Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US carrier visit to Thailand's Pattaya lifts hope and sex-tourism risk
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - After a long deployment in the Middle East, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Thailand's resort city of Pattaya this...
Thomson Reuters Aug 31, 2026
Kazakhstan's president appoints top adviser as vice president
By Felix Light and Tamara Vaal ASTANA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Monday appointed Erlan Karin, a longtime adviser, as vice president, an office created under a...
Thomson Reuters Aug 31, 2026
Another Ukrainian town lies in ruins as Russians creep closer
By Sergiy Chalyi DRUZHKIVKA, Ukraine, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Burned out cars. Rubble from flattened buildings strewn along deserted streets. The rumble of artillery guns followed by the high-pitched whine...
Thomson Reuters Aug 31, 2026
AI-driven cyber risk is top concern for global financial stability, watchdog says
By Phoebe Seers LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Financial Stability Board Chair Andrew Bailey said on Monday that the impact of AI on cyber risk was the most immediate concern for the global financial syst...
Thomson Reuters Aug 31, 2026
South Korea court sentences Unification Church leader to jail in political influence case
By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Monday sentenced Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja to a combined two years in prison over political funding and bribery offences linke...
Thomson Reuters Aug 31, 2026
Samsung Biologics to launch takeover bid for PolyPeptide in September
Aug 31 (Reuters) - Samsung Biologics will launch its takeover offer for Swiss contract drugmaker PolyPeptide Group in September, the South Korean company said in an offer prospectus on Monday. The com...
Thomson Reuters Aug 31, 2026
Iran dismisses Trump's post of attack on key energy hub of Kharg
By Eman Abouhassira and Phil Stewart DUBAI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - An Iranian official dismissed as "laughable" on Monday a post by Donald Trump of an AI-generated video clip that the U.S. president said ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 31, 2026
North Korea says hostile US policy unchanged, vows to strengthen nuclear force
By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday the United States' hostile policy remained unchanged and vowed to continue strengthening its nuclear force, rejecting repeated U.S...
Thomson Reuters Aug 31, 2026
Exclusive-CIA-backed investor helped top German drones firm break into US
By John O'Donnell and Maria Rugamer MUNICH, Aug 31 (Reuters) - German drone maker Quantum Systems gained an early foothold in the United States with help from CIA-linked investor In-Q-Tel (IQT), its c...
Thomson Reuters Aug 31, 2026
Soitec locks customers into multi-year deals as AI wafer demand surges
(Corrects paragraph 15 to clarify the 6- to 12-month timeframe applies to the decision on Singapore building, not to when capacity would be added.) By Nathan Vifflin Aug 31 (Reuters) - French chip mat...
Thomson Reuters Aug 31, 2026




