Matisse’s last years in the spotlight at Paris expo
PARIS - The final years of Henri Matisse’s artistic life, marked by the Nazi occupation of France and a brush with death and surgery, will light up a twilight retrospective opening next week.

Jury finds Musk ​misled Twitter shareholders
SAN FRANCISCO - A ‌US federal jury has found Elon Musk liable for claims he defrauded Twitter shareholders by trying to drive down the social media company’s stock price so he could renegotiate or back out of a $44-billion takeover in 2022.

Unexploded ammo complicates firefighting in Ubon Ratchathani
Wildfire has destroyed at least 2,000 rai of forest on a mountain in Pha Luang Waterfall Forest Park in Ubon Ratchathani, where park rangers are working under the threat of unexploded ammunition in the area.

People’s Party MP cleared of royal defamation
A People’s Party MP has been acquitted of a royal defamation charge arising from a speech he made at a protest in Ubon Ratchathani province in 2020, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).

Summer storm damages dozens of houses in Nakhon Phanom
NAKHON PHANOM - Almost 100 households were damaged by strong winds when the first rain of the year, with hailstorms, struck this northeastern province on Friday.

Trump says he doesn't want a ceasefire in Iran war
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (March 20) "a lot of help" was needed to get safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and that it "would be nice" if countries like China and Japan got involved and he did not want a ceasefire in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. - REUTERS

Thousands more US troops deploying to Middle East
The United States military is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, three US officials told Reuters on Friday, as the US-Israeli war on Iran reached the three-week mark. - REUTERS

Japanese residents comment on Trump's 'Pearl Harbor' remarks
Japanese residents commented on U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on Thursday (March 19) where he drew a parallel between U.S. strikes on Iran and Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. - REUTERS

30-day visa-free stay ‘sufficient’, says minister
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it will propose reducing the visa-free stay for foreign tourists in Thailand from 60 days to 30 days in a bid to curb abuses and mitigate potential security threats.

US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea
The Trump administration has waived sanctions on ​the purchase of Iranian oil at sea for 30 days in ‌its latest attempt to ease oil prices that have been driven up by the US-Israeli war on Iran.