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Syrian army enters camp holding jihadists’ relatives
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» AL-HOL CAMP, Syria - The Syrian army on Wednesday entered the vast Al-Hol camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists after Kurdish forces withdrew from the site, said an AFP journalist at the scene.
Muted anniversary: Trump marks first year back with grievances
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump marked the first anniversary of his return to the White House on Tuesday with a rambling, often downbeat news conference that leaned heavily on familiar grievances rather than celebration.
New taste tinglers for your palate
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 20/01/2026
» Bangkok is a city that never sleeps, at least in the food and beverage department. Blink and you’ll miss another new restaurant opening, a drink launch, or a new nightclub. Guru By Bangkok Post is making sure that even if you blink, you don’t miss out on the new taste tinglers that are worth mentioning, in Bangkok and beyond.
Trump to charge $1bn for permanent 'peace board' membership: reports
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump's government has asked countries to pay US$1 billion for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts, according to US media reports.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... and technology
Online Reporters, Published on 19/01/2026
» What happens when the romance of beauty meets the power of technology? In the ninth episode of the Bangkok Post’s Mind The Gap, "The evolution of beauty tech: Beauty has always been science", two voices from opposite ends of the beauty industry come together to explore this question.
Syria's leader agrees truce deal with Kurds after govt troops advance
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» DAMASCUS - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday announced a deal with the chief of Kurdish-led forces that includes a ceasefire, after government troops advanced across Kurdish-held areas of the country's north and east.
Syrian forces seize major oil, gas fields from Kurds
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2026
» DAMASCUS - Syrian troops fighting US-backed Kurdish-led forces seized the Omar oil field, the country’s largest, and the Conoco gas field in the eastern Deir Zor province as allied Arab tribal forces advanced in the oil-rich area along the border with Iraq, officials and security sources said on Sunday.
Iran denies death-sentence reports
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» An Iranian protester who the United States feared faced imminent execution will not be sentenced to death, the judiciary said on Thursday, while President Donald Trump said he would “watch it and see” about threatened military action.
Hosts Morocco set up Senegal Afcon final showdown
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» RABAT - Hosts Morocco will play Sadio Mane’s Senegal in this weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations final after both emerged victorious in tense last-four ties on Wednesday as Mohamed Salah’s dreams of winning the title were again dashed.
US pulls some personnel from Qatar as Iran warns of response to attack
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Iran warned the United States on Wednesday that it was capable of responding to any attack, as Washington appeared to be pulling personnel out of a base that Iran targeted in a strike last year.