Myanmar rescues 1,000 scam centre workers as crackdown widens
Myanmar&s military government said it is ready to hand over about 1,000 foreign nationals rescued from cyber scam centres near the Thai border as authorities vowed to intensify a crackdown against transnational criminal groups. 

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US tensions plague final phase of German election campaign
BERLIN - Germany enters the final week of election campaigning Monday, with the debate more heated than ever amid controversy over alleged US interference in favour of the far right.

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End of the road for Kolkata's beloved yellow taxis
KOLKATA - Kolkata locals cherish their city's past, which is why many in the one-time Indian capital are mourning a vanishing emblem of its faded grandeur: a hulking and noisy fleet of stately yellow taxis.

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S. Korea says DeepSeek removed from local app stores pending privacy review
SEOUL - South Korean authorities said Monday that DeepSeek would not be available from local app stores pending a review of the Chinese AI startup's handling of user data.

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UK ready to send troops to Ukraine as European leaders to hold war talks
PARIS - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was prepared to deploy troops to Ukraine if needed, hours before European leaders meet in Paris on Monday to address Washington's shock policy shift on the war.

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Taiwan bounty hunters kill invading iguanas as numbers soar
TAIWAN - Armed with a slingshot, Taiwanese bounty hunter Wu Cheng-hua bends sideways and aims his lethal weapon up at a green iguana, one of tens of thousands in the crosshairs of a government cull.

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