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Oscar-winner Sean Penn skips ceremony to visit Kyiv

Oscar-winner Sean Penn skips ceremony to visit Kyiv

Sean Penn, who won an Oscar for best supporting actor for "One Battle After Another" on Sunday, was in Ukraine on Monday where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for the war-torn country. An AFP reporter saw the "Mystic River" star

Hours-long fuel queues in Laos capital Vientiane

Hours-long fuel queues in Laos capital Vientiane

Long queues formed at petrol stations across the Laotian capital Vientiane on Monday as fuel shortages deepened, with the ripples of the Middle East conflict reverberating across landlocked Laos. The Southeast Asian nation is dependent on neighbouring Thailand for fuel supplies, which initially announced it was suspending exports to conserve

France threatens to block funds for India over climate inaction

France threatens to block funds for India over climate inaction

France warned Monday it could block the disbursement of climate funds to India under a recent trade deal with the EU if New Delhi does not up its game in fighting global warming. France's ecological transition minister Monique Barbut told AFP the European Union should take a firmer

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Monday: - Pakistani tanker transits Hormuz - A Pakistani oil tanker transited the Strait of Hormuz with its automatic transponder system activated, monitor Marine Traffic said Monday, the first such voyage by a non-Iranian tanker since the start of

Will Yemen's Houthis join the Mideast war?

Will Yemen's Houthis join the Mideast war?

With assault rifles, daggers and posters of Iran's late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waving in the air as tens of thousands chant "death to America, death to Israel", there's little mistaking where the loyalties of Yemen's Houthis lie. But will the battle-hardened

Nepal welcomes first transgender lawmaker

Nepal welcomes first transgender lawmaker

Draped in garlands, Bhumika Shrestha on Monday became Nepal's first transgender woman lawmaker, marking a proud milestone for the marginalised community in the Himalayan nation. Nepal's Election Commission confirmed the 37‑year‑old as a proportional‑representation MP from the centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) which

Spain court rejects trial for ex-govt leader over deadly 2024 floods

Spain court rejects trial for ex-govt leader over deadly 2024 floods

A Spanish court on Monday rejected a bid to put Valencia's former regional president on trial over his handling of deadly 2024 floods, ruling there was no evidence of a legal violation. Carlos Mazon, a member of the conservative Popular Party (PP), resigned in November 2025 after intense