We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia after soldier killed Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian…
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Nasa’s Jonny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, have returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS). They landed near the city of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan. The crew completed a 245-day mission aboard the ISS, orbiting Earth 3,920 times and travelling nearly 104 million miles, according to Nasa. This mission…
A 24-year-old fighter from Myanmar’s pro-democracy People’s Defence Force has said many of those who fight alongside him have switched sides at times in the long-running civil war, with a lack of financial compensation forcing them to temporarily side with a junta-aligned armed group. The fighter, who identified himself only as Soe, joined the PDF…
Flora Drury and Gavin ButlerBBC News EPA Village security officers stand guard in Phanom Dong Rak district, Thailand Simmering tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have once again exploded along their shared border, derailing a fragile ceasefire backed by US President Donald Trump. At least five Thai soldiers and seven Cambodian civilians have been killed since…
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Two armed men have stolen at least 13 paintings from a library in São Paulo, Brazil, including eight engravings by famed French artist Henri Matisse. Authorities said on Monday that they had found the “escape vehicle” and one of the suspects had been arrested. Thieves reportedly entered the library by the main entrance on Sunday…
Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent in Pavlohrad BBC/Matthew Goddard Ukrainian soldiers in Pokrovsk show a Ukrainian flag to prove the city has not yet fallen Pokrovsk has not fallen yet. That is despite President Vladimir Putin’s recent claim that Russian forces have taken the city. There is no doubt Ukraine has been losing ground in this key…
Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent Getty Images A key UN report on the state of the global environment has been “hijacked” by the United States and other countries who were unwilling to go along with the scientific findings, the co-chair has told the BBC. The Global Environment Outlook, the result of six years’ work, connects climate change,…
