BANGKOK, March 19 (Reuters) – Weeks before Thailand’s February general election, Anutin Charnvirakul stood at a rally in the capital Bangkok and declared that his Bhumjaithai Party should be the automatic choice for any patriotic Thai. “I promise to you all that I will safeguard Thailand with my life,” the 59-year-old prime minister said. “Just […]
BBC: The leader of one of Ecuador’s biggest drug-trafficking gangs has been arrested in Mexico City, officials say. Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales – better known by the alias Lobo Menor – was wanted in connection with the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in 2023, Ecuador’s interior minister John Reimberg, said. He added that Anguilar […]
BBC: The US Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, is preparing to leave the Red Sea for repairs in Crete after a fire on board injured sailors and caused significant damage, US officials have said. It will travel to a US Navy base on the island for pierside repairs, authorities said, […]
BBC: If Finland was ever to face Russian aggression, Janne Ahtoniemi would know exactly what to do. He’d leap into action, but perhaps not in the way one might expect. You might guess that Ahtoniemi is a soldier in the Finnish army, but his preparedness is instead related to his work at nationwide supermarket business […]
BBC: Israeli air strikes have destroyed two bridges over the Litani River linking southern Lebanon with the rest of the country, the military says. It comes hours after the Israeli military said it would target crossings it alleged were being used by the Hezbollah armed group to move fighters and weapons. Elsewhere, Israeli strikes hit […]
(Reuters) WASHINGTON, March 18 – The Iran war is influencing Democratic primaries ahead of November’s midterm elections, with progressives faulting moderate rivals for not opposing President Donald Trump’s bombing campaign strongly enough and for what they call overly close ties with defense contractors and Israel. The tensions are emerging in Democratic primaries for Senate and House seats in Michigan, Colorado, Illinois, […]
(Reuters) WARSAW, March 18 – A Warsaw court decided on Wednesday that Russian archaeologist Alexander B. should be extradited to Ukraine, where he is accused of involvement in unauthorised excavation and plundering historical artefacts in Crimea, his lawyer said. Poland’s decision to arrest the archaeologist at Ukraine’s request in December provoked a furious reaction from […]
(Reuters) WASHINGTON, March 18 – President Donald Trump’s administration will require citizens from 50 countries to post bonds of $15,000 to apply for U.S. entry, a State Department official said on Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said 12 countries are being added to a list that already includes 38 other nations, largely […]
BBC: King Charles will host the first Nigerian state visit to the UK for 37 years, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife Oluremi Tinubu to be given a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle. At the start of the two-day visit, the leaders of the African nation with the biggest population – triple that […]
BBC: An Israeli strike has destroyed a building in central Beirut, as missiles continue to hit areas far from where the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group has its strongest presence. A BBC team was jolted awake around 05:00 (03:00 GMT) by the sound of the blast. The Israeli military had issued a warning at 04:00 to evacuate […]