Myanmar’s dominant pro-military party has won junta-run elections, a party source told AFP yesterday, after a month-long vote that democracy watchdogs dismissed as a rebranding of army rule.

A US-based rights group said yesterday it had confirmed the deaths of 5,848 people in a wave of protests in Iran suppressed by security forces, warning that it was still investigating thousands more potential fatalities.

Nine European nations yesterday vowed to build up North Sea offshore wind power with the aim of boosting climate-friendly energy while reducing dependence on Russia and other foreign powers.

China’s President Xi Jinping said China and India were “good neighbours, friends and partners” as he wished President Droupadi Murmu congratulations on the South Asian nation’s Republic Day, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.

More than 100 political prisoners were freed Sunday in Venezuela, where detainees are slowly being released under pressure from the United States, the non-governmental organization Foro Penal said.

Israel said yesterday it would only allow pedestrians to travel through the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt as part of its “limited reopening” once it has recovered the remains of the last hostage in the Palestinian territory.

A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank early yesterday in choppy seas off the southern Philippines, killing at least 18 and leaving 24 still missing, the coast guard said.

A monster storm barreling across swathes of the United States has killed at least 11 people and prompted warnings to stay off the roads, mass flight cancelations and power outages, as freezing conditions persisted into yesterday.

This is the first official visit to China by a British premier since 2018

Reaffirms commitment to not allowing its airspace, territory or waters to be used in any hostile military actions against Iran

Historic winter storm brings heavy snow, ice to eastern third of US

Suu Kyi remains detained and her massively popular party has been dissolved, while critics say the ballot was stacked with army allies

Local officials disputed administration officials' claims that the shootings were acts of self-defense

Rescuers said they were treading carefully, fearing another landslide due to the unstable ground and bad weather

The attack occurred in a neighborhood in the town of Salamanca

More than 100 political prisoners were freed Sunday in Venezuela, where detainees are slowly being released under pressure from the United States, the non-governmental organization Foro Penal said

A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank Monday morning in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 15 dead and 28 still missing, the coast guard said

Gold reached $5,026 an ounce in trading after sister metal silver blasted through $102 an ounce for the first time Friday

Two witnesses to the killing of Alex Pretti have said in sworn testimony that the 37-year-old intensive care nurse was not brandishing a weapon when he approached federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, contradicting a claim made by Trump administration officials as they sought to cast the shooting of a prone man as an act of self-defense.

The killing of a US citizen by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis on Saturday triggered a wave of criticism, from family members and local leaders to Hollywood stars.