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Trump's Fed pick vows to safeguard independence
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s choice to lead the US Federal Reserve, vowed on Tuesday to protect central bank independence at his confirmation hearing, despite intense pressure from the president.
Oil and stocks steady amid hope for peace talks
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» LONDON - Oil prices dipped and stocks mostly edged higher Tuesday as investors held out hope that despite conflicting rhetoric there was scope for a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas shipments.
Downing Street ‘exerted pressure to OK Mandelson’
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» LONDON - Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office applied constant pressure on civil servants to approve the appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington and seemed to brush off security concerns, a sacked official told MPs on Tuesday.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» The latest developments in the Middle East war:
No Iran delegation sent to US talks yet as truce expiry nears
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran said Tuesday it has not yet sent a delegation for new peace talks with the United States, as the temporary ceasefire which paused the Middle East war was set to expire.
Wat Rai Khing abbot gets 50 years for B2bn embezzlement
Post Reporters, Published on 21/04/2026
» The 70-year-old former abbot of Wat Rai Khing in Nakhon Pathom, Yaem Ingkrungkao, was on Wednesday sentenced to 50 years in prison in a high-profile temple funds fraud case that broke last year.
Myanmar rebels reject president’s 100-day peace talks offer
Reuters, Published on 21/04/2026
» NAY PYI TAW - Myanmar's new military-backed government wants to hold peace talks with opposition armed groups by the end of July, the country’s junta leader-turned-president said, but two key rebel groups rejected the offer on Tuesday.
Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz
Reuters, Published on 21/04/2026
» ATHENS — Fraudulent messages promising safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cryptocurrency have been sent to some shipping companies whose vessels are stranded west of the waterway, Greek maritime risk management firm MARISKS has warned.
Who are the candidates running for UN secretary-general?
Reuters, Published on 21/04/2026
» GENEVA — The 10th United Nations (UN) secretary-general will be elected this year for a five-year term starting on Jan 1, 2027.
Mother, son rescued from condo set afire by Irish husband
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 21/04/2026
» PATTAYA – A mother and her son were rescued from their burning condo early Tuesday after a frenzied Irishman set fire to their room and locked his family inside.