By Matichon and AFP – published by CNA THAILAND is moving to evacuate its citizens from Sudan where fighting between the army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries since Saturday has killed at least 270 people with foreign diplomats too attacked Mrs. Kanchana Phatrachok, head of the Foreign Ministry’s Department of Information, said today (Apr.
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More Americans see China as an enemy: Survey
By CNA and agencies Singapore – An increasing number of Americans see China as an enemy of the United States, according to a survey released on Wednesday (Apr, 12). The American think-tank Pew Research Centre interviewed 3,576 US adults in late March, to gauge their views on China. When asked to label China as
Read moreUkrainian forces cling onto besieged city, China pressed to help end war
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Near Bakhmut, Ukraine – Ukrainian and Russian forces battled in Bakhmut, the devastated eastern city which has become a symbol of Kyiv’s defiance, while seven civilians were reported killed by Ukrainian artillery strikes in Russian-controlled areas. Ukrainian soldiers in trenches just outside Bakhmut said
Read moreUS: North Korea engaged in arms-for-food deal with Russia
By AP and published by Toronto Star Washington – The White House on Thursday (Mar. 31) said it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons to fuel the war in Ukraine, this time in a deal that would provide Pyongyang with needed food and other commodities in return.
Read moreScientists find water inside glass beads on the moon
By AFP and published by CNA Paris – Scientists said Monday (Mar. 27) they have discovered water inside tiny beads of glass scattered across the moon, suggesting that one day it could be extracted and used by the “explorers of tomorrow”. The moon was long believed to be dry, but over the last few
Read moreTrump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, calls for protests
By Reuters and published by CNA New York – Former United States President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday (Mar. 21) as prosecutors consider charges over a hush money payment to a porn star and called on his supporters to protest. A spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which
Read moreChina says TikTok ban reflects US insecurities
By AP and published by CTV News Beijing – US government bans on Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok reveal Washington’s own insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday (Feb. 28). The US government “has been overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to
Read moreChina has some doubt on ability to invade Taiwan: CIA chief
By AP and published by CNA Washington – US intelligence shows that China’s President Xi Jinping has instructed his country’s military to “be ready by 2027″ to invade Taiwan though he may be currently harbouring doubts about his ability to do so given Russia’s experience in its war with Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns
Read moreG7 presses IMF for Ukraine aid as Yellen says Russia hurting
By AFP and published by CNA Bengaluru – G7 finance chiefs pressed the IMF on Thursday (Feb. 23) to urgently provide more aid to war-stricken Ukraine on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. “On February 24 last year, Russia launched its illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, which
Read moreChina, Russia deepen ties as Biden rallies Nato’s ‘frontline’ over Ukraine
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch Moscow/Warsaw – China pledged a deeper partnership with Russia on Wednesday as US President Joe Biden reaffirmed security assurances for Nato’s “frontline” eastern members, highlighting global tensions as the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches. However, a day after President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was suspending participation
Read moreFresh quake hits Turkey-Syria border area two weeks after disaster
By Reuters and published by Cyprus Mail Antakya – Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday (Feb. 20), just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake which killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Monday’s quake, this time
Read moreBiden walks through Kyiv to show resolve ahead of war’s anniversary
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Kyiv –US President Joe Biden walked around central Kyiv on an unannounced visit on Monday, promising to stand with Ukraine as long as it takes, on a trip timed to upstage the Kremlin ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Biden, in trademark
Read moreUkraine presses US Congress members for F-16 jet fighters: Lawmakers
By Reuters and published by CNA Munich – Ukrainian officials have urged US Congress members to press President Joe Biden’s administration to send F-16 jet fighters to Kyiv, saying the aircraft would boost Ukraine’s ability to hit Russian missile units with US-made rockets, lawmakers said. The lobbying came over the weekend on the sidelines
Read moreUS tries to woo India away from Russia with display of F-35s, bombers
By Reuters and published by CNA Bengaluru – The United States brought its most advanced fighter jet, the F-35, to India for the first time this week alongside F-16s, Super Hornets and B-1B bombers as Washington looks to woo New Delhi away from its traditional military supplier, Russia. India, desperate to modernise its largely
Read moreUS renews warning it’ll defend Philippines after China spat
By Jim Gomez – AP and published by Yahoo!News Manila, Philippines – The United States renewed a warning that it would defend its treaty ally if Filipino forces come under attack in the disputed South China Sea, after a Chinese coast guard ship allegedly hit a Philippine patrol vessel with military-grade laser that briefly
Read moreMichigan woman accused of fatal hit-and-run sought for extradition
By Adam Sabes – Fox News Oakland Township, Mich. – Michigan authorities and the FBI are seeking extradition from Thailand for a woman charged in the death of a college student who fled the country allegedly to avoid being prosecuted. Ben Kable, a student at Michigan State University, died on Jan. 1 after a
Read moreFour dead in 5.2-magnitude quake in Indonesia’s Papua
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch Jakarta – At least four people were killed and several buildings damaged after a shallow, 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua today (Feb. 9), the country’s disaster agency said. The epicentre of the quake was one kilometre from Jayapura, the capital city of Papua province, at
Read moreThai woman among 11,200 dead in Turkey-Syria quake
By Agencies – published by CNA and TV Channel 7 THE Thai Foreign Ministry said this evening (Feb. 8) that a Thai woman is among the 11,200 people who have died in the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. Mrs. Kanchana Phatrachoke, the ministry’s spokesperson, said the Thai embassy
Read moreTurkey-Syria quake death toll climbs to more than 7,800
By Australian Associated Press and published by Yahoo!News Antakya, Turkey – The death toll of a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria has jumped to more than 7,800 people as rescuers work against time in harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings. As the scale of the
Read moreChina says balloon sighted in Latin America is for ‘civilian purpose’
By Agencies and published by CNA Beijing – The balloon sighted in Latin America is from China and is for civilian purposes, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said today (Feb. 6), after a similar device was shot down by the United States over the weekend. The Pentagon said on Friday that a second
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