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Getting Ready

Members of Myanmar’s Union Election Commission (UEC) prepare a voting station a day before the start of Myanmar’s general election in Yangon on Saturday,...

Kim to factories: Make more missiles in 2026

SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to step up production of missiles and construct more factories to meet his...

Taiwan holds exercise to boost response after metro stabbing

TAIPEI– Wielding fake knives and throwing pretend petrol bombs, mock attackers charged at passengers in a Taipei transportation hub on Friday, part of a...

Malaysia ex-PM Najib convicted of abuse of power in 1MDB trial

PUTRAJAYA – Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty on Friday of abusing his power in the 1MDB graft scandal, which saw...

Venezuela releases 99 post-election prisoners on Christmas as ‘goodwill’ act

CARACAS – Venezuela released 99 prisoners on Christmas, with the government calling it a goodwill gesture as it assesses arrests made after President Nicolas...

Russia and China criticize US

UNITED NATIONS—Russia and China on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time) criticized the United States for its military and economic pressure on Venezuela, telling the UN...

Court blocks Trump’s NG deployment in Chicago

WASHINGTON, DC—The US Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time) by blocking his deployment of...

Major California storm brings heavy rain, snows, evacuations

LOS ANGELES—A major winter storm rolled into California Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time) forcing hundreds of evacuations in burn areas while threatening flooding and travel...

World ‘ready for a woman at helm of UN’

SANTIAGO—Michelle Bachelet, a trailblazer for Latin America as its first woman to serve as defense minister and the first elected as Chilean president, now...

Returning to Normal

A police helicopter patrols over the Bondi Beach as life gradually returns to normal following seven days of mourning, a week after the Bondi...

US denies visas to EU ex commissioner

WASHINGTON, DC—The US State Department said Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time) it would deny visas to a former EU commissioner and four others, accusing them...

UK comedian Brand faces new rape charge

LONDON—UK police said two new charges of rape and sexual assault, had been issued on Tuesday against British comedian and actor Russell Brand. The media...

High-speed trains to link Red Sea, Mediterranean

NEW ADMINSTRATIVE CAPITAL, Egypt – Workers have started laying tracks in the desert east of Cairo for Egypt’s first high-speed train, which will link...

Junta stages polls after 5 years

YANGON – Myanmar’s junta is set to preside over voting starting Sunday, touting heavily restricted polls as a return to democracy five years after...
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