Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz called German Chancellor Angela Merkel and discussed the G20 efforts to overcome the coronavirus pandemic consequences, the state news agency reported on ... ( read original story ...)
US Aims for 4,500 Troops in Afghanistan by November
CENTCOM Commander McKenzie told reporters U.S. withdrawal plans aim for 4,500 troops in Afghanistan on a “October, late October, November time frame.” ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan Says It Has Arrested IS Militant Behind Clerics’ Killings
Afghanistan's main intelligence agency says it has arrested a key member of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group’s affiliate in the country who is said to be a mastermind behind the assassination of ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea spy sentenced to prison in ethnic Chinese defector case
A senior South Korean intelligence official connected to the framing of a defector on spying charges has been sentenced to prison for leaking an undisclosed testimony. ( read original story ...)
Amnesty investigation links brewer Kirin to Myanmar military crimes
Billions in dividends from ventures with conglomerate MEHL funnelled to army units implicated in Rohingya crackdown ... ( read original story ...)
EU lawmakers suspend Myanmar’s Suu Kyi from rights prize events
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will no longer be invited to events of the European Parliament's human rights prize, which she won in 1990, EU lawmakers said on Thursday, a protest over accusations of ... ( read original story ...)
‘Illegal Thoughts’: How Some Exiled Critics of Thai King Are Fuelling a Revolt
How Some Exiled Critics of Thai King Are Fuelling a Revolt BANGKOK (Reuters) - At a university campus demonstration in Bangkok on Aug. 10, the images of two men were projected onto a giant screen ... ( read original story ...)
Thai alcohol sellers petition against online sales ban
Thai alcoholic beverages sellers on Thursday submitted a petition to parliament against a ban on the online sale of alcohol, saying it hurt small businesses. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Thai central bank to allow gold trading in dollars soon
Thailand’s central bank will allow gold trading in U.S. dollars soon but it will not be mandatory, an assistant governor said on Thursday, as it tries to curb the impact of the precious metal on a ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand Tourism Body Pushes for Open Borders With Some Nations
The Thai tourism agency is pursuing a plan to allow foreigners from countries with low coronavirus infection risks to visit the Southeast Asian nation without a mandatory quarantine in a bid to rescue ... ( read original story ...)