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THAILAND

Flash floods after heavy rains kill 22

Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaster officials said on Monday. Nineteen others were injured and more than 30,000 households have been affected in 13 provinces over the past 10 days, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said. It also warned that 31 provinces in the kingdom's north and northeast were facing possible flash floods until Thursday.

TUNISIA

Ministers sacked over 'national security'

Tunisian President Kais Saied has said "national security" concerns were behind a sweeping cabinet reshuffle ahead of Oct 6 elections. Saied appointed 19 new cabinet members on Sunday and replaced his foreign and defense ministers. In a speech, he said the decision was because of a "lack of coherence" in his government and the "irresponsibility" of some ministers whose job was "to help ... and not make choices beyond those determined" by the presidency. The reshuffle, he said, prioritized "national security".

Agencies - Xinhua