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Suspect in Correspondents’ dinner shooting to appear in federal court today
Read more: Suspect in Correspondents’ dinner shooting to appear in federal court todayU.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Saturday night that Cole Allen will face at least two charges and predicted there will be more.
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Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect due in court as investigation continues
Read more: Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect due in court as investigation continuesCole Allen, the man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, will appear in federal court for the first time Monday.
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Trump delivers jaw-dropping and slurred Iran address that offers no end in sight to unpopular war
Read more: Trump delivers jaw-dropping and slurred Iran address that offers no end in sight to unpopular warIn 20 minute speech from White House, the president offered no new details and largely rehashed his own Truth Social posts to a nation wary of his reasoning
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Iran-US war latest: Trump rationalizes Epic Fury in slur-filled, rehash-heavy address to a nation weary of his lack of ‘plan’
Read more: Iran-US war latest: Trump rationalizes Epic Fury in slur-filled, rehash-heavy address to a nation weary of his lack of ‘plan’The president said U.S. forces would ‘finish the job’ in Iran and that ‘core strategic objectives are nearing completion’
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Met Police vow to crack down on online trend as they say more arrests to come over Clapham unrest
Read more: Met Police vow to crack down on online trend as they say more arrests to come over Clapham unrest‘Just because you have not yet been arrested does not mean you will not be,’ warns police chief
Asia
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Pakistan seeks fresh start with Japan to boost economic links
Read more: Pakistan seeks fresh start with Japan to boost economic linksThis comes amid Islamabad’s effort to engage more Asian nations and diversify trade partnerships beyond China.
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AI boom could widen inequality worldwide, with Asia most at risk: UN agency report
Read more: AI boom could widen inequality worldwide, with Asia most at risk: UN agency reportJobs held by women are nearly twice as exposed to automation, while youth employment is declining in high-AI-exposure roles, according to the United Nations Development Programme.
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Thai parliament elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister
Read more: Thai parliament elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime ministerAnutin’s elevation to office is set to be another major blow to the Shinawatra clan, which has been a mainstay of Thai politics for the past two decades.
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Indonesia delivery rider’s death: Police officer who drove armoured vehicle demoted
Read more: Indonesia delivery rider’s death: Police officer who drove armoured vehicle demotedChief Brigadier Rohmat was acting under orders from his team commander, who was dismissed a day earlier, an ethics hearing concluded.
Thailand
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2,000kg of meth seized on Samui-bound ferry
Read more: 2,000kg of meth seized on Samui-bound ferryPolice on Friday seized nearly 2,000 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine that was being smuggled in a pickup truck loaded onto a ferry bound for the southern tourist island of Koh Samui, at a pier in Bangkok. Four suspects were arrested.
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Resilient SET Index pushes above 1,500 points
Read more: Resilient SET Index pushes above 1,500 pointsDespite recent geopolitical tensions, particularly the escalation in the Middle East and energy market disruptions, Thailand’s equity market has demonstrated resilience, with the benchmark SET Index rebounding past the 1,500-point mark on Friday.
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Klatham, Democrat excluded from coalition
Read more: Klatham, Democrat excluded from coalitionA new coalition government led by Bhumjaithai will exclude the Klatham and Democrat parties, sources say.
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Easing the shock of war
Read more: Easing the shock of warThe escalating conflict in the Middle East, particularly the looming threat of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, is casting a long shadow over the economy.
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Thais begin evacuations from Iran
Read more: Thais begin evacuations from IranThailand has begun evacuating its first group of nationals from Iran, relocating diplomatic operations to eastern Turkey to support the repatriation effort.
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Pakistan seeks fresh start with Japan to boost economic links
Read more: Pakistan seeks fresh start with Japan to boost economic linksThis comes amid Islamabad’s effort to engage more Asian nations and diversify trade partnerships beyond China.
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AI boom could widen inequality worldwide, with Asia most at risk: UN agency report
Read more: AI boom could widen inequality worldwide, with Asia most at risk: UN agency reportJobs held by women are nearly twice as exposed to automation, while youth employment is declining in high-AI-exposure roles, according to the United Nations Development Programme.
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Cash-in-the-trash chaos at entrance exam
Read more: Cash-in-the-trash chaos at entrance examA controversy has erupted over the strict rules set for those taking the exam for admission to Matthayom Suksa 4 (Grade 10) at a prestigious Bangkok school after some students had to discard cash in trash bins, raising concerns that some might have no money to travel home.
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Commercial pilots confront drones, missiles and stress
Read more: Commercial pilots confront drones, missiles and stressCommercial airline pilots have faced escalating risks in recent years, from drone incursions to flight paths squeezed by conflict. Now the US-Israeli attacks on Iran are making the skies even more perilous and ratcheting up the pressure on those flying through them.
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Bad loans up for sale dipped by 36% in 2025
Read more: Bad loans up for sale dipped by 36% in 2025The sale of non-performing loans (NPLs) by the banking industry declined by more than 30% last year as banks tightened their management of new bad loans and awaited support measures from the Bank of Thailand.