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US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes
Reuters, Published on 05/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - US Senate Republicans backed President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorised by Congress.
Canadian PM can’t rule out military role in Iran war
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» CANBERRA - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that he couldn’t rule out his country’s military participation in the escalating war in the Middle East.
Florida family alleges Google AI chatbot coached suicide
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» SAN FRANCISCO - The family of a Florida man who took his own life filed suit against Google on Wednesday, alleging the company's Gemini AI chatbot spent weeks manufacturing an elaborate delusional fantasy before aiding him in his suicide.
EC urged to replace head of Senate collusion panel
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/03/2026
» A group of reserve senators has asked the Election Commission (EC) to remove Pol Capt Piya Raksakul from a panel investigating allegations of collusion and vote-rigging in the 2024 Senate election, citing possible bias after a photograph showing him with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul surfaced.
Winter Paralympics to start with icy blast as Ukraine lead ceremony boycott
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (ITALY) - The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics start on Friday but the atmosphere at the opening ceremony has been dampened by Ukraine leading a boycott against the presence of a handful of Russian competitors in the competition.
Two-thirds of Cuba, including Havana, hit by blackout
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» HAVANA - A grid failure knocked out power Wednesday to two-thirds of Cuba including Havana, the national electric company UNE said, the latest electricity collapse for residents suffering daily impacts of US-imposed energy restrictions.
After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan minerals
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» CARACAS - US mining companies are lining up to invest in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday as he pushed for greater access to critical minerals.
Mideast war weighs on transport costs
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/03/2026
» Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are beginning to disrupt maritime transport, affecting shipping routes and port operations, which could have spillover effects on global supply chains, according to end-to-end global logistics services provider.
Mideast conflict a major roadblock for long-haul markets
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 05/03/2026
» As the conflict in the Middle East weighs on global travel prices and travellers' pocketbooks, tourism operators project long-haul markets in 2026 will fall short of last year's 10 million arrivals.
Bourse faces downside risks as tensions rise
Published on 05/03/2026
» Thai equities still have downside risk amid heightened volatility as escalating tensions in the Middle East threaten global energy supply routes, with strategists warning only a handful of sectors are likely to withstand a prolonged crisis.