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Grand Vietnam parade 50 years after the fall of Saigon
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» HO CHI MINH CITY — Vietnam mounted its biggest-ever celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited to portray Beijing as a more reliable partner than Washington.
Grand Vietnam parade 50 years after the fall of Saigon
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» HO CHI MINH CITY - Vietnam is set to hold its biggest celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited to portray Beijing as a more reliable partner than Washington.
Vietnam: Fifty years since the Fall of Saigon
Oped, Published on 30/04/2025
» Fifty years ago, on April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese military units surged into Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, forcibly reuniting the country, thus ending 20 years of conflict.
Russia says claims over annexed Ukraine regions key to peace
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» MOSCOW - Russia said on Monday it was ready to negotiate directly with Ukraine, but that recognition of its claims over five Ukrainian regions including Crimea were "imperative" to resolving the conflict.
Volunteer dies in accident after tiring day battling wildfires
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 28/04/2025
» CHIANG MAI - A volunteer returning home after a long, tiring day fighting wildfires was killed when his motorcycle ran off a hill road on Sunday night.
North Korea confirms troop deployment to Russia's Kursk
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» SEOUL - North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday it had deployed troops to Russia, with state news agency KCNA reporting Pyongyang's soldiers helped Moscow reclaim territory under Ukrainian control in the Russian border region of Kursk.
Myanmar marks month of misery since historic quake
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» YANGON - Myanmar marked one month since suffering its fiercest earthquake in more than a century on Monday, with military bombardments unabated despite a humanitarian truce as thousands of survivors camp in makeshift shelters.
Zelensky says Ukraine not kicked out of Russia's Kursk
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday Ukraine's army was still fighting in Russia's Kursk despite Moscow claiming the "liberation" of its western region, as Washington signalled a "critical week" ahead for negotiations.
Trump and Zelensky meet at pope’s funeral
Published on 26/04/2025
» ROME - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he and US President Donald Trump discussed the possibility of an “unconditional ceasefire” with Russia during a meeting prior to the funeral for Pope Francis on Saturday morning.
US envoy discusses Ukraine ceasefire with Putin
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» MOSCOW - US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Friday to tout Washington’s plan to settle the Ukraine conflict, a day after Donald Trump issued a direct appeal to the Russian president to halt his offensive.