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US-backed Gaza aid centres to close temporarily after 27 killed
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» GAZA CITY — Aid centres in hunger-wracked Gaza will temporarily close on Wednesday, a controversial US-backed agency said, with the Israeli army warning roads leading to distribution stations "are considered combat zones".
Rescuers say Israeli fire killed 15 near Gaza aid point
AFP, Published on 03/06/2025
» GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - Rescuers said the Israeli military killed at least 15 people on Tuesday in southern Gaza near a US-backed aid centre, with the army reporting it had fired on "suspects who advanced toward the troops".
Suspect detained after deadly bombing in Pattani
Published on 03/06/2025
» PATTANI - Security forces detained a suspect on Tuesday after a road bomb killed one army ranger and injured three others and a civilian in Panare district of this southernmost border province on Monday.
UN chief calls for probe into deaths near Gaza aid site
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - UN chief Antonio Guterres called Monday for an independent investigation into the killing of dozens of Palestinians near a US-backed aid centre in Gaza after rescuers blamed the deaths on Israeli fire and the military denied any involvement.
Hegseth wins praise but Asia still has strong doubts about Trump
Published on 01/06/2025
» After US military allies in Europe were torched by Vice President JD Vance in March over military spending, free speech and the war in Ukraine, America’s partners in Asia warily awaited Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s arrival at a security conference in Singapore.
Bangladesh opens fugitive ex-PM's trial over protest killings
AFP, Published on 01/06/2025
» DHAKA - Fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina orchestrated a "systemic attack" to try to crush the uprising against her government, Bangladeshi prosecutors said at the opening of her trial on Sunday.
Philippine defence chief rips China officials in testy exchange
Published on 01/06/2025
» Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro engaged in a testy back-and-forth with Chinese officials at a Singapore security forum on Sunday, accusing leaders in Beijing of grabbing territory in disputed waters and repressing their own people.
Pentagon chief warns China 'preparing' to use military force in Asia
AFP, Published on 31/05/2025
» SINGAPORE - US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Saturday that China was "credibly preparing" to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia, vowing the United States was "here to stay" in the Indo-Pacific region.
Fleeing smugglers abandon 2.3m speed pills in Chiang Mai
Published on 29/05/2025
» CHIANG MAI - More than 2 million speed pills were abandoned by fleeing smugglers in a border area of Chiang Dao district of this northern province, authorities said on Thursday.
Thai army ‘sorry’ for fatal beating
News, Published on 29/05/2025
» The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has expressed its condolences to the family of a conscript who was fatally beaten during disciplinary training last year.