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Iran FM blames US for failure of talks after landing in Russia
AFP, Published on 27/04/2026
» SAINT PETERSBURG - Iran's top diplomat blamed Washington on Monday for the failure of talks after landing in Russia as part of a whirlwind diplomatic tour, with direct negotiations between the warring parties seemingly at an impasse.
Dealing with the dead in the ruins of Sudan's war
AFP, Published on 27/04/2026
» KHARTOUM - At a makeshift morgue in Khartoum, engineer turned mortician Ali Gebbai clicked through a spreadsheet of the dead. Thousands of entries, each with a photo and burial site, keep a harrowing record of Sudan's war.
As some hijabs come off in Iran, restrictions still in place
AFP, Published on 27/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Images of bareheaded women sipping coffee in cafes in Tehran, in apparent defiance of the Islamic republic's strict dress rule, have stirred interest outside Iran -- but for Elnaz, 32, it is no breakthrough.
Zelensky accuses Russia of 'nuclear terrorism' on Chernobyl anniversary
AFP, Published on 26/04/2026
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of "nuclear terrorism" on Sunday, as Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster amid deadly new drone attacks.
Land Bridge plan due for cabinet
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/04/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says the Land Bridge project remains a key policy priority for the Bhumjaithai Party, saying it has been updated to reflect construction costs and global trade dynamics.
Teenager charged over Thai's murder
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/04/2026
» An 18-year-old man has been extradited from Dubai and charged with the murder of a Thai woman who was stabbed to death at her £4-million (175 million baht) Hyde Park home two years ago, according to the Daily Mail.
Kyrgyz kidnap-murder suspects arrested in Phuket
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/04/2026
» Two Kyrgyz men wanted on Interpol red notices for the abduction and murder of a fellow countryman in Kyrgyzstan have been arrested in the Patong area of Phuket.
Smiles to sorrow: Leicester City's stunning fall from EPL glory
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/04/2026
» At the start of the 2016-17 Premier League season there was a wonderful moment when Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri escorted onto the pitch Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who went on to sing Nessun Dorma to the joyful crowd at the packed King Power Stadium.
The voice of a billion
Life, John Clewley, Published on 25/04/2026
» The world's most recorded singer, the legendary Indian playback artist Asha Bhosle died earlier this month at the age of 92. The Guinness Book of Records, upon honouring her in 2011, said that she had recorded more than 12,000 songs in her eight-decade career.
Urban heat is a man-made hazard
News, Chayakorn Kumchoke, Published on 25/04/2026
» We often joke that our country has three seasons: hot, very hot, and extremely hot. Last summer, however, the country recorded its highest heat index or "feels-like temperature" of 59.5C or 41C in actual temperature, a level classified as extreme danger beyond the limits of human endurance. This joke hides a darker reality. Year-round heat has bred a sense of familiarity, with many people treating high temperatures as simply part of tropical life.