Leaders from Cambodia and Thailand met Monday in Malaysia to try to halt fighting along their shared frontier, as a conflict that began with a land‑mine blast last week spiralled into one of the most serious confrontations between two members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in years. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thailand’s…
A pre-dawn shooting at a fruit and vegetable market in Bangkok left five security guards and the gunman dead, Thai police said Monday, highlighting concerns about firearms violence in a country where gun ownership and illegal modifications are common. Authorities identified the dead shooter as an employee at the market who was recently reprimanded by…
Economic envoys from the United States and China are meeting in the Swedish capital to keep their fragile trade detente from coming apart. Officials from both sides gathered at Rosenbad, the seat of the Swedish government, for discussions aimed at extending a 90-day pause on tariffs and technology export controls, according to people familiar with…
Senior negotiators from the United States and China convened in Stockholm on Monday for high‑stakes talks aimed at extending a tenuous pause in their tariff war. The meeting at Sweden’s Rosenbad government offices has been billed as the first meaningful attempt this year to address deep‑rooted economic disputes between the world’s two largest economies. Officials…
A deadly shooting at one of Bangkok’s main fresh‑produce markets has left six people dead and three injured, shocking Thailand and raising fears about public safety. Police say the gunman opened fire at Or Tor Kor Market, near the popular Chatuchak weekend bazaar, just before noon on 28 July 2025. Four security guards and a female shopper were killed…
An armed clash in the heart of Baghdad on Sunday has underscored the fragile relationship between Iraq’s state security forces and the powerful paramilitary groups that have become an integral part of the country’s defence. At least one police officer was killed and nine others were wounded when members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF)…