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Miss Universe 2025 Livestream, Date And Time To Watch: Here Are The Top Contenders To Watch Out For

Miss Universe 2025 streams live from Thailand tonight featuring over 130 delegates, early frontrunners and global viewers anticipating a closely watched final.

International Business Times UK

Watch: Volcano Erupts in Horror Blast as Mount Semeru Sends Hundreds Evacuating

Watch the chilling videos as Mount Semeru erupts in a powerful volcano blast in Indonesia, sending ash clouds skyward and forcing hundreds to evacuate as officials raise the alert to its highest level.

International Business Times

More than 170 climbers rescued as Mount Semeru eruption blankets villages in ash

Indonesia sits along the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’

The Independent UK

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This Nepal village has survived for 1,000 years. Now recurring floods threaten its future

Til, the remotest of three villages in the Limi valley on the Tibetan border, was already wrestling with a dwindling population but a series of natural disasters has led many to consider where their future should be

The Guardian - UK

At least six killed as landslide hits bus on mountain pass in Vietnam

Rocks collapsed onto the bus late Sunday as it was traveling through the Khanh Le pass in the central highlands

The Independent UK

Flooded restaurant becomes surprise tourist attraction as fish swim around diners

Waiting staff wearing waders gingerly navigate the floodwaters serving dishes to customers

The Independent UK

Laos Methanol Poisoning: How It Happens and Should Tourists Worry About Drinking After Hostel Deaths?

Six tourists died in Laos after drinking methanol-tainted alcohol at a hostel in Vang Vieng. Experts urge caution but say travellers can stay safe with basic precautions.

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From the Andes to the Amazon: a six-week riverboat adventure to Belém, Brazil’s gateway to the river

Visiting the city hosting the Cop30 conference brings with it questions about farming, tourism and sustainability

The Guardian - UK

'Most Tragic Day in Ten Years': Killer Waves Turn Tenerife's Holiday Hotspot Into Death Trap

Three people killed and 15 injured as 4.5-metre waves hit Tenerife, exposing rising coastal risks and climate-fuelled hazards across the Canary Islands.

International Business Times UK

Does the Sierra Madre Really Weaken Typhoons? Filipinos Claim It Protected the Country from Uwan — But Storm Chaser Josh Morgerman Disagrees

With its long ranges, the Sierra Madre is widely regarded as the Philippines' 'first line of defence' against storms.

International Business Times UK

Fury Erupts as Miss Universe 2025 Bans Foreign Press from Phuket Event – Are Organisers Hiding Something?

Following the controversial incident involving the organising committee and Mexico's delegate, the media are barred from covering events being held in Phuket.

International Business Times UK

Incredible India? How traveling to Southeast Asia is shattering our delusions of progress

A few years ago, when you said “Thailand” to an Indian man, his face would undergo a minor muscular transformation. A smirk would appear on face that can be interpreted as half-guilt for the sins he’s committed or half-anticipation for the sins he desires to commit.

Newslaundry

An American man and his son die after suffering stings from a swarm of wasps while ziplining in Laos

An American man and his teenage son have died after they were stung by a swarm of wasps while ziplining in Laos last month

The Independent UK

Forget petty bribes, ‘state capture’ is corruption so deep it is shaping the rules of democracy itself

Beating the dangerous influence of private interests on governments requires independent judges, journalists and a courageous civil society

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Bali and the not-so-great glass elevator: construction on Kelingking beach prompts outrage from locals

Construction of 182-metre tall lift has been halted after outrage from locals on the Indonesian tourist island

Evening Standard

Schoolboy refused boarding Qatar Airways flight on £3,000 family holiday - over 'sticker mark' on passport

Mum-of-two Meghan Law was told there was a 'luggage sticker mark' on her 13-year-old son Alix’s passport that prevented them from boarding

Bangkok Post

Thailand expects better behaviour from Israeli tourists

Thailand expects Israeli tourists to be better behaved in future following a meeting between Thai police and a top Israeli security official, amid growing discontent with visitors from the Jewish state.

Evening Standard

RAXka, Bangkok: Could a luxury sleep retreat in Thailand cure my sleep woes?

Sleep tourism is the latest travel trend on the rise. Angelina Villa-Clarke visits RAKxa in Bangkok to dive into its after-dark intelligence

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The Independent UK

Thailand mourns as Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93

Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, has died

International Business Times UK

'Israelis Have Ruined Thailand': Traveller's Scathing Rant Goes Viral as Manager Brands Them 'Difficult'

Viral TikToks and local reports accuse Israeli tourists of disruptive behavior in Thailand, sparking backlash and official crackdowns in Pai and beyond.

Bangkok Post

Big Russian-run rental business busted on Phangan

SURAT THANI: Police have raided a large Russian-owned vehicle rental company on Koh Phangan, seizing hundreds of motorcycles and cars and making seven arrests.

The Guardian - AU

Friends always ask for Singapore recommendations - here’s what I send them

Heading to Singapore? Frequent visitor Monisha Rudhran offers a taste-tested list of local dishes and where to find them, and suggests some scenic spots at which you can walk it all off afterwards

The Independent UK

Cambodia opens a new $2 billion airport to serve Phnom Penh

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet has inaugurated a major new airport to serve Phnom Penh

The Guardian - AU

‘Wailing ghosts through loudspeakers’: Cambodia accuses Thailand of psychological warfare along border

Cambodia’s rights commission said ‘intense, high-pitched noises’ broadcast by Thai soldiers along the disputed border threatened to escalate tensions

The Independent UK

Villagers return to abandoned Himalayan homes after 60 years

The village of Martoli, in Uttarakhan’s Johar Valley, was left in ruins after conflict in the 60s

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