JUNTA-RUN ELECTIONS: USDP said it has won a majority and is in a position to form a government. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is widely expected to serve as president
Myanmar’s dominant pro-military party has won junta-run elections, a party source said yesterday, after a monthlong vote that democracy watchdogs dismissed as a rebranding of army rule.The military snatched power in a 2021 coup, ending Myanmar’s experiment with civilian rule and triggering civil war
A monster storm barreling across swathes of the US has killed at least 10 people and prompted warnings to stay off the roads, mass flight cancelations and power outages, as freezing conditions persisted into yesterday.As the storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain across the wide expanse, officia
Laurent Kone’s wattle-and-daub house, with its tarpaulin roof and no electricity, lies down a bumpy red-earth track in western Ivory Coast.For 30 years, he has been growing cocoa and is typical of the smallholders who have been the backbone in making the west African country the world’s leading prod
JAPANTakaichi’s popularity slipsPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s sky-high poll numbers have slipped, as voters question how she intends to pay for her tax-cut pledge, media surveys released yesterday showed. Her approval rating fell to 67 percent from 75 percent last month, falling “below 70 percent
‘HORRIFIC’: ‘The events in Minneapolis are incredibly disturbing. The credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake,’ a Republican US Senator said, urging a joint investigation
The killing of a US citizen by US federal immigration agents on Saturday — the second in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this month — sparked new protests and impassioned demands by local leaders for the administration of US President Donald Trump to end its operation in the city. Federal agents shot dead A
US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Canada that if it concludes a trade deal with China, he would impose a 100 percent tariff on all goods coming over the border. Relations between the US and its northern neighbor have been rocky since Trump returned to the White House a year ago, with spat
PRECARIOUS RELATIONS: Commentators in Saudi Arabia accuse the UAE of growing too bold, backing forces at odds with Saudi interests in various conflicts
A Saudi Arabian media campaign targeting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has deepened the Gulf’s worst row in years, stoking fears of a damaging fall-out in the financial heart of the Middle East. Fiery accusations of rights abuses and betrayal have circulated for weeks in state-run and social media
The Syrian government and Kurdish forces on Saturday extended their truce by 15 days, with Damascus saying it was to support the US transfer of Islamic State (IS) group detainees from Syria to Iraq. Several sources had earlier said the truce would be prolonged, with a Syrian official in Damascus cit
US President Donald Trump on Saturday praised “brave” British soldiers, calling them warriors, a day after remarks he made about NATO troops in Afghanistan were described as “insulting and appalling” by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Trump provoked widespread anger in Britain and across Europe
Aerial performers Yves Nicols, right, and Ambra Faggioni pose for a photograph during the 48th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo in Monaco on Friday.
IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN: Amid anger over the detention of a five-year-old boy, court papers showed that a two-year-old girl was also detained on Thursday
Thousands of people on Friday braved icy conditions to protest the immigration crackdown of US President Donald Trump’s administration in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and businesses closed their doors amid anger over the detention of a five-year-old migrant boy. Dozens of eateries, attraction sites and o
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday denounced as “insulting” President Donald Trump’s claim that troops from NATO allies avoided the front line in Afghanistan, as anger grows at the US president’s remarks. In an interview with Fox News aired on Thursday, Trump appeared unaware that 457 Bri
Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, has been arrested in Mexico and brought to the US to face cocaine trafficking and murder charges, FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Friday. Wedding, 44, has been on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list, and the
FINE LINE: Information has become ‘a new battleground,’ a French official said, while a global security expert said official channels adopting trolling tactics carries risks
When US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized European culture on X this week, a team at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs was swift to hit back online. “Our culture,” they wrote on Thursday, posting a comparison table of key life-standard indicators, showing the EU beat the US in many area
A 12-year-old boy bitten by a shark in Australia’s Sydney Harbour has died of his injuries, his family said yesterday. Nico Antic’s parents said their son died of the injuries sustained when a large shark attacked him last week as he and his friends were jumping into the water. “We are heartbroken t
‘JUST IN CASE’: The US has moved more military assets toward the Mideast, including the aircraft carrier USS ‘Abraham Lincoln’ and its associated warships, as tensions rise
The toll in Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has killed at least 5,002 people, activists said yesterday, warning that many more were feared dead as the most comprehensive Internet blackout in the country’s history crossed the two-week mark.The challenge in getting information out of Ir
Japanese punk rock lawyer Akihiro Shima belted out songs at a packed bar in Tokyo, sporting a mohawk and bright-red jacket, nine days after filing a landmark climate lawsuit.The 63-year-old rallied over 450 plaintiffs across Japan last month in a landmark lawsuit seeking damages from the central gov
SCAM CLAMPDOWN: About 130 South Korean scam suspects have been sent home since October last year, and 60 more are still waiting for repatriation
Dozens of South Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia were yesterday returned to South Korea to face investigations in what was the largest group repatriation of Korean criminal suspects from abroad.The 73 South Korean suspects allegedly scammed fellow Koreans out of 48.6 billion wo
Vietnam’s Communist Party chief To Lam, reappointed yesterday as the country’s most powerful official, has earned a reputation as an ambitious reformer, promoting the strengthening of private conglomerates while boosting police powers.Lam’s initial stint at the top of the Communist Party was marked
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