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Winter Paralympics to start with icy blast as Ukraine lead ceremony boycott
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (ITALY) - The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics start on Friday but the atmosphere at the opening ceremony has been dampened by Ukraine leading a boycott against the presence of a handful of Russian competitors in the competition.
Nepal votes in key post-uprising polls
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» KATHMANDU - Nepal votes Thursday for a new parliament, six months after deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government -- a high-stakes showdown between an entrenched old guard and a powerful youth movement.
Iran's supreme leader gone, but opposition still at war with itself
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The US and Israel began their war on Iran by killing its most powerful figure and exhorting Iranians to seize the moment for change, but a fractured opposition and unclear American aims leave the future leadership of a post-clerical Iran an open question.
Iran claims ‘total control’ of Strait of Hormuz
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they had total control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global energy transit, as Israel launched a new wave of strikes on the Iranian capital.
Iran will not 'automatically' fall after Khamenei's death, shah's widow tells AFP
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei's death is "historically significant" but will not "automatically" lead to the fall of the Iranian system, the widow of the country's last shah told AFP in an interview on Tuesday.
Trump says 'everything's been knocked out' in Iran
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday boasted of wide damage on Iran inflicted by the US-Israel attack, while denying that Israel had forced his hand into launching the war.
Rights body condemns Iran strikes
News, Published on 04/03/2026
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned military strikes on Iran and urged an immediate halt to the violence.
French feminism fuels Alliance Française International Women's Day comedy play
Life, Published on 04/03/2026
» To celebrate International Women's Day, Alliance Française Bangkok on Witthayu Road is staging Et Pendant Ce Temps, Simone Veille! (Meanwhile, Simone Is Watching Over Us), a cult comedy about the history of women's rights from the 1950s to today, on Sunday and March 14 at 7pm.
Iran vows revenge for slain supreme leader despite Trump threat
AFP, Published on 01/03/2026
» TEHRAN - Iranian top officials vowed Sunday to avenge their slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and declared a new wave of strikes on US bases in the Gulf, defying US President Donald Trump's threat of an unprecedented escalation in force.
Cambodia buys time with talk
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/03/2026
» The Thai–Cambodian border issue has long been marked by fragility and complexity, rooted in unresolved demarcation issues that cast a shadow over bilateral ties.