Myanmar junta plans 'super-body' to tighten grip on military, new government
Experts say new body will let Hlaing retain ‘supreme authority’ above executive, legislative, judicial branches Myanmar’s junta chief Senior General…
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Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza as Rafah medical exits halted
Four children among those that Israel killed in another violation of the ‘ceasefire’ This picture taken from Rafah shows smoke…
Human Rights Watch researcher quits over halted Israel report
Rights group pauses study on Palestinian refugees, triggering resignations and internal backlash Palestinians who were injured in Israeli strikes on…
Aid cuts could cause 22 million preventable deaths by 2030, study warns
Researchers say reductions in funding risk reversing two decades of child health gains in developing countries The most wide-ranging modelling…
Thousands march in Caracas to demand release of Maduro after US-led capture
Several demonstrators, many public sector workers, hold photos of Maduro, wife Cilia Flores, also seized in US raid Thousands of…
Israeli army drills for Iran attack with 2,000 missiles, media report
Exercise simulates strikes on city centres amid tensions and push to widen US-Iran talks A view of Israeli settlements in…
Ukraine, Russia and US hold Abu Dhabi talks as Russian strikes darken prospects
Drone and missile attacks hit Ukraine’s energy grid ahead of negotiations to end four-year war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks…
US urges its citizens in Cuba to brace for protests, outages, fuel shortage
Trump has also threatened tariffs on goods from countries supplying oil to Cuba A driver fills up his tank at a gas…
UAE stresses new long-term solution for Middle East
Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs talks to The Associated Press about relations with Qatar in Dubai,…
Syrian forces extend control
Govt troops enter more Kurdish towns AFP February 04, 2026 Less than a minute read Syrian security forces walk together…