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Thailand's pilot PM on course to keep top job
Family affair: Thailand waning dynasty still election kingmaker
Family affair: Thailand waning dynasty still election kingmaker

Thailand's most successful political party of modern times is heading for its worst election performance, with its founder jailed and his daughter ousted as prime minister last year by court order.

February 05, 2026

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Japan's first woman PM tipped for thumping election win
Japan's first woman PM tipped for thumping election win

Japan votes in snap elections Sunday with polls pointing to a resounding win for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservatives after a honeymoon start for the country's first woman leader.

February 05, 2026

Stocks in retreat as traders reconsider tech investment
Stocks in retreat as traders reconsider tech investment

Asian stocks fell Thursday to track more losses on Wall Street, where tech firms were again under pressure as fears over vast AI investments and extended valuations gained momentum.

February 05, 2026

LA officials call for Olympic chief to resign over Epstein file emails
LA officials call for Olympic chief to resign over Epstein file emails

Multiple Los Angeles officials have called on 2028 Olympics chief Casey Wasserman to step down, after the latest batch of files in the Jeffrey Epstein case revealed racy emails between the sports executive and the disgraced financier's girlfriend.

February 05, 2026

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US households become increasingly strained in diverging economy
US households become increasingly strained in diverging economy

Around the crack of dawn, a line begins forming at a strip mall in Hyattsville, Maryland, as residents ranging from students to delivery workers and federal contractors wait to sign up for food assistance.

February 05, 2026

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AI to track icebergs adrift at sea in boon for science
AI to track icebergs adrift at sea in boon for science

British scientists said Thursday that a world-first AI tool to catalogue and track icebergs as they break apart into smaller chunks could fill a "major blind spot" in predicting climate change.

February 05, 2026