International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun is set to visit the United States, from May 3 to 6, to engage in high-level talks with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) regarding ongoing trade investigations and to showcase Thai investment potential.
US President Donald Trump, speaking from the White House, said yesterday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire for another three weeks. The initial 10-day truce was set to expire on April 26.
Shreveport, La - A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, and shot and wounded his wife and another woman in the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. in more than two years.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan Monday, Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, issuing a tsunami warning for waves up to three metres (10 feet).
During the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Plus Online Summit, hosted by Japan via video conference, Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul emphasised his country’s commitment to achieving its Net Zero goals, while framing global energy challenges as a catalyst for national energy reform.
An exhibition celebrating the evolution of Thai royal dress and its global influence will open in Paris next month, marking key milestones in relations between Thailand and France.
Houston - Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century.
Naypyidaw, Myanmar -- Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in as president on Friday, continuing his rule from a civilian post five years after snatching power in a military coup.
NASA on Tuesday released a historic photograph of Earth dipping below the lunar horizon, more than 57 years after an iconic "Earthrise" image was captured by an Apollo 8 astronaut.
The US struck military targets on Kharg Island overnight as President Donald Trump said “a whole civilization will die tonight.”
For the first time in more than half a century, astronauts will fly around the Moon on Monday, marking the high point of the Artemis 2's lunar mission.
Donald Trump sparked anger in France on Thursday after making fun of the French president and his wife, imitating a French accent and saying Emmanuel Macron's wife "treats him extremely badly".
