Section: Thailand
Three key Champions League final duels
KIEV – The two highest scoring sides in this season’s Champions League face off for the title when defending champions Real Madrid and Liverpool go head-to-head in Kiev on Saturday (1845GMT). …read more Source: Bangkok...
Dutch, Australia say Russia responsible for downing MH17
THE HAGUE – The Netherlands and Australia are holding Russia “accountable” for the 2014 downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, Dutch officials said Friday, in a move likely to lead to legal action. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Liverpool out to end Real hegemony in Champions League final
KIEV – A thrilling run inspired by Mohamed Salah has taken Liverpool to Saturday’s Champions League final in Kiev against Real Madrid, where now Jurgen Klopp’s side must stop the Spanish giants from winning the trophy for the third year running. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Macron hails ‘frank’ talks with Putin in Russia
STREL’NA (RUSSIA) – French President Emmanuel Macron hailed “direct and frank” talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after the pair discussed Syria, Ukraine and the Iran nuclear deal outside Saint Petersburg on Thursday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Fans return 1,000 tickets as Champions League price hikes spell misery
KIEV – Real Madrid fans have returned 1,000 tickets for Saturday’s Champions League final against Liverpool as spiralling accommodation and travel costs deter supporters from travelling to Kiev. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Missile that downed MH17 plane came from Russian military: investigators
UTRECHT (NETHERLANDS) – Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said Thursday for the first time that the missile which brought down the plane over eastern Ukraine originated from a Russian military brigade. …read more Source: Bangkok...
NATO ‘condemns’ Russia bridge to Moscow-annexed Crimea
BRUSSELS – NATO on Wednesday denounced a new bridge linking mainland Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea as “another violation” of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin opens bridge linking southern Russia with Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre right, drives a truck to officially open the much-anticipated bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula, during the opening ceremony near in Kerch, Crimea, Tuesday, May 15. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)Moscow (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin drove a large construction truck Tuesday to...
Ukraine raids Kiev offices of Russian state media
KIEV: Ukraine’s state security service searched the Kiev offices of Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency and TV channel RT on Tuesday, after detaining one journalist near his home, officials said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
China’s first home-built aircraft carrier begins sea trials
China’s first entirely home-built aircraft carrier leaves Dalian in northeast China’s Liaoning Province for sea trials Sunday, May 13. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)Beijing (AP) — China’s first entirely home-built aircraft carrier began sea trials Sunday in a sign of the growing sophistication of the country’s domestic arms...
