Thai construction tycoon and 14 others surrender to police over fatal Bangkok tower collapse
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A Thai construction tycoon and 14 others surrendered to police on Friday over a building collapse that killed nearly a hundred workers during a powerful earthquake in March, authorities said.
The partially built 30-storey State Audit Office tower in Bangkok was the only building to collapse from tremors emanating from the powerful 7.7 magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar. Rescue teams have recovered 92 bodies during a six week operation from the collapsed site. Four were still missing.
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- The Irish Sun
Deaths from Putin's vicious Kyiv strike rise to 31 including 5 kids as tyrant snubs Trump deadline to keep up onslaught
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"Once again, such a vile strike by Russia shows that additional pressure on Moscow and sanctions are necessary. "No matter how much the Kremlin denies their effectiveness, they work and must be stronger – hitting everything that allows such strikes to continue. "And it is very important that the world does not remain silent about them. Advertisement READ MORE ON UKRAINE "I thank everyone who has supported our people. We appreciate that President Trump, European leaders, and our other partners clearly see what is happening and condemn Russia." The US revealed secret backchannel talks with Putin's henchmen in recent days have failed to reverse the dictator's refusal to stop the killing. Despite this, Trump is sending his special envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow in a bid for a ceasefire ahead of swingeing sanctions being imposed on Russia when a ten day ultimatum expires on August 8. Ten bodies including a dead child were found overnight in the ruins of the collapsed residential tower which was hit by a £2 million Iskander missile in the Svyatoshynskyi district of Kyiv on Thursday. Advertisement Most read in The US Sun Latest Another woman was pulled from the rubble this morning, the 24th fatality at this location. In all, the death toll from Putin's strikes on the Ukrainian capital was put at 28 with 159 injured, including 16 children. Girl survives being blasted 100ft from Kyiv tower in Putin blitz Today was declared a day of mourning in Kyiv. A total of 112 people needed help from psychologists after the savage strike by a hi-tech missile against a civilian target. Advertisement More than 2,000 tons of rubble was cleared as the hunt for residents of the apartment building continued. Among the dead was patrol policewoman Liliya Stepanchuk, buried under the rubble of the apartment block. A police statement said: 'The terrorist country [Russia] purposefully kills civilians, strikes at the homes of Ukrainians and mercilessly takes lives… 'Until the last minute, relatives and friends hoped for a miracle… But, unfortunately, there was no miracle.' Advertisement Among the survivors was a girl who fell 100ft on her bed from her ninth floor flat, breaking a leg and losing a tooth, as a result of the missile strike. Speaking in hospital, Veronika said she did not know the fate of her parents. Putin continued the strikes early today, with two children injured on a strike on a house in Dnipropetrovsk region, where a woman, 35, was also wounded. 9 A woman embraces a person as she waits for her son at a site of the destruction Credit: Reuters Advertisement 9 Rescuers work at the site of a Russian strike Credit: EPA 9 People were pulled from the rubble Credit: EPA 9 Ukrainian rescuers carry a survivor on a stretcher Credit: EPA A large-scale fire erupted in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region after a strike, while a man, 63, was killed in a strike on Zaporizhzhia region. Advertisement Ukraine hit Russian port Taganrog, on the Azov Sea, and Putin-controlled Luhansk region. 'Russia - I think it's disgusting what they are doing,' said Trump. 'I think it is disgusting……I think what Russia is doing is very sad.' He vowed to put sanctions on Putin next week unless a ceasefire was called, stressing the dictator's war was killing more Russians than Ukrainians. Advertisement 'A lot of Russians are dying. You have a lot of Russians - more Russians. But Russians are dying, Ukrainians are dying.' But he admitted the sanctions may not halt Putin's relentless warmongering. 'We're gonna put sanctions. I don't know that sanctions bother him….I don't know if that has any effect.' Meanwhile, Witkoff will fly from Israel to Moscow, he announced. Advertisement His secretary of state Marco Rubio revealed backchannel talks, saying: 'We continue to engage with the Russian side….earlier this week on Monday or Tuesday. 