International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
Washington, United States - Efforts to swiftly end the US government shutdown collapsed Wednesday as Democrats in Congress went home without resolving a funding stand-off with President Donald Trump -- and the White House threatened public sector jobs.
Washington, United States - The US government began shutting down after midnight Wednesday as lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding.
Grand Blanc Township, Mich - A gunman opened fire inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service and set the building ablaze, killing at least four people and injuring eight others. Police shot and killed the suspect, authorities said.
Thailand has accused Cambodia of portraying itself as the victim and distorting facts in the ongoing border dispute, making a mockery of the truth.
US President Donald Trump blasted the United Nations and Europe on his return to the world body Tuesday, warning that migration is sending Western nations "to hell" and dismissing climate change as a "con job."
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has decided not to attend the UN General Assembly in New York on September 26, out of concern that he may not return in time for the presentation of his government’s policy statement to parliament next week.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he is consulting with authorities about attending the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, because his government has not yet delivered its obligatory policy statement to parliament.
Paris, France - Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal on Sunday recognised a Palestinian state after nearly two years of war in Gaza, with France, Belgium and other countries poised to follow suit at the UN General Assembly.
With his all-American good looks, Robert Redford, who died on Tuesday aged 89 was the eternal "Sundance Kid", a US screen legend both in front of and behind the camera.
London, United Kingdom - Donald Trump lands in Britain on Tuesday for an historic second state visit that will see the UK government spare no effort in trying to flatter the mercurial American president.
Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepal's new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters' demands to "end corruption" as she began work as interim prime minister, after "Gen Z" youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor.
Thailand joined 142 United Nations members in voting for a UN General Assembly resolution supporting the two-state solution for Palestine.
