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PM Paetongtarn talks up Thai role at Asean summit
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/05/2025
» Thailand has pledged to take a leading role in steering Asean towards achieving its “Asean Community Vision 2045”, which focuses on advancing green finance, climate change mitigation, clean energy and digital transition.
Thaksin and Anwar meet Brunei leader
Post Reporters, Published on 19/02/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim have met with the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, for a wide-ranging discussion on Asean affairs, according to a post on the Malaysian leader’s official X account.
Wilders: firebrand 'Dutch Trump' finally wins big
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» THE HAGUE - Known as the "Dutch Trump" both for his bouffant dyed hair and firebrand rhetoric, Geert Wilders' anti-Islam, anti-immigrant and anti-EU message seems to have finally swept him to first place at the polls.
Erdogan meets Palestinian leaders
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkey's leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday spoke in Ankara with the Palestinian president and the head of Hamas in the run-up to a crucial meeting of Palestinian factions set for the weekend.
Xi and top officials pay homage to Mao
AFP, Published on 29/10/2022
» BEIJING: Dressed in matching navy windbreakers and flanking President Xi Jinping, China’s freshly appointed top leadership this week made their first group outing to the Communist Party’s “holy land”.
Northern Ireland in limbo after Sinn Fein triumphs
AFP, Published on 09/05/2022
» BELFAST: Northern Ireland's feuding leaders came under international pressure Sunday to unite in a new government, after the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein secured an unprecedented election win.
Omicron injects urgency into EU summit
AFP, Published on 16/12/2021
» BRUSSELS - The lightning spread of Omicron in Europe and elsewhere has added a sense of urgency to an EU summit Thursday, with leaders struggling to present a united, bloc-wide approach.
Spain ends Covid state of emergency
AFP, Published on 09/05/2021
» MADRID; Spain has lifted a state of emergency in place since October to fight the pandemic, allowing Spaniards to travel between regions for the first time in months.
After months of delays, 'historic' Afghan peace talks to open
AFP, Published on 11/09/2020
» KABUL - Long-delayed peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators will begin Saturday in Qatar, officials said, marking a potentially momentous milestone in Afghanistan's 19-year-old war.
Afghan govt frees more Taliban prisoners, paving way for talks
AFP, Published on 04/09/2020
» KABUL - The Afghan government said Thursday it had released 400 Taliban prisoners under an exchange deal with the militants, except for "a few" opposed by foreign nations, and expected peace negotiations to start soon.