'We had a whole conversation with them as well - not with Putin but with some of Putin's top people - in hopes of arriving at some understanding on a path forward that would lead to peace.' But he admitted: 'We've not seen any progress on that.' Meanwhile, Russia sought to tell its people they are under threat from the West, with hardline foreign minister Sergei Lavrov absurdly suggesting his country was threatened by a new 'Fourth Reich' in Germany and Europe. Advertisement He turned on its head the West's concern about Putin's potential threat, and the need for NATO countries to increase defence spending. 'Today, Europe has practically plunged into a Russophobic frenzy, and its militarisation is becoming, in fact, uncontrollable,' said Lavrov, 75. The EU announced plans 'to collect 800 billion euros allegedly for defence needs. 'And recently, the German Chancellor [Friedrich Merz] has allowed himself to speak out on this issue more than anyone else, calling for arming Germany, addressing the issue of universal military service, and again - apparently as before the First and Second World Wars - creating the strongest regular army in Europe. 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Advertisement 'I don't know where they are yet. What happened to them?' In July the Russians used over 5,100 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine, more than 3,800 'Shaheds [drones], and almost 260 missiles of various types, including 128 ballistic missiles, he said. In Kherson, the Russians killed a mother outside her home. Her three daughters are now in shock. Advertisement A regional administration spokesman said: "At around 6:40 a.m., the occupation forces struck the Dnipro district of Kherson with artillery. "A woman born in 1974 received injuries incompatible with life."
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- The Irish Sun
Putin unleashes another night of hell on Kyiv as Trump warns Kremlin on ‘dangerous ground' after threatening war with US
SIX people, including a child, have been killed in Vladimir Putin's latest deadly blitz on Ukraine. Donald Trump has also taken a shot at a top Putin ally, telling him to "watch his words" as the 3 The moment a residential block in Kyiv was bombed overnight 3 A bomb hit an apartment building in Kyiv overnight 3 An injured resident stands outside his damaged house from the missile attack Credit: Reuters Tyrant Vlad continues to bomb Ukraine despite Trump's Dozens have been injured in the latest salvo of missiles and drones which destroyed an apartment building and hit 27 locations in the capital overnight. President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of burning ruins, saying people were still trapped under the rubble of one residential building. He said: "Kyiv. Missile strike. Directly into a residential building. People under the rubble. All services are on site. Russian terrorists." Read more on world news Heartbreaking scenes saw rescuers carrying the dead child across the rubble of the collapsed nine-storey apartment building in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv. A report said Iskander-K cruise missiles with cluster warheads were used on Kyiv to 'increase civilian casualties'. Trump's 10-day deadline could now see massive sanctions slapped on Russia or those who buy Moscow's oil by the end of next week. It has only further deepened the war of words between Washington DC and Moscow, with Trump releasing a fiery post overnight. Most read in The US Sun Directed at Dmitry Medvedev, a close ally of the Russian tyrant, Trump said: "Tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he's still President, to watch his words. "He's entering very dangerous territory!" Medvedev had compared Trump to "Sleepy Joe" Biden in his incendiary remarks. He warned Trump he should remember "two things" when putting down such demands and deadlines against Russia. The Putin confidante started by saying "Russia isn't Israel or even Iran". But in a chilling warning, he added: "Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. "Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country. Don't go down the Sleepy Joe road!" More to follow... For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at The U.S. Sun, your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures, and must-see videos . Like us on Facebook at
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Putin strikes Ukraine maternity ward & kills 17 in prison blitz in outrageous snub to Trump… as Kremlin threatens US WAR
