MOSCOW - Russia said Thursday it had freed French researcher Laurent Vinatier in a prisoner exchange, more than 18 months after arresting him on suspicion of violating "foreign agent" laws that Paris had denounced as abhorrent.

MOSCOW — Russia on Thursday slammed a plan for European peacekeepers to be deployed to Ukraine as "dangerous" and dubbed Kyiv and its allies an "axis of war", dousing hopes the plan could be a step towards ending the almost four-year-war.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday condemned a recent incident involving Cambodian forces in Ubon Ratchathani province and said that Thailand has formally protested to Cambodia, demanding accountability and an official apology while rejecting accusations of territorial encroachment.

MOSCOW — Russia said on Thursday that any troops sent to Ukraine by Western governments would be "legitimate combat ‌targets", after Britain and France announced plans ​to deploy a multinational force there in the event of a ceasefire.

The Election Commission (EC) has acknowledged a printing error in sample referendum ballots distributed to households nationwide, after former commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn raised concerns that missing text could confuse voters.

Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has topped a sports poll of Thailand’s most outstanding sports executives in 2025.

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has expressed concern over the weakening income outlook in the labour market, as an industrial slowdown continues to push workers into the service sector.

With the recent bribery case regarding entertainment operators in Phuket resurfacing, the private sector urged a crackdown on illegal operations such as staying open late for nightlife venues as well as unlicensed accommodations, which tarnish the tourist island’s reputation and deprive the government of tax revenue.

Analysts were lukewarm on the Stock Exchange of Thailand's (SET) plan to open the door to alcoholic beverage listings, arguing the Thai market has limited growth to attract large-scale brewers.

Medical professionals are voicing mounting concern over patient safety following the People’s Party’s proposal to allow the use of “honorific titles by personal choice,” a policy that would permit individuals to select titles aligned with their gender identity, including transgender women identifying as females.