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Min Aung Hlaing became president of Myanmar following staged elections. Five years after mounting a coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Min Aung Hlaing has overseen tightly staged elections transitioning him from commander-in-chief to president. Foreign governments should ensure interaction with Naypyitaw is calibrated, so as not to confer unwarranted legitimacy on the administration.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman completed a four-day official visit to China. Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first four-day official visit to China yielded a predictable flurry of agreements spanning trade and green technology. But its true significance lies in the elevation of a single, long-stalled infrastructure initiative: the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project. Once confined to the margins of diplomatic speculation, the project ha.
Thai police arrested a 46-year-old Australian man at an airport in connection with the alleged murder of a 17-year-old girl. Her body was found in a suitcase. He was stopped while preparing to board a Jetstar flight to Perth. The 46-year-old was stopped at about 9.30pm on Friday while preparing to board a Jetstar flight to Perth, Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian man has been arrested at a Thai airport in connection with the alleged murder of a 17-year-old girl whose naked body was found in a.
Armenia will hold its first general election since 2021 on Armenians will head to the polls on 7 June for the country’s first general election since 2021. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Joshua Kucera explains why foreign policy has dominated the campaign and what the results may mean for Yerevan’s external relations.
Samson Abebe Bezabeh discussed Djibouti's history and politics on This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Samson Abebe Bezabeh, Assistant Professor of African Studies at the University of Hong Kong, about Djibouti’s history, politics and efforts to navigate turmoil and shifting alliances in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea.
Pakistan began conveying proposals to end the war soon after the United States and Israel Soon after the U. S. and Israel began bombing Iran on 28 February, Pakistan started conveying proposals for ending the war. The mediator’s mantle comes with risks, but Islamabad feels the stakes are high enough that it has persevered at the task. A New Player in the Quest for a U. S.-Iran Breakthrough.
The European Union's upcoming seven-year budget may jeopardize funding for conflict prevention and aid to fragile states. Crisis Group experts Lisa Musiol and Dylan Macchiarini Crosson have outlined the potential consequences of these funding plans. The European Union’s next seven-year budget could put spending on conflict prevention and aid to fragile states at risk. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Lisa Musiol and Dylan Macchiarini Crosson explain the potential consequences.
Iran attacked Bahrain and Kuwait following United States strikes. An interim deal between the U. S. and Iran to end the war called for the Strait, which once saw a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas pass through it, to see transits resume. Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait following U. strikes, threatens to end talks to end war.
Iran warned ships to use its designated route through the Strait of Hormuz. At the moment, Iran insists ships transiting the strait pass through a corridor close to its own shores, though this week dozens of vessels have travelled along the opposite side of the waterway, hugging the Omani coast.
Iran and the United States traded blame on June 28, accusing each other of A fragile truce between Iran and the United States appeared increasingly shaky early on June 28 as both sides accused one another of violating an interim agreement meant to halt months of fighting, amid renewed missile, drone, and air strikes across the Gulf region. Iran, US Trade Blame As Attacks Resume Despite Fragile Truce.
A cease-fire has brought calm to Iran. Some Iranians say they risked their lives in the streets and endured hunger, air strikes, and destruction, believing this was the price they were paying for freedom. Now, as the regime survives and Washington returns to negotiations, they are left asking what those sacrifices were for. Cease-Fire Brings Calm, But Some Iranians Wonder If There Will Be Change Too.
Iran's hard-line religious establishments and street gatherings are divided over a The debate over Iran's potential agreement with the United States has spilled beyond the country's political class and into the religious establishments and street gatherings that have long served as the Islamic republic's most loyal base of support.
Bread prices doubled in Iran. Consumers report difficulty affording the staple food. Bakers face rising costs for rent and utilities, trying to shield customers from the full impact. Consumers in Iran report they are struggling to afford a staple foodstuff: bread. One listener to RFE/RL's Radio Farda calls prices "horrific," while a baker explains he is trying to shield his customers from his own rocketing expenses for rent and utilities.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on June 27 his intent to At a pro-government rally on June 27, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he intends to resign soon and call early presidential and parliamentary elections, without giving a specific date. A mass student-led protest movement has been demanding snap elections since 2024.
