COPENHAGEN - A fire ripped through Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital’s best-known buildings, on Tuesday, engulfing its spire which collapsed in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
LONDON - British lawmakers were preparing to vote on Tuesday on a proposal by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ban anyone aged 15 and under from ever buying cigarettes.
SYDNEY - Australia has invited a French national who confronted a knife-wielding attacker in a Sydney mall to stay in the country permanently, heeding calls from the public who had hailed him as a hero who deserved citizenship.
A lack of air defence missiles prevented Ukraine from thwarting a Russian missile attack last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in the region near the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
A fire broke out on a sightseeing boat while it cruised along the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya on Tuesday but all passengers and crew members are safe.
SINGAPORE — Prime minister-designate Lawrence Wong said on Tuesday that incumbent leader Lee Hsien Loong would serve as a senior minister in his cabinet after he takes power in Singapore on May 15.
Nineteen provinces in the North and the Northeast were shrouded with slightly unsafe levels of fine dust but no “red” levels of air pollution were detected nationwide on Tuesday afternoon.
OLYMPIA, Greece - The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the start of the Games on July 26.
Police have arrested three foreigners — from Canada, Russia and Myanmar — on the southern tourist islands of Koh Phangan and Phuket for working illegally.
HANOI - Apple Inc wants to increase its investment in Vietnam, state media quoted Tim Cook, the CEO of the iPhone maker, as saying in Hanoi on Tuesday.
A heat wave in the Philippines forced some power plants to shut down on Tuesday, placing the country at risk of blackouts and prompting the government to call on people to reduce consumption.
Emerging-market currencies fell to a new low for the year as the dollar extended gains into a fifth day amid heightened geopolitical tensions, and after robust US data boosted bets the Federal Reserve will delay interest-rate cuts.
Political activists are using the Songkran holiday to urge returnees to convince family and friends in their home provinces to seek seats in the Senate, in hopes of making it harder for influential figures to parade into Parliament.
Traffic accidents during the first five days of the Songkran road safety campaign week killed 206 people and injured 1,593 others, according to data released on Tuesday.
MYAWADDY, Myanmar - A senior rebel commander has vowed to hold the strategic area of Myawaddy near the Thai border with Myanmar before turning it over to the Karen National Union (KNU), the rebels’ political wing.
The World Health Organization issued an alert on Monday warning drugmakers of five contaminated batches of propylene glycol, an ingredient used in medicinal syrups, that appear to have been falsely labelled as manufactured by Dow Chemical…
Myanmar resistance fighters on Monday raised their own banner at a newly captured army base, saying their fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by the…
Oil prices rose on Tuesday amid heightened tensions in the Middle East after Israel's military chief said his country would respond to Iran's weekend missile and drone attack amid calls for restraint by allies.
Chinese firms expressed interest in investing in electric vehicle (EV) supply chain and energy businesses in Smart Park Industrial Estate in Rayong, which is scheduled to open by the end of this year, says the Industrial Estate Authority…
Driven by the growth potential of Asean economies, large local banks are likely to see significant opportunities to expand their regional business and enhance their revenue prospects, according to Fitch Ratings Thailand.
The Ministry of Commerce has instructed state agencies to come up with measures to deal with a possible spike in energy prices if the conflict between Iran and Israel escalates.
Discussions among coalition parties over whether it is time for this cabinet's first shake-up will take place after the Songkran holiday, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Monday, despite previously brushing aside rumours that a…
The Industry Ministry and local agencies in Tak have jointly inspected the readiness of disposal pits before cadmium tailings are relocated there from Samut Sakhon.
The Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) is asking for a concerted push to help protect Thai youths from the negative health consequences posed by e-cigarettes.