Thai Court Accepts Petition Challenging Legality of Election Ballots

BANGKOK, March 18 (Reuters) – Thailand’s ⁠Constitutional ⁠Court on Wednesday ⁠accepted for consideration a petition challenging ​the legality of election ballots used in last ‌month’s polls. The Election Commission ‌has been given 15 days ⁠to provide ⁠clarification, the court said in a statement. It did ​not specify any other orders, meaning Thursday’s planned vote by the …

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Top US Intelligence Officials Set to Testify About Iran War, Threats Confronting the Homeland

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Trump administration national security officials facing back-to-back congressional hearings starting Wednesday are expected to be pressed on the war in Iran, including a deadly strike on a school, as well as the FBI’s capacity to prevent terror attacks inside the United States. The annual worldwide threats hearings involving the government’s senior-most …

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Israeli Strikes in Central Beirut Kill Six People, Lebanese Authorities Say

By Laila Bassam and Mohamed Azakir BEIRUT, March 18 (Reuters) – Israeli airstrikes ⁠in ⁠Beirut killed at least six people ⁠on Wednesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, shaking the heart of the Lebanese capital ​as Israel intensified its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. Israeli air strikes also pounded the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut, …

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