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Bombs away for ‘peace president’ Trump
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump returned to office vowing to be the peace president. Nearly a year later, he is embracing war on multiple fronts.
Saudi-backed forces make advances in Yemen
MUKALLA, Yemen - Saudi-backed troops on Saturday made advances in Yemen’s resource-rich Hadramawt province, military officials said, as confrontations between forces backed by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have triggered a deep rift between the two Gulf allies.
Cambodia repatriates 162 Thais detained in Siem Reap
Cambodian authorities on Saturday repatriated 162 Thai nationals who had been detained in Siem Reap province, returning them via the Ban Laem border checkpoint in Pong Nam Ron district of Chanthaburi.
Myanmar rape-murder suspect deported from Thailand by mistake
Thai police are pursuing a Myanmar man accused of raping and killing a Thai woman in the northern province of Tak, after discovering he had been mistakenly deported by immigration officials.
US attacks Venezuela, captures president
WASHINGTON - The United States attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, in Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.
Iranian security officer stabbed, shot dead at protest
TEHRAN - A member of an Iranian paramilitary force was killed during a demonstration in the country’s west, the Mehr news agency reported on Saturday, the seventh day of protests that have spread to more than two dozen cities.
New Year road accidents claim 171 lives in four days
A total of 171 people have been killed and 956 injured in road accidents across Thailand during the first four days of the “seven dangerous days” New Year road safety campaign, with speeding and drink-driving the main causes.
Sparklers blamed for deadly Swiss ski resort fire
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland - Swiss investigators were working on Saturday to identify the last victims and exact cause of the blaze that killed 40 New Year’s revellers at a packed bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana.
67 Cambodian migrants caught fleeing hardship to Thailand
CHANTHABURI - Sixty-seven Cambodians were arrested for sneaking into Thailand in Pong Nam Ron district of this eastern province in the early hours of Saturday, reportedly telling officials they were facing severe hardship at home and hoping for jobs in Thailand.
Microsoft to raise Microsoft 365 prices for enterprise users
Microsoft has announced a global price increase for its Microsoft 365 services targeting business, enterprise and government sectors, effective from July 1, 2026. The tech giant attributed the adjustment to significant investments in infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the integration of over 1,100 new features, including advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, across its...
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump returned to office vowing to be the peace president. Nearly a year later, he is embracing war on multiple fronts.
Saudi-backed forces make advances in Yemen
MUKALLA, Yemen - Saudi-backed troops on Saturday made advances in Yemen’s resource-rich Hadramawt province, military officials said, as confrontations between forces backed by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have triggered a deep rift between the two Gulf allies.
Cambodia repatriates 162 Thais detained in Siem Reap
Cambodian authorities on Saturday repatriated 162 Thai nationals who had been detained in Siem Reap province, returning them via the Ban Laem border checkpoint in Pong Nam Ron district of Chanthaburi.
Myanmar rape-murder suspect deported from Thailand by mistake
Thai police are pursuing a Myanmar man accused of raping and killing a Thai woman in the northern province of Tak, after discovering he had been mistakenly deported by immigration officials.
US attacks Venezuela, captures president
WASHINGTON - The United States attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, in Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.
Iranian security officer stabbed, shot dead at protest
TEHRAN - A member of an Iranian paramilitary force was killed during a demonstration in the country’s west, the Mehr news agency reported on Saturday, the seventh day of protests that have spread to more than two dozen cities.
New Year road accidents claim 171 lives in four days
A total of 171 people have been killed and 956 injured in road accidents across Thailand during the first four days of the “seven dangerous days” New Year road safety campaign, with speeding and drink-driving the main causes.
Sparklers blamed for deadly Swiss ski resort fire
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland - Swiss investigators were working on Saturday to identify the last victims and exact cause of the blaze that killed 40 New Year’s revellers at a packed bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana.
67 Cambodian migrants caught fleeing hardship to Thailand
CHANTHABURI - Sixty-seven Cambodians were arrested for sneaking into Thailand in Pong Nam Ron district of this eastern province in the early hours of Saturday, reportedly telling officials they were facing severe hardship at home and hoping for jobs in Thailand.
Microsoft to raise Microsoft 365 prices for enterprise users
Microsoft has announced a global price increase for its Microsoft 365 services targeting business, enterprise and government sectors, effective from July 1, 2026. The tech giant attributed the adjustment to significant investments in infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the integration of over 1,100 new features, including advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, across its...