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Syria’s new rulers name foreign minister
Published on 21/12/2024
» Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign minister, the official Syrian news agency (SANA) said on Saturday, as they seek to build international relations two weeks after Bashar al-Assad was ousted.
Bail denied for Prachin Buri shooting suspects
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 21/12/2024
» Soonthorn Vilawan, one of the seven suspects in a fatal shooting in Prachin Buri, is not eligible for a jail term suspension, says Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong.
Commerce minister woos Japanese investors
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 21/12/2024
» Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan is calling on Japanese businesses to invest in Thailand, promising to provide full support from the government and the ministry.
Drug policies ‘drive mass detention’
Post Reporters, Published on 21/12/2024
» GENEVA - Punitive drug policies have driven mass incarceration and grave human rights violations, says the Global Commission on Drug Policy in a new report.
Outlook for agriculture better in 2025
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/12/2024
» Thailand’s agriculture sector should record growth between 1.8% and 2.8% next year, helped by factors such as secure water resources, an improving economy and higher demand for farm products in the global market, according to the Office of Agricultural Economics.
Heavyweights Usyk and Fury set for titanic rematch
AFP, Published on 21/12/2024
» RIYADH - Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury reprise their heavyweight “fight of the century” on Saturday with multiple titles and both fighters’ place in history on the line.
Ukraine drones strike 1,000km inside Russia
AFP, Published on 21/12/2024
» MOSCOW - Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres from the frontier, as Moscow’s troops captured a new frontline village in eastern Ukraine.
Iran ‘hiring children to attack Israeli targets in Europe’
Published on 21/12/2024
» A 15-year-old boy gets into a taxi outside Stockholm hiding a loaded gun and asks to be taken to the Israeli embassy. A 13-year-old in Gothenburg is caught firing shots at Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems. At the same facility, a 16-year-old helps to plant homemade explosives outside the main entrance.
Eight convicted in France over beheading of teacher
Published on 21/12/2024
» PARIS - A French court has sentenced eight people to prison terms ranging from one to 16 years for their roles in a hate campaign that culminated in the beheading of a teacher who had shown caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in class, local media reported.
Pakistani Taliban raid kills 16 soldiers
AFP, Published on 21/12/2024
» ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more.