Posts tagged thailand
World Briefing: January 12, 2025

Los Angeles was on edge in Day 5 of an unprecedented fire siege that has already damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 structures and killed at least 13 people. German authorities have said an oil tanker stuck in its waters belongs to Russia's "shadow fleet", which Berlin says is used to avoid sanctions

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World Briefing: January 6, 2025

China appears to be taking a page out of Russia’s playbook by signing growing numbers of visiting Taiwanese people up for local resident or even identity cards. Ukraine has launched a fresh offensive in Russia's Kursk region, the Russian defence ministry says. Jubilation broke out on the streets of Vietnamese cities and villages as the country celebrated its win over arch rival Thailand in the ASEAN Championships football match. 

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World Briefing: December 29, 2024

A Boeing passenger plane carrying 181 people crashed while landing at an airport in southwestern South Korea on Sunday. As of 10am GMT, there were at least 176 dead. 

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World Briefing: October 4, 2024

Apparent Israeli bombing has caused large explosions just outside Beirut's international airport.  Cambodian authorities have arrested and charged an award-winning journalist in apparent reprisal for his investigative journalism

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World Briefing: August 23, 2024

Indian PM Narendra Modi urged diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine, pledging India's support and saying that no conflict can be solved on a battlefield. The German government has come under increasing pressure at home to roll back its support for Ukraine and push harder for negotiations to try to end its war with Russia

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WORLD BRIEFING: September 26, 2023

An explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh has killed 20 people and injured hundreds more. Russia seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council. Critic of Thai monarchy arrested 

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WORLD BRIEFING: September 10, 2023

Death toll from Morocco earthquake soars above 2000. G20 watered-down words on Ukraine war in final declaration upsets Kyiv. Romania finds drone fragments on its territory

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WORLD BRIEFING: September 9, 2023

An earthquake in Morocco kills hundreds. Divides over Ukraine war at the G20 summit. Ukrainian forces reported to make more advances in the south 

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