Canadian PM denies retracting comments that irked Trump
OTTAWA - Canadian ‍Prime Minister Mark Carney ​said on Tuesday that he spoke to US President Donald Trump ‌on Monday but denied he had retracted ‌comments last week that had irritated the US President.

After 844 days, Israel turns off Hostages Square clock
TEL AVIV - A clock in a Tel Aviv square that became ‌a rallying point for Israelis demanding the release of hostages taken during the ​October 2023 Hamas attack will be turned off on Tuesday, 844 days after it began counting their captivity.

Landslide leaves Italian town on cliff edge
NISCEMI, Italy - Homes in the Sicilian town of Niscemi have been left teetering on the edge of a cliff after a ‌landslide that was triggered by ​a storm, Italy’s civil protection chief said on Tuesday.

Spain to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants
MADRID - Spain’s left-wing government has approved a plan to regularise around 500,000 undocumented migrants by decree, the country’s latest break with harsher policies elsewhere in Europe.

Anutin rules out third round of border clashes
Acting Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday said there were no signs pointing to a third round of fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border, urging the public to remain calm as security agencies remain on alert.

Election Commission reviewing promises worth trillions
Political parties have put trillions of baht on the table as the Election Commission released details of 527 campaign policies submitted by 51 parties contesting Thailand’s general election on Feb 8.

Trump says Iran wants talks as US strike force deploys
A US naval strike force led by an aircraft carrier was in Middle Eastern waters on Tuesday as Iran vowed to hit back against any strike and President Donald Trump said he believed the Islamic republic still wanted talks.

Briton arrested in fatal shooting of Thai wife
A British man accused of shooting his Thai wife to death in Maha Sarakham and fleeing the scene was arrested at a hotel room in nearby Khon Kaen on Tuesday.

ICE-linked security ‘not welcome’ at Winter Olympics
ROME - A branch of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will help with security for the Winter Olympics in Italy, officials confirmed on Tuesday, sparking anger and warnings they were not welcome.

Thailand tops global infidelity rates people admit to
A recent analysis of global infidelity rates shows marked differences between countries, with some nations reporting significantly higher proportions of married individuals admitting to having been unfaithful to their partners - and Thailand tops the list.