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Money, sex and a Buddhist monk: Head of China’s famed Shaolin Temple under investigation

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Thailand and Cambodia set to begin peace talks as deadly border dispute rages on

What happened over the weekendpublished at 05:23 British Summer Time

Cambodia had on Saturday called for “immediate” ceasefire with Thailand and a peaceful resolution to the dispute.

On Sunday, US President Donald Trump said he told…

Abbot Shi Yongxin under criminal investigation in China

Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the world-renowned Shaolin Temple, is being investigated by multiple agencies for embezzlement, “improper relationships with multiple women” and “fathering illegitimate children”, the temple said on Sunday.

The…

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July 28, 2025

Fire fears see Dubai crack down on illegal sublets, one of the few affordable homes for its workers

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Lights flicker, doors hang off their hinges and holes in the walls expose pipes in the apartment building where Hesham, an Egyptian migrant worker, lives in Dubai, an…

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July 28, 2025

US-China talks to restart as hopes grow for trade war truce extension

The US and China are due to start a fresh round of talks on Monday as expectations grow that the world’s two biggest economies could agree a 90-day extension to their trade war truce.

The meetings in Sweden – led on Washington’s side by Treasury…