Gunfire in Mali as army battles ‘terrorist groups’
BAMAKO, Mali - The army in junta-ruled Mali on Saturday was battling “terrorist groups” it said had launched attacks across the west African nation stricken by more than a decade of jihadist conflict.

Russian strikes kill six across Ukraine
KYIV  - Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least six people, officials said Saturday, most of them in an attack on a residential building in the eastern city of Dnipro.

PM will only back Bhumjaithai’s Clean Air bill
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says that he will only support a Clean Air bill written by his own Bhumjaithai Party.

Press holds breath as Trump comes to dinner
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, famous for his clashes with reporters and denunciations ​of the “fake news” media, will attend the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner on ‌Saturday evening — his first time as president.

Deep-sea ‘golden orb’ mystery solved
Explorers sent a robot 2 miles under the ocean near Alaska to look for odd creatures, and unexpectedly struck gold.

OpenAI chief apologises for not reporting Canadian mass shooter
OpenAI ⁠chief ⁠executive Sam Altman has ​apologised to the Canadian community of ​Tumbler Ridge ‌for failing to alert police about a banned account linked to the person who killed ​eight ⁠people in February before taking her own life.

Smugglers abandon 500kg of meth near Mekong River
NAKHON PHANOM - Authorities have seized 500 kilogrammes of premium-grade crystal methamphetamine with the “Golden Flying Horse” logo, abandoned by fleeing smugglers beside the Mekong River in this northeastern province.

Lights on ‘low-risk’ rural roads to be dimmed to save energy
The Department of Rural Roads has announced measures to cut electricity use on low-risk roads across Thailand to help reduce the government’s energy costs.

What have we learned about education?
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation has had a rare moment in the headlines lately under the leadership of former prime ministerial hopeful Yodchanan Wongsawat. He has outlined several major plans not only for schooling in Thailand, but also for the development of its workforce to meet global demands.

GitHub curbs individual plans as agentic AI demand surges
GitHub has tightened usage conditions for its GitHub Copilot individual plans after a sharp rise in demand for computing resources overwhelmed its current system capacity, driven largely by the adoption of AI agentic workflows.