International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have started a crucial series of meetings in Beijing on Thursday in a U.S.-China summit where few breakthroughs are expected on divisive issues ranging from the Iran war, trade, technology and Taiwan.
President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow is scheduled to attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) in New Delhi from May 14–15, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The World Health Organization said Thursday that more hantavirus cases could emerge after the disease killed three passengers from a cruise ship, but it expected the outbreak to be limited if precautions were taken.
AFP- A cousin of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Wednesday he owned a 30 percent stake in a digital payments platform linked to cyberscams and money laundering and sanctioned by Washington.
A man spotted carrying a gun in the vicinity of the White House by plainclothes officers and agents was shot by law enforcement Monday after he opened fire on them near the Washington Monument, the Secret Service said.
Paris (France) (AFP) – The closure of the Strait of Hormuz as well as tensions in the Red Sea are reshaping trade routes, with Africa becoming a hub of global container ship traffic, according to logistics and maritime sources.
Britain's King Charles III used his speech at a state dinner at the White House on Tuesday to poke fun at US President Donald Trump who, in January, told European leaders that without US aid in World War II they would be speaking German. "Dare I say that, if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French," Charles quipped.
In his recent interview with the Washington Post, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak said that Thailand has received no response from the US regarding any assistance it might offer to mitigate the negative effects of the US involvement in the Middle East Crisis, adding that China is currently viewed as more stable as a partner.
The accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives traveled across the country before the event and is believed to have been targeting President Donald Trump and members of his administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday.
The suspect in a shooting incident outside a high-profile correspondents' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and senior U.S. officials was carrying guns and knives and is believed to have acted alone, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said Saturday night.
President Donald Trump was uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after an unspecified threat.