VLADIMIR Putin heinously hit a Ukrainian maternity ward and killed 17 in a prison strike overnight. The vile blitz comes as an ex-Kremlin leader has warned of war with the United States after "disappointed" Don next week. 12 The damaged ward in a hospital which was hit by a Russian missile strike Credit: Reuters 12 A view of the penal colony hit by a Russian air strike Credit: Reuters 12 Major disruption hit Russian Railways as a station and foreign train was hit in Salsk, Rostov region, triggering a major inferno Credit: East2West 12 President Donald Trump reacts as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at Trump Turnberry golf club Credit: Getty Mad Vlad's forces yet again defied the US President and carried on killing in Ukraine overnight. Two tragically died and five were injured in Russian strikes hitting a maternity hospital and a separate hospital ward in Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk region. Two women, one of whom is pregnant, are in a serious condition, with a total of four killed in the region. And at least 17 people have died and 42 "seriously wounded" in an aerial bomb strike on a prison in Zaporizhzhia. read more news Some 40 more people sustained injuries of varying severity. The horror attack on the correctional colony with eight bombs also hit private houses, governor of the region Ivan Fedorov said. Head of the Ukrainian president's office, Andriy Yermak, called the strike 'another war crime by the Russians'. He said: 'The Putin regime, which through certain individuals also threatens the USA , must face economic and military strikes that will deprive it of the ability to wage war.' Most read in The US Sun The overnight blitz came imminently after Trump Trump slammed the tyrant - - saying he was "very disappointed" with him during a press conference with Sir Keir Starmer in Scotland yesterday. Furious Trump says he'll CUT Putin's 50-day peace deadline and says he's 'disappointed' after latest ruthless Kyiv blitz The US President said Putin's new deadline had been reduced down to "10 to 12" days from Monday, which would be August 6 to 8. He said: "I'm disappointed in President Putin, very disappointed in him. "So we're going to have to look and I'm going to reduce that 50 days that I gave him to a lesser number." He later clarified saying: "I'm going to make a new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today. There's no reason in waiting, we just don't see any progress being made." Trump said that the US would do secondary sanctions on Russia - But that could all be avoided if Putin cuts a peace deal - which Trump thinks could still happen. Following the deadline announcement, Putin puppet Dmitry Medvedev threatened the White House that "each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war". He chillingly added: "Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with [Trump's] own country.' Putin's state faced both rail and air delays today due to Ukrainian strikes on a key train route in Rostov region and ongoing problems from a massive hack by Kyiv supporting groups on state airline Aeroflot. 12 Russia's Security Council's Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting of the Council for Science and Education Credit: Reuters 12 A damaged prison in the village of Bilenke, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region Credit: AP 12 The prison strike has resulted in numerous deaths and injuries Credit: Reuters 12 A woman cleans the damaged ward in a compound of hospital Credit: Reuters 12 Maternity hospital damaged in a Russian attack on Kamianske in Dnipropetrovsk region. Credit: East2West Ukrainian drones struck a military 'resource base' and train in Salsk, Rostov region, exploding two wagons in a dramatic blitz. A passenger train was moved to a safe distance. Multiple trains reported delays - including those carrying tourists to Black Sea holiday hotspots. One driver died when his car was hit by a drone in the same region. Aeroflot continued to face delays with hundreds of flights now disrupted by the giant hack. Astonishingly, the Russian airline used out of date Windows XP and Server 2003, while employees ignored basic cybersecurity rules. What's more, Aeroflot's boss used the same password for three years. Now the Kremlin and security services face embarrassment as travel details of the Russian elite during the war are likely to be leaked. Some 42 per cent of its flights were cancelled on Monday impacting more than 20,000 passengers. In Donetsk, there was a blackout after two dozen explosions from Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian-occupied territory. More than 150,000 were left without electricity in Donetsk, Makiivka and Yasynovata. 12 An empty hospital room following Russia's missile attack that hit a hospital killing two in Kamianske Credit: AP 12 Russian railways have been severely disrupted Credit: East2West 12 A major inferno was triggered Credit: East2West
