Reuters Queen Sirikit, the mother of Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn, has died aged 93. She passed away “peacefully” in a Bangkok hospital at 21:21 local time (14:21 GMT) on Friday, according to the Thai Royal Household Bureau. Sirikit had “suffered several illnesses” while in hospital since 2019, including a blood infection this month, it added. For … Read more
Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on Friday (October 24, 2025). She was 93. The Royal Household Bureau said she died in a hospital in Bangkok. Since Oct. 17, she had been suffering from a blood infection but despite her … Read more
Kayla Epstein and Josh Cheetham,BBC Verify Getty Images The USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier, the world’s largest, can carry up to 90 aircraft The US is deploying the world’s largest warship towards the Caribbean, marking a major escalation in what it says is a campaign to target drug traffickers. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered … Read more
In a dramatic announcement three days after she was sworn in, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said her government will ensure that Japan’s defence spending would increase to 2% of its GDP by March 2026, two years ahead of schedule, even as she pledged support for “security partnerships” like the Quad, which includes India. Ms. … Read more
A woman who raped and murdered 12 year-old Lola Daviet in Paris has been handed a rare whole-life sentence in a case that has shocked France. Dahbia Benkired, aged 27, must spend at least 30 years in prison after a panel of judges and a jury decided to impose the country’s harshest possible penalty. A … Read more
U.S. inflation remained elevated last month as the costs of some imported goods rose while rental prices cooled. Consumer prices increased 3% in September from a year earlier, the Labour Department said Friday (October 24, 2025), up from 2.9% in August. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices also rose 3%, a decline … Read more
Cameroon’s opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who has declared himself the winner of the 12 October elections, has told the BBC that he will not accept a stolen vote, with the results due to be announced on Monday. He says his team has compiled the overall picture based on results from individual polling stations, so … Read more
Watch: FBI director announces alleged schemes involving NBA players and Mafia An NBA player and coach are among dozens of people arrested as part of a sweeping FBI investigation into illegal sports betting and allegedly rigged, mafia-linked poker games. Miami Heat player Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were named by … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump with Canadian PM Mike Carney. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump said late on Thursday (October 24, 2025) that he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called “egregious behavior” aimed at influencing U.S. court … Read more
Getty Images Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat is among those who were arrested as part of a multi-year investigation into alleged fraud involving NBA players and organised crime. US authorities announced several high-profile arrests on Thursday, including of a star player and a coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA), for alleged illegal sports … Read more