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A 1,000-year-old cliff-top temple lies battered after Cambodia-Thailand border clashes

Cambodia says fighting with Thailand has left the Preah Vihear temple badly damaged and too dangerous for visitors

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Iran's parliament speaker is floated as a possible US contact in talks as war rages

Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, has emerged as a possible U.S. contact for talks even as the Iranian leadership remains under fire during the war

A pink veil across the fields: Thousands flock to Greece’s peach blossoms

A veil of blossoming trees unfolds each spring across the plains of Greece’s largest peach-producing region

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Congo rebels held journalists in brutal conditions, advocacy group says

Journalists and civilians have been held in shipping containers under brutal conditions by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) group

Irish metals refinery is in supply chain that feeds Russian war machine, records suggest

Shipments to Russian smelters from Aughinish Alumina have increased sharply since the invasion of UkraineA leading Irish metals refinery is part of an international aluminium supply chain that appears to conclude with shipments to arms producers feeding the Kremlin’s war machine in Ukraine, leaked records and public data suggests.Trading records show that shipments to Russian smelters from Aughinish Alumina, which is located on the Shannon estuary in the west of Ireland and has been owned by the Russian aluminium group Rusal since 2006, have increased sharply since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Continue reading...