International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
Iran and Israel targeted each other with airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
Ahmedabad, India - A London-bound passenger jet crashed in a residential area in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground -- but one passenger has miraculously survived.
Israel said Friday it had carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites, promising to continue military action "to remove this threat."
Thailand’s decision to establish diplomatic ties with China 50 years ago was a bold political step, as the ideological conflict in the region was intense and Thailand was on the front lines of the Cold War struggle, former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered active-duty Marines into Los Angeles, vowing those protesting immigration arrests would be "hit harder" than ever.
Demonstrators torched cars and scuffled with security forces in Los Angeles on Sunday as police kept protestors away from the National Guard troops President Donald Trump sent to the streets of the second biggest US city.
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israeli forces have retrieved from the Gaza Strip the body of Natthapong Pinta, a Thai taken hostage during Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, officials said Saturday.
Seoul, South Korea - South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung vowed to reach out to the nuclear-armed North and "heal wounds" as he took office Wednesday, after winning a snap election triggered by his predecessor's disastrous martial law declaration.
Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand was crowned Miss World on Saturday in India, where the international pageant was held this year.
Washington, United States - The Trump administration on Wednesday filed an appeal to a US federal court ruling that sought to block most of the US president's sweeping import tariffs from going into effect.
Washington, United States - Billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday announced he was leaving his role in US government, intended to reduce federal spending, shortly after his first major break with President Donald Trump over his signature spending bill.
Hanoi, Vietnam - French President Emmanuel Macron denied Monday having a domestic dispute with his wife Brigitte after a video appeared to show her shoving his face away when they touched down for a visit to Vietnam, blaming disinformation campaigns for trying to put false meaning on the footage.
