In Thailand

Damaged infrastructure at the various tourist destinations of the region has been restored after the disastrous floods that struck the area in September

Many roads in northern Italy remain blocked due to flooding.

The disaster has already claimed 14 lives and forced more than 20,000 from their homes. Most of the victims were elderly people who were trapped in their homes.

Thailand's progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) claimed victory in the country's election Monday after a result that decimated military-backed parties that have ruled the kingdom for nearly a decade.

Voters in Thailand were heading to the polls on Sunday in an election touted as a pivotal chance for change, eight years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup. He is now running against the daughter of the politician who is the military's top nemesis.

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) comes in a close third place

UNESCO, which published a report stating that the risk of a significant tsunami in Mediterranean coastal cities in the next 30 years is almost 100 percent, has added Istanbul to the list of cities under tsunami risk.

Thai authorities on Friday agreed to allow foreigners inoculated against the coronavirus to travel to its biggest holiday island without undergoing quarantine, and announced a new order for five million more doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine.

Police confirmed today that they fired rubber bullets, for the first time since protests began last year.
Clashes broke out on Sunday, with police using tear gas and water cannons against protesters marching towards a military base in Bangkok, asking King Maha Vajiralongkorn to stop issuing direct orders to the army, Reuters reported.

The incident occurred in Thailand on December 7

The appetite for the dramatic story of the Thai cave rescue remains insatiable ahead of the one-year anniversary of the incredible mission to extract the 12 boys and their coach.