Thailand gets new PM
Aljazeera : Thailand’s parliament has elected Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the conservative opposition Bhumjaithai party, as the country’s new prime minister. The vote on Friday...
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60 killed after boat capsizes in Nigeria
Reuters : At least 60 people have died and dozens were rescued after a boat carrying over 100 passengers capsized in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State,...
US Department of Defense to be named Dept of War
Reuters : US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense the “Department of War,” a...
Trump cuts US tariffs on Japan autos to 15 pc
AFP : US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday to lower tariffs on Japanese autos, as Washington moves to implement a trade pact negotiated...
InShort: Nepal bans facebook, 23 other social media
Aljazeera : Nepal’s government has said it will shut off access to major social media platforms, including Facebook and X, after they failed to comply...
InShort: Malaysia warns TikTok against cyberbullying
CNA : Malaysia warned TikTok on Thursday to crack down on age restrictions for users in the Southeast Asian nation to stop cyberbullying, saying the...
InShort: Bus plunges 1,000 feet off cliff in Sri Lanka
Agency : A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and...
Israeli strikes force Palestinians from Gaza homes
Reuters : Israeli bombardment pushed more Palestinians out of their homes in Gaza City on Thursday, while thousands of residents defied Israeli orders to leave,...
Indonesian students protest at parliament, await govt talks
Reuters : Indonesian students are staging protests at the parliament building in the capital Jakarta on Thursday, a student group says, as a proposed meeting...
Trump appeals tariffs dispute to the United States Supreme Court
NN ONLINE: Donald Trump’s administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to quickly hear a bid to preserve his broad tariffs, imposed under a...
US military kills 11 on Venezuela drug boat: Trump
Reuters : The US military killed 11 people on Tuesday in a strike on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics, President Donald Trump...
Xi, Kim, Putin are conspiring against the US
Reuters : Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held his country’s largest-ever military parade...