HANOI -- Torrential rains and flooding in central Vietnam have left 41 people dead and nine others missing, local daily VnExpress reported Thursday night, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.

The floods have damaged 167 houses and inundated more than 52,000 others, while over 13,000 hectares of crops, nearly 2,100 hectares of perennial trees, 88 hectares of aquaculture, and more than 30,700 heads of livestock and poultry were lost. (Vietnam-Floods)

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PHNOM PENH -- The death toll from a bus plunging into a river after hitting a bridge's rail in central Cambodia's Kampong Thom province increased to 16, a local police officer said on Thursday evening.

The tragic accident happened on a national road in Santuk district at about 3:20 a.m. local time on Thursday, said Siv Sovanna, deputy police chief of Santuk district.(Cambodia-Bus Crash)

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PRAGUE -- Two trains collided on Thursday morning near the town of Zliv in the southern Czech Republic, injuring 42, local media reported.

Five individuals were seriously injured and are under medical care at a local hospital, Czech Television reported, quoting rescue services.

The incident occurred around 6:15 a.m. local time (0515 GMT), and all passengers have been evacuated, the fire and rescue service of the South Bohemia Region said on the social media platform X. (Czech-Train-Collision)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has approved a 28-point plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine that U.S. officials developed in consultation with Russian and Ukrainian officials, NBC News reported on Wednesday.

Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner were involved in formulating the plan, NBC quoted its sources as saying. Enditem