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Lebanon says four killed in Israeli strike on hotel in Beirut
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2026
» BEIRUT: At least four people were killed when an Israeli strike hit an apartment in the Ramada hotel building in central Beirut, Lebanon's health ministry said, the first strike to hit the heart of the capital since Israel-Hezbollah hostilities resumed last week.
Trump tells Britain he does not need its help to win Iran war
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2026
» President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Britain is giving "serious thought" to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East, but added that the U.S. does not need them to win the war with Iran, in the latest clash between the military allies.
People's Party urges SSO to drop voting plan
Post Reporters, Published on 08/03/2026
» People's Party (PP) MPs have demanded action from the Social Security Office (SSO) after more than 90% of respondents rejected the proposed "one person, one vote" rule for electing members of the Social Security Board (SSB).
Give BMA cooling centres a chance
Editorial, Published on 08/03/2026
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) initiative providing air-conditioned "cooling centres" may be met with a degree of scepticism but the initiative is an undeniably novel and humane response for a city increasingly pushed to its limits by climate risks -- marked by long summers and more frequent extreme heat events.
Easing the shock of war
Published on 08/03/2026
» The escalating conflict in the Middle East, particularly the looming threat of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, is casting a long shadow over the economy.
Thais begin evacuations from Iran
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 08/03/2026
» Thailand has begun evacuating its first group of nationals from Iran, relocating diplomatic operations to eastern Turkey to support the repatriation effort.
Cornflakes, cats and grizzly bears
Roger Crutchley, Published on 08/03/2026
» Readers are no doubt aware that the official codename for the current US action in the Middle East is Operation Epic Fury which admittedly sounds more like the title of a martial arts B movie. It should not be confused with Operation Urgent Fury, the name given to the US invasion of Grenada back in 1983 during the Reagan administration. Israel incidentally has its own name for the current mission, Operation Roaring Lion.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Saturday:
Rising fuel prices could spark domestic wildfire for Trump
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - Sean Robinson, a 54-year-old schoolteacher in the US capital Washington, did not realise how high fuel prices had gone until he arrived at the pump on Friday.
Venezuela topped 2025 global inflation table at 475%
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» CARACAS - Inflation in Venezuela soared to 475% in 2025, the highest in the world, driven by a tightening of US sanctions in the lead-up to the ouster of leader Nicolas Maduro.