US Charges Suspected Russian Hacker With Facilitating Cyber Campaign

BOSTON, June 10 (Reuters) – A suspected ⁠Russian ⁠hacker is now in U.S. ⁠custody following his arrest in Thailand last year and has ​been charged with facilitating a campaign of cyberattacks carried out by a Russia-aligned group ‌that victimized numerous U.S. companies. Denis ‌Obrezko, 36, made his initial appearance in federal court in Boston on …

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Thai Court Sentences Two Uyghur Men to Death for 2015 Bangkok Bombing

BANGKOK, June 11 (Reuters) – A Thai court handed ⁠out ⁠death sentences on Thursday ⁠to two ethnic Uyghur men from the northwestern Chinese region ​of Xinjiang for a 2015 bombing in the centre of Bangkok that killed ‌20 people, according to a ‌court statement. The explosion occurred at the Erawan Shrine in the centre ⁠of …

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AirAsia X Postpones Bahrain Flight Route Due to Regional Conflict

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Reuters) – Malaysian ⁠low-cost ⁠airline AirAsia X ⁠said on Thursday it has postponed ​the launch of its planned service via Bahrain until ‌at least August due ‌to the conflict in the Middle East. AirAsia ⁠initially ⁠planned to commence the route in June, linking Kuala ​Lumpur to Bahrain and onward to London’s …

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US Official Found Dead in Myanmar, US State Department Says

June 11 (Reuters) – An American official has died ⁠in ⁠Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon, ⁠according to the U.S. State Department, in an incident ​that two sources on Thursday said took place at a hotel last month. “We can ‌confirm the death of a ‌U.S. government employee assigned to U.S. Embassy Rangoon,” a State Department …

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States Sue Trump Administration Over Anti-DEI Terms in Federal Contracts

June 10 (Reuters) – Democratic state officials filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming ⁠federal ⁠agencies have flouted the law by hastily implementing ⁠President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives by federal contractors ​including many state agencies. The lawsuit in Baltimore federal court by the attorneys general of 19 …

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Iran Announces Closure of Strait of Hormuz After US Attacks

June ⁠11 (Reuters) – ⁠Iran’s top ⁠joint military ​command ‌announced the ‌closure ⁠of the ⁠Strait of Hormuz ​on ​Thursday, including oil ⁠tankers ⁠and ⁠commercial ships, saying ​any vessel ​that ⁠will ⁠attempt passage will be shot ⁠at. (Reporting by Menna Alaa El Din, Ahmed ⁠Tolba and Yomna Ehab; Editing ​by Chris ​Reese) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Analysis-Thai Farm Debt Crisis Deepens in Early Test for Anutin’s Government

By Orathai Sriring and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK, June 11 (Reuters) – Ahead of Thailand’s February general election, politicians often came ⁠to court ⁠voters like 69-year-old rice farmer Chaon Taiupok in Ayutthaya, about ⁠80 km (50 miles) north of the capital, Bangkok. “Once they won and formed the government, they disappeared,” said Chaon, who is struggling …

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