politics

Ex-PM Thaksin delays return to Thailand

BANGKOK, Aug 5, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Saturday he would delay by two weeks…

India’s top court suspends Rahul Gandhi’s defamation conviction

NEW DELHI, Aug 4, 2023 (AFP) - India's top court on Friday suspended the defamation conviction of Rahul Gandhi, a…

Taiwan FM says conflict with China would have ‘disastrous results’

TAIPEI, Aug 2, 2023 (AFP) - A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would have "disastrous results" for the world, Foreign Minister…

Myanmar junta cuts six years from Suu Kyi’s 33-year jail term

YANGON, Aug 1, 2023 (AFP) - Myanmar reduced ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's 33-year prison sentence by six…

Winning party in Thai election excluded from coalition

BANGKOK, Aug 2, 2023 (AFP) - The reformist party that won Thailand's general election was excluded Wednesday from a coalition…

Trump indicted over efforts to overturn 2020 election

WASHINGTON, Aug 1, 2023 (AFP) - Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday over his efforts to overturn the results of…

For Trump, the more indictments, the more loyal his fans

By Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- As mushrooming criminal probes threaten his political ambitions and his…

US ‘deeply concerned’ as Myanmar junta extends emergency

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is "deeply concerned" by the decision from Myanmar's ruling junta to extend…

Trump vows to continue presidential campaign if sentenced

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump said Friday he would not end his run for…

Army general declares himself Niger leader

NIAMEY, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - Niger's putschists named an army general as the new leader of the unstable jihadist-hit…

Three Myanmar students killed in military raid

BANGKOK, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - At least three Myanmar students were killed in an early morning military raid in…

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison: party official

YANGON, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a 2021 military…

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