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Pro-military party claims majority of seats
Myanmar’s dominant pro-military party yesterday claimed a majority of elected lower house seats in the country’s junta-run polls, which democracy watchdogs say will prolong the armed forces’ grip.
14 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Russia strikes Ukraine power plant in barrage
Russia battered Ukraine with more than two dozen missiles and hundreds of drones early yesterday, killing four people and pummelling another power plant, piling more pressure on Ukraine’s brittle energy system.
14 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Greenland could vote to join Russia
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Greenlanders could vote to join Russia if US President Donald Trump did not move quickly to secure the Arctic island, Interfax reported on Monday.
14 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Iran threatens death penalty for 'rioters' as concern grows
Will be charged with 'waging war against God', Tehran prosecutor says
13 January 2026, 23:19 PM
Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, says 'help' on its way
Urged protesters to keep records of 'killers and abusers'
13 January 2026, 21:17 PM
Iran official says 2,000 people have been killed in unrest
Says terrorists were behind the deaths of both protesters and security personnel
13 January 2026, 18:16 PM
UN rights chief 'horrified' by violent crackdown on Iran protesters
The United Nations rights chief voiced horror Tuesday at the mounting violence directed at protesters across Iran, amid reports that hundreds have been killed
13 January 2026, 16:20 PM
In 'big trouble'? The factors determining Iran's future
The demonstrations moved from protesting economic grievances to demanding a wholesale change from the clerical system that has ruled Iran since the 1979 revolution that ousted the shah.
13 January 2026, 11:22 AM
Germany plays down threat of US invading Greenland
Members of US congress also issued a statement Monday saying a delegation will visit Copenhagen on Friday and Saturday, en route to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
13 January 2026, 11:19 AM
Iran protest toll mounts as govt stages mass rallies
The government's call for rallies in support of the Islamic republic drew thousands
13 January 2026, 07:33 AM
Trump sets meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader, Caracas under pressure
Trump has warned Rodriguez to toe Washington's line or face the consequences
13 January 2026, 07:25 AM
Trump imposes 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran
Iran's main trading partners are China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq
13 January 2026, 07:19 AM
At least 648 protesters killed in Iran crackdown: rights group
Almost 4-day internet blackout makes it extremely difficult to independently verify deaths, says IHR
13 January 2026, 00:38 AM
Iran ready for war, open to dialogue
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran is keeping communications open with the US.
13 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Himalayas bare, rocky after reduced snowfall
Winter snowfall on the Himalayas has sharply declined, leaving many peaks bare and rocky, meteorologists report.
13 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Lanka seeks Chinese aid to rebuild key infrastructure
Sri Lanka asked China to help rebuild key infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, which killed at least 641 people and caused extensive damage, the island’s foreign minister said yesterday.
13 January 2026, 00:00 AM
US working well with Venezuela’s interim leader
US President Donald Trump said Sunday his administration was working well with Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodriguez -- and that he would be open to meeting with her.
13 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Israeli drone strike kills three in Gaza
Three Palestinians have been killed in the southern Gaza Strip in Israel’s latest violation of October’s ceasefire in its genocidal war on the besieged enclave, according to sources in Gaza.
13 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Unemployed youth scramble for polls jobs
Tens of thousands of young Nepalis have applied for temporary jobs policing upcoming elections, the first polls since a youth-led uprising spotlighted the Himalayan nation’s economic woes.
13 January 2026, 00:00 AM
‘I know the pain’
Barham Salih has known torture and the wrenching loss of exile. Four decades after his own ordeal, he has taken the helm of the UN refugee agency as it grapples with a funding shortfall and ever-rising needs.
13 January 2026, 00:00 AM