politics

Ex-PM Thaksin to return to Thailand next month: daughter

BANGKOK, July 26, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to the kingdom on August…

UN criticises Cambodia election restrictions, threats

GENEVA, July 26, 2023 (AFP) - The United Nations on Wednesday said Cambodia's general elections were held in a severely…

Hardline Cambodian PM Hun Sen to step down after four decades

PHNOM PENH, July 26, 2023 (AFP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world's longest-serving leaders, said Wednesday…

Hong Kong questions more families of wanted activists

  HONG KONG, July 24, 2023 (AFP) - Hong Kong national security police on Monday took in family members of…

Cambodian heir apparent hails poll victory, defying international criticism

PHNOM PENH, July 24, 2023 (AFP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's heir apparent insisted Monday on the legitimacy of…

Protests rage as Israeli lawmakers to vote on divisive reforms

JERUSALEM, July 24, 2023 (AFP) - Israeli lawmakers on Monday prepared for a final vote on a major component of…

Trump says he expects to be indicted in Capitol riot probe

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2023 (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump said Tuesday he expected to be charged over the…

Cheers and sneers as Bulgaria unveils EU’s highest flagpole

  By Diana SIMEONOVA Agence France-Presse ROZHEN, Bulgaria (AFP) -- A soaring mast in the mountains of southern Bulgaria has…

Thai FM says met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi in first foreign envoy talks since coup

JAKARTA, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's foreign minister said Wednesday he met with ousted Myanmar democracy leader Aung San…

Thai election body recommends PM frontrunner’s suspension

BANGKOK, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Thai election chiefs on Wednesday asked the country's top court to suspend Pita Limjaroenrat,…

Nigeria’s new leader pushes regional role and domestic reform

By Patrick MARKEY Agence France-Presse LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- Just a month in power, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has already…

Paraguay’s president-elect vows to be ‘on the side’ of Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Paraguay's incoming president Santiago Pena said Wednesday the country would stand by Taiwan's side for the…

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