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WORLD

France arrests nine over far-right activist's killing

AFP, Published on 18/02/2026

» LYON - French authorities on Tuesday arrested nine suspects over the killing last week of a far-right activist, including an assistant to a hard-left member of parliament, a prosecutor and an informed source said.

WORLD

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies

Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 17/02/2026

» The charismatic US civil rights ​leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.

THAILAND

More women allege molestation by Ang Thong undertaker

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/02/2026

» More women have come forward with complaints about molestation by an undertaker who shaved their pubic hair during “superstitious” rites, while police are looking into a foetus graveyard at the Ang Thong temple where he operated.

WORLD

France grants safe haven to anti-Kremlin couple detained by ICE

AFP, Published on 17/02/2026

» PARIS — France has granted safe haven to an anti-Kremlin Russian activist couple detained by ICE in the United States, but his wife was nowhere to be found after he landed in Paris on Monday. After France issued the couple humanitarian visas to avoid them being deported to Russia, Alexei Ishimov, 31, arrived in Paris from Seattle on Monday morning, Agence France-Presse (AFP) correspondents saw.

THAILAND

Students ask court to annul general election

Online Reporters, Published on 16/02/2026

» A group of university students on Monday asked the Central Administrative Court to annul the Feb 8 general election, claiming that the barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers could illegally expose voters' choices.

WORLD

Son of ex-leaders poised to be Bangladesh PM

Reuters, Published on 14/02/2026

» DHAKA - The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist ​Party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections on Friday, returning to power after nearly two ‌decades and positioning leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister as the country emerges from months of unrest and economic disruption.

THAILAND

Women accuse Ang Thong ‘exorcist’ of sexual assault

Online Reporters, Published on 14/02/2026

» Police say they suspect as many as 10 women have been sexually assaulted by a famous undertaker during “cleansing” rites that he performs at a temple in Ang Thong.

WORLD

Palestine activists win legal challenge against UK ban

AFP, Published on 13/02/2026

» LONDON - London’s high court on Friday upheld a challenge to a government ban on activist group Palestine Action, saying the proscription had interfered with the right to freedom of speech.

THAILAND

Anutin rejects election fraud claims

Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2026

» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has dismissed allegations of election fraud, insisting that any decision on a nationwide recount lies solely with the Election Commission (EC), which remains well within its legal timeframe to certify the results.

THAILAND

Parks chief defends elephant relocation protocols

Online Reporters, Published on 12/02/2026

» The head of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on Thursday defended his agency’s handling of a fatal elephant relocation operation, while protesters continued to demand his resignation.