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Two men were sentenced to death over a deadly 2015 blast at a Bangkok temple

Killed 20 people

Thailand sentences Chinese Uyghurs to death in 2015 shrine bombing case

Some Orthodox pilgrims were more concerned with bringing the conflict to an end, as soon as possible

'Victory' or 'peace': Russian Orthodox believers question Church's war stance

Zaitsev's death is one of a number linked to Ukraine's mobilisation campaign

'I trusted them with my child'

Ukrainian mother's agony highlights abuse and weaponisation of draft

Switzerland will vote on whether to tighten the rules on conscientious objection to military service

Military service

Swiss to vote on stricter rules for conscientious objection

OG Anunoby of the New York Knicks celebrates after scoring the go-ahead basket in the Knicks' win over the San Antonio Spurs in game four of the NBA Finals

29-point comeback

'Resilient' Knicks on brink of NBA title after record rally

The initiative aimed at capping Switzerland's population was launched by the Swiss People's Party

Put forward by hard-right

Suspense surrounds Swiss anti-immigration vote

GoPro was first launched in 2002 by founder Nick Woodman, who initially sought to capture images from his surfing ventures

Rising costs and competition threaten GoPro

Customers in Zimbabwe are turning to traditional grains such as millet and sorghum

A taste of home: Zimbabwe restaurants revive traditional food

In San Francisco, California, rising eviction rates contrast starkly with a competitive housing market spurred by the AI boom

Splitting city's population

AI gold rush upends San Francisco housing market

Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks celebrates after his team's 107-106 victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Four of the NBA Finals

On brink of first title since 1973

Knicks stage historic comeback to beat Spurs, one win from NBA title

Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks celebrates after his team's 107-106 victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Four of the NBA Finals

New York ecstatic

Knicks stage historic comeback to beat Spurs, one win from NBA title

NYPD officers detained a man after clashes outside Madison Square Garden, where New York Knicks fans gathered during Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs in New York

Several arrested outside NBA Finals in New York

Reza Mansoor has lived in the US for 50 years, and still avidly follows the Iranian national team

Spending thousands

Iran's World Cup super fans excited for football despite the war

Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra wears a smartphone on her head as she records her actions through motion capture while slicing mangoes at her home in Chennai

Smartphone strapped on

The Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs

The service is a baby step towards a future in which robots increasingly take over manual labour from humans

AI robot cleaners leave the lab for China's living rooms

Bang Chun-ja, a South Korean elderly woman living alone, holds Hyodol, an AI-powered healthcare doll designed for elderly people, during an interview with AFP at her home in Yongin

In ageing South Korea, AI dolls care for the elderly

Coupang's fine is by far the largest ever penalty for a data leak in South Korea

S.Korea hits Coupang with record fine over e-commerce data leak

Russia's has hardened its once-avoidable conscription system amid the war

Using facial-recognition

Russia's conscripts recount pressure to fight in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One prior to departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York, on June 9, 2026

Escalating tensions

US, Iran hit each other again as hopes for quick peace deal fade

Australia accuses Iran of being behind the torching of the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December 2024

Security services condemned

Twenty-two countries tell Iran to stop attacks 'on our soil'

The back of Air India flight 171 is pictured at the site after it crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025

Accident probe agency

Pilots demand answers ahead of Air India crash anniversary

This handout photo released by US Central Command shows AH-64 Apaches flying above the Strait of Hormuz during a patrol on April 17, 2026

AI-driven sector

Drone rescue highlights US Navy's autonomous push

Elon Musk will control more than 82 percent of SpaceX voting shares and there is no designated successor

Richest man in the world

All in on Musk, SpaceX's self-declared 'dream weaver'

South Africa coach Hugo Broos says his players will have to block out an intense atmosphere in the Estadio Azteca

First match of World Cup

South Africa brace for Azteca test against Mexico

South Korea captain Son Heung-min talks to reporters at the Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan, Mexico, on the eve of his side's World Cup opening match against the Czech Republic

Ahead of opening fixture

Son keeping 'fired-up' South Koreans calm as World Cup kicks off

Haiti have been forced to change their World Cup kit after it featured war imagery

Days before kick-off

Haiti forced to change World Cup kit over war imagery

Fewer than 800 Tapanuli orangutans remain in the wild, scientists say

Climate change-fuelled storm decimated world's rarest great ape: study

The next edition of the Cape Town Marathon will take place in May 2027

Cape Town becomes first African World Marathon Major

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