Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn is facing bold opposition from a new generation of young Thais who are pushing for monarchy reform ... ( read original story ...)
Clashes at Thailand anti-government protests in Bangkok
Demonstration is the latest in three months as protesters challenge establishment forces in the army and palace. ( read original story ...)
Iran reports 279 coronavirus deaths, highest daily toll since February
Iran's health ministry on Wednesday reported 279 deaths from the coronavirus in the previous 24 hours, the highest daily tally recorded since February, bringing total fatalities to 29,349 in the ... ( read original story ...)
Carrot-And-Stick Approach to Turkey Failing, EU Envoys Say
The European Union's latest strategy to defuse tensions with Turkey is unravelling, two weeks after it was sealed, raising the risk of conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean, diplomats, officials and ... ( read original story ...)
Russia Disagrees With Turkey’s Position on Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Says
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow disagreed with Turkey's position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and that a military solution was unacceptable. "We do not agree ... ( read original story ...)
Cheap drones from China, Turkey and Israel are fueling conflicts like Armenia and Azerbaijan’s
They're upping the casualties in regional clashes that until now have been limited by smaller countries' inability to wage effective air campaigns. ( read original story ...)
Hunt for missing rescue team in flood-hit Vietnam, more rain forecast
A search operation has been launched for a missing rescue team as severe flooding and landslides battered central Vietnam, authorities said on Wednesday, as the country braced for further heavy rain. ( read original story ...)
Troops, Helicopters Hunt for Survivors After Deadly Vietnam Landslides
Vietnam deployed helicopters and soldiers on Wednesday to search for dozens of people feared dead in two catastrophic landslides near a hydropower dam, triggered by adverse weather that aid groups ... ( read original story ...)
Death toll rises to 36 in Vietnam’s floods, landslides
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy downpours have killed 36 people and left 12 others missing in central Vietnam over the past days, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s waste pickers: unsung heroines in the informal workforce being ruined by Covid-19
Luong Thi Huyen makes a living out of recycling what others discard. The 55-year-old earns about 100,000 dong (US$4.31) a day in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi collecting and sorting a wide variety ... ( read original story ...)