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Min Aung Hlaing transitioned from commander-in-chief to president in Myanmar 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.
Venezuela continues search efforts for earthquake survivors. At least 1,450 people are confirmed dead, with numbers expected to increase. The education ministry closed all schools until June 6 due to extensive damage. More search and rescue teams have arrived in the country. At least 1,450 are known to have died but the number is expected to riseAll schools in Venezuela will remain closed until at least 6 June due to the extensive damage caused by the earthquakes that struck last week, the country’s education ministry has said. The government has urged families to follow official channels to keep informed about the latest developments.
Wall Street has operated on a flawed assumption about China’s financial intentions for nearly two Wall Street has spent nearly two decades operating on a flawed assumption about China’s financial intentions. Eventually, Beijing would want what Washington has: the world’s reserve currency, the deepest capital markets and the extraordinary geopolitical advantages that come with financial dominance. That theory increasingly looks wrong.
India reports 330 million AI users, the world's largest. This figure may be a vanity metric, not reflecting economic value. The source questions user willingness to pay for AI services. India has the largest crowd of AI users. But that number could be a vanity, pleasant to report in the morning and slow to pay by evening. Because who wants to pay for AI yet?
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.
Armenians will vote in a general election on 7 June. 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 The Horn podcast 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.
The United States and Israel began bombing Iran on 28 February. 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 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.
The United States and Iran agreed to halt reciprocal attacks. The United States and Iran have agreed to halt tit-for-tat attacks, meet again for talks, and allow shipping to flow safely through the Strait of Hormuz, a US official told RFE/RL, with one media report saying the talks will take place in Qatar.
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.
Russia's energy sector disruptions, stemming from its war with Ukraine, are causing fuel prices to rise across Central Asia. Governments in the region are now seeking alternative energy sources to meet demand. The disruptions to Russia's energy sector due to its war with Ukraine are having a ripple effect in Central Asia, with fuel prices rising across the region and governments scrambling to find alternative sources to meet demand.
The World Health Organization reported over 1,300 excess deaths in At least 191 million people are forecast to endure temperatures of at least 35℃ on June 28, in Europe, with the heat particularly intense in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland,.
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.
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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