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Paetongtarn’s cabinet status challenged
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/07/2025
» Suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has come under mounting political pressure as she prepares to be sworn in as minister of culture despite a Constitutional Court order that temporarily bars her from performing her duties.
Serbia, Kosovo leaders hold talks over EU peace plan
AFP, Published on 18/03/2023
» OHRID (REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA) - Kosovo and Serbia leaders kicked off the latest round of EU-led talks Saturday, as the long-time rivals come under increasing pressure to strike a deal to normalise ties.
Five takeaways from congressional report calling for Trump charges
AFP, Published on 20/12/2022
» WASHINGTON: Much of the detail on Donald Trump's alleged misconduct aired Monday by the panel probing the 2021 US Capitol insurrection had already been made public.
New York subpoenas Trump, children in fraud probe
AFP, Published on 04/01/2022
» NEW YORK - New York's top justice official has subpoenaed ex-president Donald Trump, his son Don Jr. and daughter Ivanka in her investigation into the family's business dealings, a court filing showed Monday.
Nigeria's troubled exit path for repentant jihadists
AFP, Published on 30/08/2021
» MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Gaunt men sit in the shade sewing hats while women in headscarves cook leaves, watching children play as the dry wind blows through the thatched huts.
Trump accused of 'grievous betrayal' in impeachment trial brief
AFP, Published on 03/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - US lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Donald Trump Tuesday accused the former president of a "betrayal" of historic proportions over his role in the storming of the US Capitol, one week before his Senate trial begins.
Biden inauguration: worries as Homeland Security chief quits
AFP, Published on 12/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: US Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced his resignation unexpectedly Monday as worries rose over more violence during President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week.
Hong Kong political crisis deepens despite protest lull during virus
AFP, Published on 23/04/2020
» HONG KONG - A roundup of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists and a row over the powers of Beijing's office in the city have deepened the political crisis engulfing the financial hub even as a coronavirus lockdown prevents large-scale protests.
Asia's century, China's year
Asia focus, Published on 30/12/2019
» Way back when 1999 was winding down, pundits were telling us that the Asian Century was about to dawn. That prediction has not yet been fully realised, but few would disagree that 2019 belonged to China. Over the past 12 months, the top headlines have been about the bruising trade war with America, defiant protests in Hong Kong against Beijing's tightening grip, and the rise of a surveillance state that is herding hundreds of thousands into "re-education" camps on its western fringes. Below, the Asia Focus team looks back on a busy and sometimes troubling 2019.
White House sought to bury Trump-Ukraine call: whistleblower
AFP, Published on 26/09/2019
» WASHINGTON - The White House moved to "lock down" all records of Donald Trump's phone call seeking Ukraine's interference in the 2020 US election, a whistleblower's complaint released Thursday alleges, in the latest explosive episode in the rapidly unfolding impeachment drama.