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WORLD

Russian missile barrage hits energy, railways across Ukraine

AFP, Published on 22/02/2026

» KYIV - Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine on Sunday, crashing into energy and rail infrastructure and residential buildings, just two days before the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion.

BUSINESS

Trump boosts new tariff rate to 15% a day after announcing 10%

Bloomberg News, Published on 22/02/2026

» President Donald Trump said he will increase the global 10% tariff he announced one day earlier to 15%, stirring up more economic turbulence as he lashed out at the US Supreme Court over its ruling that his preferred mechanism for applying tariffs was illegal.

THAILAND

Changes to SSO board vote spark criticism

News, Published on 22/02/2026

» Proposed changes to election regulations for the Social Security Board (SSB) have ignited sharp criticism, with academics and stakeholders warning the reforms could undermine transparency and return the system to an era dominated by lobbying.

THAILAND

Post-poll power plays face danger

Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/02/2026

» More than two weeks after the Feb 8 general election, the political landscape remains clouded by legal uncertainty and high-stakes coalition bargaining.

BUSINESS

‘Little reprieve’ for Thailand after US tariff ruling

Published on 21/02/2026

» The issue of US tariffs is expected to intensify now that the US Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s use of an emergency powers law to impose them, Thai exporters and economists say.

THAILAND

Summer storm warning for upper Thailand and Bangkok

Online Reporters, Published on 21/02/2026

» The upper part of Thailand and Bangkok are expected to experience summer storms and torrential rain next week, the Meteorological Department reported on Saturday.

WORLD

Small US firms wary but hopeful amid tariff upheaval

AFP, Published on 21/02/2026

» WASHINGTON - Small American businesses warned on Friday that a tougher trade landscape was here to stay, as the Supreme Court’s rejection of sweeping tariffs was quickly followed by President Donald Trump’s pledge to impose new duties.

WORLD

Anxious Venezuelans seek clarity on new amnesty law

AFP, Published on 21/02/2026

» CARACAS - Families in Venezuela continued to wait anxiously outside prisons Friday, as questions swirled about a newly passed mass amnesty law pushed through by interim authorities following the US toppling of Nicolas Maduro.

WORLD

Zelensky tells AFP that Ukraine is not losing the war

AFP, Published on 21/02/2026

» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told AFP on Friday that his country is not losing its war against Russia, has taken hundreds of square kilometres in a new counteroffensive, and that European troops should deploy right on the front line after any ceasefire.

OPINION

Andrew crisis haunts monarchy

News, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Published on 21/02/2026

» For centuries, the British monarchy has survived by carefully weaving a narrative of moral leadership and national service. That meticulously constructed image has been deeply undermined by the persistent shadow of the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein scandal.