify scrutiny of his past links. — AFP pic

Inside the Epstein files: Where King Charles’ brother Andrew appears in the newly released emails

A British co-founder of online fast fashion retail giant ASOS has died in Thailand after falling from a high-rise balcony, police said on Friday. — Unsplash pic

ASOS co-founder Quentin Griffiths dies after fall from Pattaya high-rise

Fireworks on sale at a roadside stall in Kuala Lumpur during Chinese New Year February 12, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May

China orders sweeping safety overhaul of fireworks sales after fatal accidents in Jiangsu and Hubei