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This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel. Haspel, who joined the CIA in 1985, has been chief of station at CIA outposts abroad. President Donald Trump tweeted March 13, 2018, that he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the new secretary of state and that he would nominate Haspel to replace him. She has extensive overseas experience, including several stints as chief of station at outposts abroad.(CIA via AP)

CIA offers peek into life of Trump’s nominee to lead agency

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel. The news organization ProPublica corrected a story about President Trump's choice as the next CIA director and the waterboarding of a detainee the year after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Other organizations, including the Associated Press, have issued done the same, illustrating the murkiness of reporting on the behavior of official actions by public servants whose work remains in the shadows. (CIA via AP)

ProPublica leads media into correction of murky CIA story

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

The Latest: Sierra Club says eastern Ohio ethane plant risky

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Polo players behind mahouts sit astride each elephants as they vie for the ball during the King's Cup Elephant Polo tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, March 8, 2018. The annual elephant polo charity event raises funds for projects that better the lives of Thailand's wild and domesticated elephant population. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

AP Photos: Heavy competition rocks Thai elephant polo

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Anastasia Vashukevich posted a video online while inside a prison vehicle pleading with "friends, American press" for help. She claimed she and her Russian lover secretly recorded "Manafort and Trump and all that buzz around the U.S. elections." (Associated Press/File)

Anastasia Vashukevich says she has Trump, Russia dirt

By Richard S. Ehrlich Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2014, file photo, the media attend a press briefing where Thai police display projected pictures of surrogate babies born to a Japanese man who is at the center of a surrogacy scandal during a press conference at the police headquarters in Chonburi, Thailand. The Japanese father of the surrogate babies Mitsutoki Shigeta is the son of the founder of Japanese telecom and insurance company Hikari Tsushin and earns millions of dollars a year in dividends. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Mystery cloaks Japanese dad of 13 born from Thai surrogates

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 11, 2011 file photo, historian Somsak Jeamteerasakul holds flowers from his supporters as he walks out of a police station, where police heard about an article he wrote about a Thai royal family member, in Bangkok, Thailand. A Thai legal aid group said Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, that a caricature of historian Somsak Jeamteerasakul, a critic in exile of Thailand's monarchy, was auctioned online for $6,400 to be used to bail out political prisoners. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Caricature of Thai scholar raises money for dissidents

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Thai junta charges 50 anti-government activists

By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA - Associated Press

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Gen. Joseph F. Dunford visits Thailand, vows to improve military relations

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Myanmar’s place at US military drills in Asia draws ire

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

Defense Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan's troubles threaten to dent Prime Minister Chan-ocha Prayuth's popularity because the two lifelong friends have tried to project an image of incorruptibility and nationalism. (Associated Press/File)

Prawit Wongsuwan, Thai ‘wristwatch general,’ offers to resign

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, file photo, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, left, participates at the funeral procession and royal cremation ceremony of late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok, Thailand. The world’s only nation still under formal military rule, Thailand is under increasing pressure both at home and abroad to return to civilian governance. The message now appears clear: In one form or another, the gruff general wants to be that civilian. (AP Photo/Kittinun Rodsupan/File)

Thai junta boss eyes staying on with little stopping him

By DENIS D. GRAY - Associated Press

Thai boat catches fire at sea, wounding 16 people

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FILE - IN this Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, file photo, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai of Thailand addresses the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters. On behalf of the Thailand’s military junta on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Don welcomed the European Union’s decision to ease political sanctions imposed against it for overthrowing an elected government in 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FIle)

Thailand welcomes easing of EU political sanctions

By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA - Associated Press

Amid political tension, NKorea and Malaysia meet in Thailand

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Thailand cancels passports of ousted prime minister

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Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand lines up his ball during the first round of the 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. Aphibarnrat is one of the leaders after the first round of competitions. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Thai golfer motivated by funeral for king and starts strong

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this November 1966 file photo, American businessman Jim Thompson views a Buddha statue in Bangkok, Thailand. A new documentary is set to stir fresh debate over one of Asia’s most enduring mysteries: What happened to Jim Thompson, Thailand’s legendary silk king. (AP Photo/File)

New film claims to have solved Jim Thompson mystery

By GRANT PECK - Associated Press

In this Sept. 5, 2017, file photo, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China. President Donald Trump hosts the Thailand's junta leader at the White House on Oct. 2, a rare instance of a military ruler being feted in Washington before even a nominal return to civilian rule. (Wu Hong/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump hosts Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thailand’s junta leader, at White House

By Matthew Pennington - Associated Press

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will meet with President Trump in the Oval Office on Oct. 3. (Associated Press/File)

Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thai prime minister, gets Donald Trump White House visit

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times