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Turkey-Syria quake briefing: Death toll passes 36,000; key Turkish airport reopens to aid shipments
Officials say help has been slow to enter Syria. The U.N. said over 50 aid trucks entered via the Bab al-Hawa border crossing from Thursday through Monday.
British sniffer dogs find survivors trapped in earthquake rubble
The Government-backed troupe of canines has successfully rescued people from earthquake wreckage over the last week.
Palestinian medics: Israeli army kills man in West Bank raid
Palestinian medics say a Palestinian man has been killed and seven others have been injured in a shootout with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.
Wan Hai and Kotoko Kaiun container ships crunched in collision off Vietnam
Extensive damage suffered by vessels in incident off Ho Chi Minh City
Chinese laser attack blinds sailors as tensions mount in key strategic waterway
China claims sovereignty of the vast majority of the key strategic waterway – setting it at odds with its neighbours and the US.
US denies flying spy balloons over China airspace as Beijing looks to shoot down ‘object’ by naval base
White House national security spokesman John Kirby swiftly shut down China’s latest claims
20,000 Take Part In Singapore’s Oldest Hindu Temple’s Ceremony
Undeterred by heavy rain, nearly 20,000 people joined Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to mark the restoration and consecration of the country’s oldest Hindu temple, built nearly 200 years ago by early Indian migrants.