Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea
By AFP and published by CNA Seoul: US President Donald Trump said “inappropriate and hostile” military drills with South Korea designed to prepare for a possible attack by the North would be scaled back hours before they started on Monday (Aug. 16). Trump cited his “good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, […]
Read MoreThai-US trade talks irrelevant to Cobra Gold military exercise: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (Aug.14) categorically denied that bilateral trade relations between the United States and Thailand would ultimately have anything to do with the Cobra Gold military exercise between the two allied countries. Anutin was apparently responding to unconfirmed speculation that the annual military exercise jointly hosted by […]
Read MoreUS could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News WASHINGTON: The US has received several warnings from Israel over the past year that Iran intended to assassinate President Donald Trump, including before a secret Air Force One ruse in Turkey, that US intelligence officials could not independently verify, according to a current US official and two former […]
Read MoreThailand not linking Cobra Gold 2027 war games to US tariff cuts: Ministry
THE THAI Defence Ministry denied that Thailand is using the holding of Cobra Gold 2027 military exercise to wrestle tariff reduction from the US with the war games being held as planned while still studying letting US set up a drone manufacturing plant here, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Aug. 13). RADM Surasan […]
Read MoreAir Force Chief to view Pitch Black exercise Down Under
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AIR FORCE chief ACM Seksan Khantha is visiting Australia tomorrow (Aug.4) to view an international air combat exercise codenamed Pitch Black 2026. Five upgraded, US-made F-16 A/B Fighting Falcon fighter jets, also known as the F-16 MLU Cobra, and 98 fighter pilots and air force men from Thailand’s Wing 4 […]
Read MoreTrump says Iran talks to take place on Monday, sets no deadline for deal
By Reuters and published by CNA CAIRO: United States President Donald Trump said talks with Iran will happen on Monday (Aug. 3) but declined to set a deadline for an agreement after earlier saying he had called off an imminent attack in hopes of quickly reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz […]
Read MoreUS unveils new tariffs on 60 partners as Trump rebuilds trade agenda
By AFP and published by CNA WASHINGTON: The United States said Thursday (July 23) that it would impose new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labour concerns, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by US President Donald Trump earlier this year. The levies, which take effect today, range from 10 percent to […]
Read MoreHouthis claim Red Sea tanker strikes as US hits Iran again
AFP teams in Tehran, Washington and Dubai and published by Yahoo!News YEMEN’S Houthi rebels claimed to have struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Wednesday (July 22), potentially opening a new front in the US-Iran war engulfing the region. The claim came as the United States launched a fresh wave of […]
Read MoreShip targeted by Iranian navy not Thai-flagged: Thai navy
THE Thai navy confirmed today (July 18) that the one Thai-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman had not been targeted as conflict between US and Iran surged to a scale unseen since an April ceasefire, Naewna newspaper said. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported late Friday that the Revolutionary Guards navy had “targeted” […]
Read MoreIranian navy targets Thai-flagged ship amid fresh strikes
By Reuters and published by CNA DUBAI: The United States struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday (July 17), as the two sides risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure. At sea, where the renewed conflict has again cut off […]
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