From Guns to Ballots: Myanmar Junta’s Electoral Gamble Faces Steep Resistance
Myanmar’s military leadership is attempting a strategic pivot from battlefield dominance to electoral control, but the odds of success remain slim amid ongoing civil...
Five killed in Nigeria mosque attack, dozens injured
At least five worshippers were killed and 35 others injured when a suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside the Al-Adum mosque in Maiduguri,...
Saudi urges Yemen separatists to withdraw from seized provinces
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it remains hopeful that Yemen’s main southern separatist group will roll back a recent military escalation that has allowed...
China accuses U.S. of interfering in China-India relations
China on Thursday accused the United States of misrepresenting its defence policy in an attempt to interfere with improving relations between China and India....
In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo highlights suffering of Palestinians in Gaza
Pope Leo delivered his first Christmas sermon since being elected in May to succeed the late Pope Francis, using the traditionally spiritual occasion to...
Democratic States Challenge Trump Move on Transgender Youth Care
A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia has sued the Trump administration to block proposed federal rules that would sharply...
How Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Won Trump’s Backing and Secured a U.S. Lifeline for the Chipmaker
It was a Thursday before dawn in Silicon Valley when Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan found himself under attack by the president of the United...
Ukraine unveils 20-point peace proposal under discussion with United States
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has for the first time outlined the main elements of a draft 20-point peace framework being discussed by Ukraine and the...
How Israel’s Hilltop Outposts Drive Palestinian Displacement
The settler outpost of Or Meir is small and informal, but it reflects a broader strategy reshaping the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Perched on a...
Junta Turns to Ballots After Battlefield Setbacks
Nearly five years after seizing power in a coup, Myanmar’s military leadership is attempting to use elections to consolidate authority it has failed to...