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Trump vows to hit Taliban 'harder' than ever as US marks 9/11
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» NEW YORK - President Donald Trump pledged to hit the Taliban "harder" than ever as America marked the 18th anniversary on Wednesday of the 9/11 attacks that led the country into war in Afghanistan.
Israel's Netanyahu faces criticism over annexation plan
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pre-election pledge to annex the West Bank's Jordan Valley drew praise from right-wing allies Wednesday, but opponents called it a desperate bid to remain in office.
On 9/11, Trump vows to hit Taliban 'harder' than ever
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump used 9/11 remembrance commemorations Wednesday to announce an unprecedented escalation of the US military assault on Afghanistan's Taliban -- just days after he wanted to hold peace talks with the insurgents.
Navy to buy B6.1bn Chinese landing ship
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 11/09/2019
» The Royal Thai Navy has signed an agreement with China to procure a landing platform dock (LPD) worth 6.1 billion baht to help ease the burden on the HTMS Angthong.
New York remembers 9/11 attacks, 18 years on
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» NEW YORK: New York honoured Wednesday the almost 3,000 people killed on September 11, 2001 in a solemn ceremony at Ground Zero where hijacked Al-Qaeda planes brought down the Twin Towers.
Former Indonesian president Habibie dies
Published on 11/09/2019
» JAKARTA: Former Indonesian president B.J. Habibie, who came to power during the country's turbulent transition to democracy after former strongman leader Suharto stepped down in 1998, has died, his son said on Wednesday.
Mugabe a 'broken soul' in final years after Zimbabwe ouster
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» HARARE - Once feared for the all-encompassing power he wielded in Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe died a "broken soul," bereft at his downfall, his allies and relatives say.
Mangoes next in line for Cambodian exports to China
Khmer Times, Published on 11/09/2019
» Mango is likely to be the next product that Cambodia exports directly to China, according to an official of the Agriculture Ministry.
Scottish court hands Boris Johnson fresh Brexit blow
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» EDINBURGH: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a fresh blow Wednesday when a Scottish court ruled that his controversial decision to suspend parliament in the run-up to Brexit was unlawful.
Constitutional Court throws out oath petition
Post Reporters, Published on 11/09/2019
» The Constitutional Court on Wednesday threw out a complaint about the failure of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet ministers to recite the complete oath of office.