International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
Buddhist monks walking from Texas to Washington to promote peace have become a surprise popular hit as they near the US capital -- attracting crowds of thousands who line the route or join in for a few miles.
China will ban hidden door handles on cars from next year over safety concerns, phasing out the minimalist design popularised by Tesla.
China executed four people found guilty of causing the deaths of six Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations out of Myanmar worth more than $4 billion, authorities said on Monday.
Washington - The US Treasury said on Thursday it was strengthening scrutiny of countries' foreign exchange practices, including their interventions to resist both depreciation and appreciation against the dollar, but it did not accuse any major trading partner of currency manipulation.
Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton issued pointed calls Sunday for America to stand up and defend their values after the second killing of a citizen in Minneapolis by immigration agents that Donald Trump blamed on Democratic "chaos."
Davos, Switzerland - US President Donald Trump backed down Wednesday on threats to seize Greenland by force from ally Denmark, announcing a vague deal aimed at ensuring security of the Arctic territory.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared an altered image showing a map of the United States expanded to include large parts of North and South America, as well as Greenland and Venezuela, with Trump displaying the map from the Oval Office as European leaders looked on.
Seoul, South Korea - A South Korean court sentenced former prime minister Han Duck‑soo to 23 years in prison on Wednesday for aiding and abetting a declaration of martial law that briefly suspended civilian rule.
Thailand’s Foreign Ministry is reviewing details of an invitation letter from US President Donald Trump regarding his proposed ‘Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict’ and a US-led initiative to establish a ‘Board of Peace’, the ministry said on its website on Sunday.
Madrid, Spain - Spain on Monday reeled from a collision between two high-speed trains in the southern region of Andalusia that killed 21 people and injured more than 70, with the prime minister lamenting a "night of deep pain".
The daughter of Vicha Ratanapakdee, who was killed after being knocked to the ground by a 24-year-old man in San Francisco in 2021, said the verdict did not bring justice for her father.
Oslo, Norway - The Nobel Peace Prize is inseparable from the person who won it, the Nobel Committee said Friday, a day after this year's winner gave her medal to US President Donald Trump.
