G7 countries said on Tuesday they "firmly condemn" violence committed by Myanmar's security forces against protesters and urged them to "exercise utmost restraint and respect human rights and international law".

PHUKET: A policeman who had been at a party all night was arrested after firing random pistol shots on a street in Patong, wounding a noodle vendor, shortly before dawn on Tuesday.

Transit flights are now being allowed through Suvarnabhumi airport and crews of visiting yachts may soon be able to complete quarantine aboard their boats, the government's Covid-19 prevention spokesman said on Tuesday.

Four men acting as administrators of two gambling websites were arrested when police searched a small house in Lat Phrao district on Tuesday.

Ninety-eight suspects were arrested in less than two months of police action against websites offering online gambling, with bets totalling 1.9 billion baht in play, Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta said on Tuesday.

TBILISI: Georgian police on Tuesday arrested a top opposition leader and used tear gas in a violent raid on his party headquarters, further deepening a political crisis sparked by last year's disputed parliamentary elections.

SYDNEY: Facebook said Tuesday it will lift a contentious ban on Australian news pages, after the government agreed to amend a world-first law requiring tech giants to pay media companies.

The government on Tuesday reported 95 new Covid-19 cases — 93 local infections and two imported cases — raising the total to 25,599.

The first 200,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to arrive on Wednesday will be sent to 13 provinces with high infection rates and economic significance, according to a government spokesman.

WELLINGTON: Rescuers successfully refloated 28 pilot whales stranded on a notorious stretch of New Zealand's coast Tuesday, but the mammals remained close to shore and could beach themselves again, wildlife officials said.