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Blinken heads to Israel on solidarity mission
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Wednesday to Israel in a show of solidarity after a bloody attack by Hamas, with Washington closing ranks with its ally as it launched heavy retaliation on the Gaza Strip.
Zelensky seeks defences for winter on visit to NATO
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» BRUSSELS - President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Ukraine's allies on Wednesday to arm his country to survive the winter, on his first visit to the alliance's headquarters since Russia's all-out invasion.
'Thousands' of pieces of evidence against Russia in Ukraine: Eurojust boss
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» THE HAGUE - An international team of prosecutors seeking to put Russia's top brass on trial over Ukraine has already gathered "thousands" of pieces of evidence, the president of EU judicial agency Eurojust told AFP on Wednesday.
Another quake strikes western Afghanistan
Reuters, Published on 11/10/2023
» KABUL - A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Wednesday, forcing authorities to redeploy relief and rescue teams already in the field following a series of deadly quakes on Saturday.
Republicans scuffle in tight contest for new US House speaker
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - Republicans were set to pick their candidate for speaker of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday as war in the Middle East and a looming government shutdown underscored the urgent need to end the leadership vacuum.
Niger military rulers order UN official out within 72 hours
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» NIAMEY (NIGER) - Niger's post-coup military regime has ordered the United Nations coordinator in the country to leave within 72 hours, blaming "obstacles" by the world body to its international recognition.
Nobel winners stage rare protest in Moscow court
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» MOSCOW - Two Nobel winners staged a rare denunciation of Russia's offensive in Ukraine in a Moscow courtroom Wednesday, as public dissent over the conflict has been all but silenced by a wave of arrests.
Could Israel-Hamas conflict descend into wider regional war?
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» PARIS - A potential intervention by Tehran-backed Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah and uncertainty over the role played by Iran itself are risk factors that could push the unprecedented conflict between Israel and Hamas into a wider regional war, analysts say.
Qatari tourist arrested for male rape
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/10/2023
» Police have arrested a Qatari man for allegedly raping an 18-year-old male employee of a fast-food shop at a hospital in Watthana district last week.
MFP grapples with sexual harassment claim against MP
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/10/2023
» Move Forward Party deputy leader Nutthawut Buaprathum said on Wednesday there is substance to an allegation that a party MP harrassed a woman through sexual text messaging.