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Trump goes off-script, US gone rogue
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 27/03/2026
» It was not supposed to work like this. "America First" and "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) were supposed to be about an inward turn to repair, replenish and rebuild an externally overstretched and internally weakened country, weighed down by unnecessary global entanglements, unsustainable national debt, and unimpeded mass migration. It seemed for a time that the MAGA movement to prioritise America above and beyond the international system and its constituent parts had found its final prophet in President Donald J Trump. But now, somehow, President Trump has betrayed the movement that has carried him to office by waging a disastrous war on Iran in cooperation with Israel.
A global watch for all seasons
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 27/03/2026
» This Sunday, the clock will need to be advanced one hour in European countries observing Daylight Saving Time (DST). The resetting was previously carried out across most of the US and Canada on March 8.
G7 talks seek to mend transatlantic rupture on Iran
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» ABBAYE DES VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France - Foreign ministers from the G7 meet outside Paris from Thursday, with European nations and allies seeking to narrow differences with the US on the Middle East war while keeping other crises such as Ukraine and Gaza high on the agenda.
Somalia football slowly becomes a women’s game
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hundreds of Somali spectators cheered as they watched two teams of young women play football in a Mogadishu stadium — an unimaginable scene in the conservative, conflict-hit country just a few years ago.
US activists work to connect Iranians via Starlink
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - With the war in Iran leading to a near-total internet blackout in the country, activists around the world — especially in the United States — are mobilising to help Iranians stay connected via Starlink.
Thai state agencies spend B250m a year on trips abroad
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/03/2026
» The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand has urged state agencies to put an end to overseas study trips that are largely tourism-oriented.
UN declares African slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly on Wednesday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, despite opposition by the United States and some European countries.
The Chairman in Hong Kong is Asia’s best restaurant 2026
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 25/03/2026
» HONG KONG — Cantonese cuisine trailblazer The Chairman in Hong Kong clinches the coveted title of The Best Restaurant in Asia, at the awards ceremony for Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 in Hong Kong, this evening.
Salah’s long goodbye will end a golden era for Liverpool
AFP, Published on 25/03/2026
» LIVERPOOL - Mohamed Salah’s long goodbye from Liverpool signals the end of a glorious era and leaves the Premier League giants facing another expensive rebuild.
Protracted war could cut arrivals to Thailand by 10%
Published on 25/03/2026
» The number of foreign visitors to tourism-reliant Thailand is at risk of falling to its lowest level in three years as the Middle East war threatens global travel, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.