Trump announces 10% tariff on all imports, with higher rates for some trading partners
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Apr. 2) unveiled a raft of punishing tariffs targeting countries around the world including some of its closest trading partners, in a move that risks sparking a ruinous trade war. Thailand has been hit with a 36 percent reciprocal tariff. Speaking […]
Read MoreCobra Gold 2025 scheduled to begin next week
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE COBRA GOLD 2025 joint military exercise is scheduled to be held from February 25 until March 7 in Thailand whilst tensions in the South China Sea have evidently remained with maritime provocations and standoffs between the Philippines and China. The 44th United States-led military exercise is primarily designed to […]
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 MoreTrump to be next US president, completing political comeback four years after losing White House
By Agencies – published by CNA, and Thai Newsroom Washington – Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday (Nov. 6), an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the US Capitol, was convicted of felony charges […]
Read MoreUS election: Trump set for return to White House, hails ‘magnificent victory’
By Agencies and published by CNA DONALD Trump declared victory in the US presidential election today (Nov. 6), telling supporters that America had given them an “unprecedented mandate”. Speaking in Florida not long after projections gave him a win in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Trump told a jubilant crowd that he would fight […]
Read MoreMcDonald’s US head vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak, more cases expected
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News MCDONALD’S scrambled yesterday (Oct. 23) to contain the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others, as it pulled the menu item from restaurants across a dozen states. The outbreak has sickened people across the […]
Read MoreTrump safe after new assassination attempt thwarted at Florida golf course
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News FORMER US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday (Sep. 15) after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Several Secret Service agents fired on a gunman […]
Read MoreUS arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Washington – Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by US authorities in Texas on Thursday (July 25), the US Justice Department said. A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for […]
Read MoreMurder-suicide case: Traces of cyanide found in suitcase
A DETAILED forensic examination of the belongings of six Vietnamese, two of them American nationals, who died in murder-suicide at a downtown luxury hotel last week revealed traces of cyanide in one of the suitcases, TV Channel 7 said this morning (July 25). Forensic test results of more than 70 items have just been […]
Read MoreBiden drops US president re-election bid, backs Harris
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has ended his re-election campaign after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the party’s candidate. Biden, 81, in a post on X, said he would remain in his role as president and commander-in-chief […]
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