DEPUTY Prime Minister/Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan strongly denied meeting former prime minister Thaksin Shinawater in the UK over a telephone interview this afternoon (Apr. 21), Matichon said. Gen. Prawit quashed rumours that he had travelled aboard to meet Thaksin, saying they did not meet because they were in different countries. He added
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German troops arrive to reinforce Baltics amid tensions over Ukraine
By Reuters and published by The Straits Times Kaunas Airport – A German military aircraft carrying troop reinforcements landed in Lithuania today (Feb. 14), the first of several planned Nato deployments amid fears in the region about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The A400M airplane carried around 70 soldiers of what is expected to
Read moreBetting Omicron has peaked, Johnson drops Covid rules in England
By Alistair Smout, Reuters, published by Swissinfo.ch London -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of Covid-19 measures introduced to curb the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in England as he looks to live with the virus after a peak in cases. Johnson’s light touch approach to dealing with the highly transmissible
Read moreSadiq Khan: ‘Ship has sailed’ for under-fire Boris Johnson over partygate apology
By Evening Standard LONDON Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for Boris Johnson to resign over the “partygate” scandal and has insisted “the ship has sailed” for the under-fire Prime Minister. Speaking on LBC radio this morning (Jan. 13), the Mayor of London called on Boris Johnson to “do the right thing”, though he said
Read moreUK’s PM Johnson sorry for ‘partygate’ scandal amid calls to quit
By AFP, published by The Straits Times London – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson today (Jan. 12) offered “heartfelt apologies” for attending a lockdown-breaching party held in his Downing Street garden, but deflected calls to resign as the opposition leader called him a “man without shame”. Breaking his silence over the latest of a slew
Read moreUK PM Johnson under fire over ‘bring your own booze’ lockdown party
By Reuters and published by The Straits Times London – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire today (Jan. 11) after it emerged his private secretary had invited over 100 people to a “bring your own booze” party in the garden of Downing Street during the first coronavirus lockdown. Johnson, who won a landslide
Read moreOmicron has spread to 98 countries while 205 are infected in Thailand
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said this afternoon (Dec. 24) that the Omicron variant of coronavirus has now spread to 98 countries with there being 973,256 cases and 6,562 deaths worldwide while Thailand has logged 205 cases, TV Channel 7 said. CCSA assistant spokeswoman Dr Apisamai Srirangsan said Omicron infection is soaring in
Read moreChina warns Olympics diplomatic boycott nations will ‘pay the price’
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Beijing – China warned Western nations today (Dec. 9) they would “pay the price” for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Washington announced its boycott earlier in the week, saying it was prompted by widespread rights abuses by China and what it sees as a
Read moreRussia denies claims it stole Covid vaccine blueprint from UK
By Holly Ellyatt, CNBC RUSSIA has vehemently denied new accusations claiming that Russian spies stole the “blueprint” for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and used it to create its own Sputnik V shot, with the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund calling the claims “scientific nonsense.” There have been fresh reports in the British press this
Read moreFrance slams US, Australia over cancelled $60 billion submarine deal
By New York Times and published by The Straits Times Washington – The United States and Australia went to extraordinary lengths to keep Paris in the dark as they secretly negotiated a plan to build nuclear submarines, scuttling France’s largest defence contract and so enraging President Emmanuel Macron that on Friday (Sept 17) he
Read moreAustralia at centre of Indo-Pacific alliances to counter China
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch Sydney – Australia finds itself as the common link in a new mesh of global alliances centred on the Indo-Pacific that are all but in name aimed at countering China’s rising military power and economic clout. Canberra’s 70-year-old defence alliance with Washington already commits Australia to act in response
Read moreBoris Johnson’s policy poses ‘danger to the world’
By The Independent, also published by MSN.com THE UK’s decision to end most Covid restrictions on July 19 poses “a danger to the world”, an international group of scientists has warned. The group, which includes official government advisers to countries including Italy and Australia, says the government is pursuing herd immunity by mass infection. It
Read moreUK government to probe leak of Hancock footage
By Reuters Staff, published by The Hindu BRITAIN’S government will investigate how footage of former minister Matt Hancock kissing and embracing his aide found its way into the media and forced his resignation, in the latest scandal to hit Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government. After first facing down calls for Hancock to be sacked or
Read moreRussian forces reportedly fire warning shots at British destroyer in Black Sea
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Moscow – A Russian military ship fired warning shots at a British Royal Navy destroyer after it entered Russian waters in the Black Sea, and a Russian jet dropped bombs in its path as a warning, Interfax cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying today (June 23). The HMS
Read moreMyanmar’s coup opponents welcome new British, Canadian sanctions
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report OPPONENTS of Myanmar’s military coup welcomed new sanctions from Britain and Canada today (Feb. 19) as protesters prepared to take to the streets for what will mark two weeks of daily demonstrations in the Southeast Asian country. Adding to the diplomatic pressure, Japan said it
Read moreUK coronavirus variant on course ‘to sweep the world’
By CNBC (London) — A variant of the coronavirus that first emerged in the UK, and has since been identified in over 80 countries, could become the dominant form of the virus worldwide, according to the head of the UK’s genetic surveillance programme. “The new variant has swept the country and it’s going to sweep
Read moreUK Covid deaths surpass Great Plague, Aids pandemic and every terror attack and war since 1945 combined
The number of Covid-19 deaths in the UK has surpassed the combined death toll of the Great Plague, the Aids pandemic and every single terror attack and war since 1945. The UK recorded a further 1,631 deaths from coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the official tally above 100,000. The actual number is expected to be much higher when all excess
Read moreChina watching as UK’s aircraft carrier group is now ready to deploy
By Brad Lendon, CNN BRITAIN is officially an aircraft carrier power again. The Royal Navy announced on Monday (Jan. 4) that the UK’s Carrier Strike Group, centred on Britain’s largest ever warship, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, had achieved initial operating capability. The designation means the 65,000-ton carrier, its air assets including F-35 stealth fighter jets
Read moreUK-EU nearing possible Brexit trade deal, with announcement expected today
By Luke McGee, CNN London: The United Kingdom and the European Union are closing in on a post-Brexit trade agreement after months of fraught negotiations, sources told CNN. A deal is expected to be announced on Christmas Eve, a UK government source and a European diplomatic source told CNN. News of a potential deal was
Read moreLufthansa airlifts food to the UK amid lorry chaos
BBC News GERMANY’S Lufthansa is airlifting fresh fruit and vegetables to the UK today (Dec. 23) as firms seek to beat the lorry chaos at sea ports The airline said it is carrying 80 tonnes of food from Frankfurt to Doncaster Sheffield Airport for grocers including Tesco and Sainbury’s. Almost 3,000 lorries remain stuck in
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