International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
Jerusalem — Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, as well as five Thai nationals during the next hostage release set for Thursday, Israel and Hamas said Wednesday as their tenuous ceasefire moves ahead.
The USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), one of the world’s most powerful Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, has docked at Laem Chabang port on a scheduled visit.
Seoul, South Korea - The rear section of a passenger aircraft caught fire at an airport in South Korea on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of 176 people on board, authorities said.
A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received "inhumane treatment" in a Thai prison after saying he was a Chinese spy, his lawyers have told Interpol, saying they fear for his life.
The chairman and president of Japan's Fuji Television resigned Monday, weeks after a celebrity presenter and former pop star was accused of sexual assault.
Miami, United States - US President Donald Trump said Monday he would sign an executive order ridding the US military of what he called "transgender ideology" in a potentially major setback for LGBTQ rights.
Bogota, Colombia - The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the US on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime US partner.
President Donald Trump took aim at abortion access in the United States and overseas Friday, after promising activists rallying in Washington that he would protect the "historic gains" of the anti-abortion movement.
Thai immigration police have not received any orders to repatriate 48 Uyghurs, who have been detained in Thailand’s detention centers for a decade, back to China, said spokesman Pol Colonel Katatorn Kamthiang.
Thai authorities denied Wednesday there was an immediate plan to send back to China 48 Uyghurs held in the country's detention centres, after UN experts warned the group could face torture if they return.
Donald Trump pronounced the start of a "golden age" in the United States after taking the oath for a historic second term as president on Monday, using his inaugural speech to lash out at what he described as a "broken" society that he would rescue.
