Court clears Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in royal insult case
Retired politician and billionaire businessman was accused of violating Thailand’s strict laws on insults to royalty.
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Federal data website outage raises concerns among advocates
A federal website that informs the public about data collection has gone down, causing concern among advocates.
Trump bizarrely boasts he knows ‘more about grass than any human being’ during DC photo op with troops
Trump went into a bizarre spiel about how he’s ‘very good at grass’ as he talked about his plans to renovate D.C. parks
Map: 7.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes the South Atlantic Ocean
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
‘Flying blind’: Trump strips government of expertise at a high-stakes moment
President Trump has few sources of independent advice just as he is trying to broker an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, perhaps the trickiest negotiation of his presidency.
Large Earthquake Strikes Drake Passage Near Argentina and Chile
The epicenter of the 7.5-magnitude quake was in the Drake Passage, a body of water between the southernmost tip of South America and Antarctica.
Inside the facility where ICE is training recruits to take on Trump’s deportation goals
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is ramping up its hiring efforts to support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation goals.
China ‘Firmly Stands’ With India on Trump Tariffs, Envoy Says
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Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits off South American tip, no tsunami risk – Reuters
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits off South American tip, no tsunami risk ReutersM 7.5 – Drake Passage USGS (.gov)Large Earthquake Strikes Drake Passage Near Argentina and Chile The New York TimesDrake Passage earthquake: M…
Australian and Philippine defense chiefs to talk as disputes simmer over the South China Sea
Australia’s defense minister and his Philippine counterpart are to meet in Manila for talks that will spotlight their concern over Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea.