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Prisoners ‘not using mobiles’
Post Reporters, Published on 24/04/2026
» Corrections officials have reiterated that mobile phones are strictly banned in Thai prisons, dismissing allegations of illicit communications at Bang Kwang Central Prison after an audio clip circulated in the media.
Mass MS-13 trial held at El Salvador mega-jail
AFP, Published on 24/04/2026
» TECOLUCA (EL SALVADOR) - Hundreds of alleged Mara Salvatrucha gang members sat chained, shaved and mute as they were accused of murder and torture during a mass trial at El Salvador's notorious Cecot jail, AFP reporters witnessed on Thursday.
Lebanon leaders accuse Israel of war crime after journalist killed
AFP, Published on 24/04/2026
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Lebanon's leaders accused Israel on Thursday of committing a war crime, after an airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist in the country's south, with the Israeli army saying it was reviewing the incident.
Myanmar's robbery of a democracy
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 24/04/2026
» Five long years after Myanmar's military seized power on 1 Feb 2021, what has taken place in recent weeks amounts to a delayed fait accompli. Led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, then commander-in-chief of the armed forces, the coup diverged from its traditional playbook seen in 1962 and 1988, when tanks rolled and the military ruled by brute force. This time, the takeover nearly unravelled amid a nationwide uprising that evolved into a civil war, waged by an armed and determined resistance comprising the civilian-led National Unity Government (NUG), the People's Defence Forces (PDFs), and a constellation of Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs).
Iran defies US blockade to claim Hormuz tolls
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran has banked the first proceeds from the tolls it is exacting on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior official said Thursday, as disruption triggered by the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic continued to batter the world economy.
PM2.5 scourge tops Thai-Myanmar talks
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 23/04/2026
» Cross-border PM2.5 pollution was one of the top items on the agenda in Thailand's talks with Myanmar's new leadership, as Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow concluded his two-day visit to Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Court rejects Duterte challenge
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» THE HAGUE - International Criminal Court judges on Wednesday threw out a challenge against the court’s jurisdiction by Rodrigo Duterte, meaning the former Philippines president could still stand trial over his war on drugs.
Hit reality show helps rev up Japan's delinquent youth subculture
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» TOKYO — Sporting towering Elvis-style hair and a school uniform modified into a rebellious silhouette, 15-year-old Reona worships Japan's classic bad-boy subculture recently taken global by a hit Netflix dating show.
France blames Hezbollah for French peacekeeper's death in Lebanon
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - A French soldier was killed and three others wounded in an attack Saturday on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon that appeared to have been carried out by Hezbollah, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
British PM again under fire over ex-envoy to US appointment
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» LONDON - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced mounting pressure to quit on Friday over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as envoy to Washington, after it emerged the veteran politician had failed security vetting.