Five Thai hostages expected home from Israel this Saturday
Five Thai hostages, released by Hamas last week after being held captive for 15 months, are expected to be back in Thailand this Saturday, according to Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa.
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Five Thai hostages, released by Hamas last week after being held captive for 15 months, are expected to be back in Thailand this Saturday, according to Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa.
Örebro, Sweden - Around 10 people were killed on Tuesday in a shooting at an education centre in Sweden, including the suspected gunman, with the Swedish prime minister branding it the "worst mass shooting" in the country's history.
The Chinese Embassy in Bangkok has strongly protested against comments made by a member of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC), which it claims to be “heinous and shameful” lies about China’s alleged mistreatment of its Muslim population.
Ottawa, Canada - Canada will hit back at US tariffs with 25 percent levies of its own on select American goods, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday.
Family members of freed Thai hostages will travel to Israel to accompany them home once their health is confirmed to be safe, Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said yesterday.
Five Thai nationals freed from Gaza after 15 months in Hamas captivity described enduring relentless bombings and frequent hunger.
Philadelphia, United States - A small jet with six people onboard crashed into a busy Philadelphia suburb Friday, officials said, showering wreckage over a wide areas and sparking blazes that caused extensive damage to homes and vehicles.
US officials said Thursday there were likely no survivors after a passenger jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with a military helicopter and crashed into the icy waters of Washington's Potomac river.
Thai ambassador to Israel Pannabha Chandraramya said she was "over the moon" with excitement after five Thai nationals, who had been kidnapped and held hostage in Gaza for 15 months, were released on Thursday.
Palestinian militants on Thursday freed three Israeli hostages and five Thai nationals, captured in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The five Thais released were working as labourers on a farm in southern Israel as the attack took place.
Kumphawapi - The family of a Thai farm worker held for over a year in Gaza wept with relief Thursday as he was freed in a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.
Japanese police have been trying to locate a female Thai student, who was reported by her Thai friends to have been missing since last Friday.