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Buddhist monks walk next to the Borobudur temple during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing in Magelang, Central Java province, Indonesia, May 31, 2026, REUTERS/Dwi Oblo
MONK BUSINESS

Monk Busted Over Missing $3M as Shock Sex Tape Emerges

Police were forced last year to set up a hotline for reporting “misbehaving monks.”

Will Neal

Hegseth and Trump
YOU’LL DO

Trump Desperately Plugs Hole After Mass Military Exodus

His big pick is a failed two-time congressional candidate.

Harry Thompson

A street vendor pushes his cart past bars and clubs along a street in Pattaya on July 2, 2026. Scantily dressed and wearing stiletto heels, hundreds of girls, some apparently very young, form a seedy guard of honour under the lights of Soi 6, a street in one of Pattaya's red-light districts. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH: Thailand-Australia-crime-tourism-prostitution
THAI ONE ON

Prostitute Crackdown as Sailors Arrive in Sex Work Capital

The sea-worn servicemen are set to spend time in Thailand’s “Sin City” after months of grim conditions.

Martha McHardy

The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, with the Pattaya skyline in backdrop, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
RUST BUCKET

Shameful State of Trump’s Warship Is Finally Revealed

The USS Abraham Lincoln is at port after 286 days at sea.

Leigh Kimmins

Doi Suthep-Pui National Park
NIGHTMARE VACATION

Video Shows Tourists Wiped Out by Flash Flood

The vacationers were taking selfies on a rock at a national park.

Fiona O'Reilly

Briohny Smyth and Chicken Skewers side-by-side
OUCH!

Child Pop Star Sues Airline Over Chicken Skewer Injury

The former singer claims her vocal cords were damaged after coughing up a wooden shard.

Tomas Thor

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bangkok fire
DIRE INFERNO

Horror Bar Fire Kills at Least 27

The nation’s prime minister said the cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Vic Verbalaitis

Thai Buddhist monks gather and hold lotus flowers, candles, and joss sticks as they circulate in prayer around Wat Benchamabopitr, or The Marble Temple, to celebrate Visakha Bucha Day in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 11, 2025. Visakha Bucha Day, on the full-moon day of the sixth lunar month, is an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
TRUCK TRAGEDY

Boy, 11, Driving Truck Kills 8 After Crashing Into Monks

The Buddhist monks had just set out on a pilgrimage when disaster struck.

Will Neal

BANGKOK, THAILAND - 2019/05/06: A historic file photo captures a moment from the Royal Coronation Ceremony, as His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Majesty Queen Suthida (R) appeared on the balcony of the Suththaisawan Prasat Throne Hall. Also pictured is Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati (left). (Photo by © TNP/Panumas Sanguanwong/Thai News Pix/LightRocket via Getty Images)
SLEEPING BEAUTY

Princess Dies at 47 After Falling Unconscious 3 Years Ago

She never regained consciousness after collapsing in 2022.

Harry Thompson

A photo illo illustration PunchUp of Donald Trump and Vietnamese refugees in Saigon during the Vietnam War.
REFUGEE BETRAYAL

Trump Deports Hundreds Who Fled War He Dodged

The president has targeted refugees from the war he weaseled out of.

Tom Latchem

The rescue mission in Laos
RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK

Rescuers Scramble to Reach Pair Trapped Deep in Flooded Cave

Villagers first entered the underground complex nearly two weeks ago.

Will Neal

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