International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
Atlanta, United States – President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump squared off Thursday in a debate watched by millions, and what voters saw may have sparked more questions than answers. Here are five takeaways from the Atlanta showdown. – Dems, we have a problem – Biden — diagnosed with a cold, according to his campaign
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump took the stage on Thursday night for a debate that offered voters a rare side-by-side look at the two oldest candidates ever to seek the U.S. presidency. Here are some of the major takeaways: HOARSE AND BUGGY The leading question going into the debate was
Australia’s prime minister hailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s US plea deal hearing Wednesday as a “welcome development”. Assange, 52, pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate US national defence information at a court in the US Pacific territory of the Northern Mariana Islands. The plea is part of an agreement
Bangkok – A plane carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will stop in Bangkok to refuel, a senior Thai official told AFP on Tuesday, before flying to the Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory in the Pacific. “The flight will land around 11:50 am (0450 GMT) from London. It is expected to refuel and resupply with
The first group of 94 Thai nationals returned to war-torn Israel today, with some admitting that they are worried about their safety, but have to do the job to feed their families back home. Wittawat Suntornpinit, from Khon Kaen province, said that he feels excited but concerned about his family, adding “I decided to go
Thailand’s defense budget for fiscal year 2025 shows no initiatives towards military reform and modernization due to the high spending on personnel, which leaves insufficient funding for defense technology, according to members of Parliament who took part in a budget debate over the past week. The Defense Ministry had requested a budget of 200.9 billion
The first 200 Thais to return to work in Israel’s agricultural sector will leave on Tuesday, Labour Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said yesterday. They are some of about 5,000 who will go to work in the country over the next two or three months, Pipat said. Tel Aviv is seeking to recruit 10,000 foreign workers for
The communique was signed by over 80 countries and international organizations including the US, the UK, Canada, France, Germany, the EU, Singapore, among others. The document reaffirmed the support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. Four areas of discussions were nuclear safety, food security, exchanges of prisoners and safety of navigation. Thailand was enthusiastic to
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a sweeping effort to provide a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. illegally who are married to U.S. citizens, an election-year move that contrasts sharply with Republican rival Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportations. At a White House event, Biden criticized Trump for
Moscow, Russia – Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a “strategic partnership treaty” following their talks in Pyongyang on Wednesday, Russian state media reported. Putin signalled earlier the two nations had prepared a document that would “form the basis” of their relations for years to come, but did not
Shortly after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un embraced Russian Vladimir Putin on his arrival at Pyongyang’s airport on Wednesday, the two leaders shared their “pent-up inmost thoughts” and agreed to develop their nations’ relations, North Korean state media said. Putin, who arrived in the pre-dawn hours, is on his first trip to the North
Thailand on Sunday expressed concern over the long-lasting negative impact of the disruption of food supply chains due to the Russia-Ukraine war, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesman, Nikorndej Balandura. In his intervention, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Russ Jalichandra said that the degradation of agricultural land due to the conflict not only diminishes
