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The Israeli military has recovered the body of Nattapong Pinta, a Thai hostage who was held in Gaza since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed this development. Mr. Pinta's body was in the possession of a Palestinian militant group known as the Mujahedeen Brigades, and it was retrieved from the Rafah area in southern Gaza, according to Mr. Katz. As an agricultural worker, Mr. Pinta was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz, a small community near the border, where one in four…

In a tragic incident at a sanctuary in southern Thailand, local law enforcement has charged an elephant caretaker with negligence after a Spanish tourist lost her life due to an elephant attack. The unfortunate event unfolded last week at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre, located in Phang Nga province, where a “panic-stricken” elephant struck the 23-year-old woman with its trunk. Authorities have identified the mahout, an employee of the sanctuary, as responsible for failing to prevent this heartbreaking accident. "We’ve…