Prison guard chief transferred over Joe Ferrari’s death
THE chief guard of the Klong Prem Central Prison zone where Pol. Col. Thitisan Uttanaphon, aka Superintendent Joe Ferrari, was found hanged with a towel on Friday night has been transferred to the general administration department, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (March 10). Mr. Phedchet Hringrot, director of Central Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts, […]
Read MoreHarris quickly consolidates Democratic backing for her White House run
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US Vice President Kamala Harris swiftly consolidated Democratic support for her presidential bid on Monday (July 22), securing commitments from hundreds of convention delegates, announcing a massive fundraising haul and earning endorsements from top party figures after President Joe Biden abruptly left the race. Former Speaker […]
Read MoreBiden mixes up Harris, Trump names as calls to end his campaign grow
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – United States President Joe Biden mixed up the names of his vice president, Kamala Harris, and his Republican rival Donald Trump on Thursday (July 11) as more of the 81-year-old incumbent’s Democratic colleagues call on him to end his re-election bid. Biden faces growing doubts from […]
Read MoreBiden warns Supreme Court ruling on immunity is ‘dangerous precedent’
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Washington – US President Joe Biden on Monday (July 1) criticised the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity that was seen as a win for his election rival, former President Donald Trump, calling it a dangerous precedent that did a disservice to the American […]
Read MoreAnalysis: Biden, Netanyahu on collision course after Gaza UN vote
By Matt Spetalnick, Reuters, and published by Yahoo!News Washington – Relations between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sank to a wartime low on Monday (Mar. 25) with the US allowing passage of a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the United Nations and drawing a sharp rebuke from the Israeli leader. Netanyahu abruptly […]
Read MoreJoe Biden, Xi Jinping agree to restart high-level military talks
By AFP and published by NDTV Beijing – US President Joe Biden hailed “real progress” with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in California on Wednesday (Nov. 15) as they agreed to restore military-to-military communications in a bid to ease soaring tensions. The leaders of the world’s biggest economies shook hands and smiled […]
Read MoreBiden, Xi set to steal Apec spotlight with talks to steady ties
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold summit talks in San Francisco next week as they seek to stabilise tense ties by meeting in-person for just the second time in nearly three years, but little bonhomie and no grand bargains […]
Read MoreBiden says Gaza militants appear to be behind hospital blast
By Reuters and published by CNA Tel Aviv/ Gaza – US President Joe Biden pledged solidarity with Israel on Wednesday (Oct. 18) and said a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital seemed to have been caused by a rocket misfired by militants as he ended a Middle East peace mission that was curtailed by […]
Read MoreUS, Vietnam to elevate ties during Biden visit, with eye on China
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News New Delhi/Hanoi – US President Joe Biden visits Vietnam’s capital city today (Sep. 10), where the two countries are expected to declare themselves strategic partners, as the United States seeks to push supply chains from China and both countries to try to counter Beijing’s military and diplomatic influence […]
Read MoreBiden, 80, makes 2024 presidential run official as Trump fight looms
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Washington – US President Joe Biden launched his re-election bid on Tuesday with a promise to protect American liberties from “extremists” linked to former President Donald Trump, who he beat in 2020 and might face again in 2024. Biden made his announcement in a video released by his […]
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