Trump, Putin agree halt to Ukraine energy attacks but no ceasefire
By Agencies and published by CNA Washington – Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday (March 18) on a halt in Russian attacks against Ukrainian energy targets – but fell far short of securing a full ceasefire in a highly anticipated phone call. The US and Russian leaders spoke for more than an […]
Read MoreTrump says Putin has accepted concept of peacekeepers as part of Ukraine deal
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Feb. 24) that Russian President Vladimir Putin accepts the idea of Europe sending peacekeepers to Ukraine as part of a ceasefire agreement, and French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe is ready to help. Trump and Macron sketched out efforts […]
Read MoreTrump brands Zelenskyy ‘a dictator’
By Reuters and published by CNA Miami – US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” on Wednesday (Feb. 19), widening a personal rift with major implications for efforts to end the conflict triggered by Russia’s invasion three years ago. The United States had provided funding and arms to Ukraine, but […]
Read MoreAeroflot flight in emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport
AN AEROFLOT flight carrying 331 passengers and a crew of 15 made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport last night (Feb. 10) after circling for five hours upon departing Phuket Airport in the afternoon, Amarin TV said today, The Boeing777-300ER Aeroflot flight SU277 was heading for Moscow when it developed technical system problems and […]
Read MoreRussian woman arrested for smoking in a popular Phuket shopping mall
PHUKET police arrested a Russian woman who sat smoking cigarettes and taking selfies in front of a beauty parlour within a popular shopping mall after a short video of her doing so turned into a hot topic online, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening. “Hor Jang Phuket” webpage shared a 16-second video clip of […]
Read MoreFinland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Frankfurt, Germany – Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighbouring Russia as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, police said, in the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure in the region. Finnish police and border guards boarded the […]
Read MoreOusted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus
By AP and published by CNA Damascus, Syria – Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said on Sunday (Dec. 8), hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and ended his family’s 50 years of iron rule. Thousands of Syrians poured […]
Read MoreRussia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles
By AFP and published by CNA Kyiv – Russia warned on Tuesday (Nov. 19) that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat after a thousand days of the war. A senior official told AFP that a strike […]
Read MoreFour nabbed in theft of cryptocurrency in Phuket
FOUR FOREIGNERS were rounded up by Phuket police after a Ukrainian tourist complained that they robbed him out of US$250,000 in cryptocurrency (around 8.5 million baht) after tying him up and threatening to harm him but the suspects denied doing so, TV Channel 7 said today (Nov. 11). Pol. Maj. Gen. Sinlert Sukhum, commander […]
Read MoreUkraine’s Zelenskyy presses US to greenlight deeper strikes into Russia
By Reuters and published by CNA Kyiv – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy increased pressure on the United States to let Kyiv strike deeper into Russian territory after his representatives met senior US officials in Washington on Saturday (Aug. 31). Washington has provided Ukraine with more than US$50 billion worth of military aid since 2022, […]
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