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Thai court dismisses royal defamation case against ex-opposition leader Thanathorn in rare ruling
BANGKOK, May 28 — A Thai court today dismissed a royal defamation case against a former opposition leader over comments he made during the Covid-19 pandemic, in a rare ruling in favour of a prominent government critic. Thailand’s strict lese majeste
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Trump appears to threaten to ‘blow up’ ally Oman
WASHINGTON, May 28 — President Donald Trump yesterday appeared to threaten to attack US ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said Oman must “behave” or he would “blow them up,” when he was
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Israel declares southern Lebanon combat zones, urges mass evacuation ahead of strikes
BEIRUT, May 28 — Israel yesterday declared all areas south of Lebanon’s Zahrani River, which runs roughly 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the border, “combat zones” and urged residents to evacuate ahead of strikes against Hezbollah. The first such sweeping warning
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WHO chief says DR Congo facing ‘catastrophic collision’ of Ebola and war
GENEVA, May 27 — The World Health Organisation chief warned today that conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was dramatically complicating efforts to rein in a deadly Ebola outbreak and urged an immediate ceasefire. “Eastern DRC now faces
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US draws up plans to halt immigration, customs processing at ‘sanctuary city’ airports ahead of World Cup
WASHINGTON, May 27 — US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration is drawing up plans to stop processing international travellers and cargo at major US airports in “sanctuary cities” that have declined to cooperate with an immigration
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Bengaluru quarantines Ugandan woman in possible first Ebola case in India in more than a decade
HYDERABAD, May 27 — India has quarantined a woman from Uganda in the tech hub of Bengaluru for a suspected Ebola infection, a health ministry source said today, in a case that would be the South Asian nation’s first since
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Paris school aide tried for alleged sexual assault of preschoolers
PARIS, May 27 — A French school aide went on trial in Paris yesterday accused of sexually assaulting kindergarten pupils, in the first such public hearing since a flurry of allegations of abuse rocked the capital. Parents in the city
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‘Let Cuba live in peace’: Under US pressure, Havana appeals for international help
NEW YORK, May 27 — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla asked the international community for urgent help to prevent disaster in his country, which is under a US energy blockade, in a speech to the UN Security Council yesterday.
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Middle East ceasefire hangs by a thread after new US strikes on Iran
TEHRAN, May 27 — Tehran yesterday accused Washington of breaching their ceasefire and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes, while Israeli bombardment in Lebanon left dozens dead, threatening an increasingly fragile truce there. The Brent benchmark
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US, India, Japan and Australia revive ‘Quad’ push amid unease over China and Iran
NEW DELHI, May 27 — The United States, India, Australia and Japan announced new maritime and critical minerals cooperation yesterday, reviving a forum viewed suspiciously by China following questions over the US commitment and disagreement on Iran. US Secretary of
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