Thai prime minister declares end of military rule

Published On: July 15, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

BANGKOK, July 15: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha formally resigned as the head of the military government on Monday, saying the country would function as a normal democracy after five years of military rule.

PARIS, July 15: A driver and three children in her car were killed after their car crashed into a train at a crossing in Avenay-Val-d’Or in eastern France, said local French authorities on Monday.

France says Europeans must stay united on Iran issue

Published On: July 15, 2019 03:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

BRUSSELS, July 15: France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday that Europe had to remain united in trying to preserve the Iran nuclear deal, and said Tehran should reverse its decision not to comply with parts of the accord.

Zimbabwe's annual inflation hits 10-year high of 175.66%

Published On: July 15, 2019 02:50 PM NPT By: Reuters

JOHANNESBURG, July 15: Zimbabwe’s annual inflation almost doubled to a new 10-year high of 175.66% in June, official data showed on Monday, after a sharp rise in prices of basic goods and depreciation of the local currency.

Monsoon flooding forces thousands from their homes in Myanmar

Published On: July 15, 2019 01:50 PM NPT By: Reuters

YANGON, July 15: Days of heavy monsoon rain and dangerously high river levels in Myanmar have forced more than 18,000 people from their homes and flooded at least one camp for people displaced by recent fighting, authorities and a politician said on Monday.

EU seeks to deescalate Persian Gulf tensions

Published On: July 15, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BRUSSELS, July 15: European Union nations are looking to deescalate tension in the Persian Gulf area and call on Iran to stick to the 2015 nuclear deal despite the pullout of the United States and the re-imposition of sanctions.

South Africa's Zuma to face corruption inquiry

Published On: July 15, 2019 12:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

JOHANNESBURG, July 15: Former South African president Jacob Zuma will be questioned at a public inquiry into state graft on Monday, a dramatic fall from grace for a politician who has cast a long shadow over the country’s politics for the past decade.

Trump meeting with Guatemalan president rescheduled

Published On: July 15, 2019 11:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, July 15: The White House says a meeting planned Monday between President Donald Trump and Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales to talk about immigration and security issues is being rescheduled.

BEIJING, July 15: China’s economic growth slowed to its lowest level in a decade in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington.

BEIJING, July 15: China’s economic growth slowed to 6.2% in the second quarter, its weakest pace in at least 27 years, as demand at home and abroad faltered in the face of mounting U.S. trade pressure.