Ukraine hit a Russian military plant in Volgograd with FP-5 “Flamingo” Ukraine struck a Russian military plant in Volgograd overnight with FP-5 “Flamingo” missiles, as Russia launched another major drone attack against Ukraine. The strikes came as Russian authorities declared a state of emergency in Crimea due to ongoing Ukrainian attacks and damage to infrastructure. Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Arms Plant As Moscow Launches Drone Barrage.
Russian drones are now targeting civilian areas near Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine. In a suburb near Zaporizhzhya, in Ukraine's southeast, residents say civilian areas previously considered safe are now being targeted by Russian drones. City officials have restricted public transit routes and installed anti-drone nets in high-traffic areas in an effort to protect residents.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected Moscow's claim that the "spirit As Moscow increasingly invokes the “spirit of Anchorage” to claim a framework for ending the war in Ukraine already exists, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has flatly pushed back, opening a fierce diplomatic battle over what actually occurred during last year’s high-stakes summit.
Moscow is constructing a new missile defense complex. Moscow is building a new missile defense complex near a research institute linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughter, in what appears to be the latest effort to bolster the capital's defenses against potential Ukrainian missile attacks.
Ukrainian drones struck energy facilities in Sevastopol, Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukrainian drone strikes are devastating Russian communities. The city of Sevastopol, the largest in Russian-occupied Crimea, is the latest community to be hit, losing power as Ukrainian drones strike energy facilities in the region. Given the immense importance attached to Crimea by both Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukrainians. it was the first area The post Replicating Ukraine’s dron.
Carney announced a contest to revamp Canada's prime minister's official residence in Ottawa Various issues – including a rodent infestation and mould – have left the historic, sprawling Ottawa estate empty10 Downing Street has two things: mice and a chief mouser. For more than a decade, an officially recognized feline has kept rodent infestation in the British prime minister’s residence to a minimum. Over a similar period, the official residence of Canada’s prime minister has seen an unch.
A Russian veteran posted a viral video demanding a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. He warned of a potential mutiny before retracting the threat. This incident highlighted tensions over the war in Ukraine, which has reportedly killed half a million Russian soldiers. A veteran of Russia’s war against Ukraine sparked a stir with a viral video post, demanding a meeting with President Vladimir Putin and warning of a rebellion – before retracting the threat.
Dual earthquakes in Venezuela are testing the Trump administration's new western hemisphere policy. Marco Rubio is scrambling to provide effective disaster response to country whose president US deposed in JanuaryThis week’s dual earthquakes in Venezuela are a test for the new era of American power in the western hemisphere, as the Trump administration scrambles to provide an effective disaster response mission to a country that it now calls an ally in Latin America, after a US special forces ra.
Venezuela's death toll from twin earthquakes rose to 1,430. Search for survivors continues with nearly 70,000 people reported unaccounted for by their family membersThe death toll in the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela earlier this week has risen to 1,430, ’s top politicians Jorge Rodríguez. Another 3,200 people were injured and 3,100 left homeless by the disaster, the National Assembly president added,.
International rescue teams joined the search for survivors in Venezuela after twin earthquakes on Wednesday Some 2,200 rescue workers from 27 countries have been deployed to Venezuela to locate people trapped under the rubble following the twin earthquakes on Wednesday, in a deployment supported and coordinated by the United Nations. International rescue teams join the search for survivors as earthquake deaths surpass 1,400.
South Asia, home to a quarter of the world's population, remains South Asia is home to nearly a quarter of the world’s population, yet it is one of the least connected regions in terms of people actually moving across borders. Centuries of shared history, culture and language haven’t translated into easy travel between neighbors. Instead, visas, political tensions and diplomatic uncertainty still decide who gets to The post Petty, punishing walls preventing.
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