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Iran, US prepare for Oman talks after deadly protest crackdown
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» MUSCAT (OMAN) - Iran and the United States were preparing for talks on Friday in Oman, with Washington looking to see if there was any prospect of diplomatic progress on the Iranian nuclear programme and other issues while refusing to rule out military action.
Asean will not certify Myanmar election or send observers
Reuters, Published on 20/01/2026
» KUALA LUMPUR — The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will not send observers to army-ruled Myanmar's ongoing three-stage election and will therefore not endorse the poll, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Pacts, patronage and fear: how Myanmar junta chief keeps power
Devjyot Ghoshal and Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters, Published on 13/01/2026
» His name is not on the ballot, and his photographs don’t appear on campaign posters. But one man looms large over the general election under way in Myanmar: junta chief Min Aung Hlaing.
Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war?
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2026
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar's military-led government is holding a phased general election amid a civil war convulsing large areas of the Southeast Asian nation.
Myanmar votes again in military's lopsided election
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2026
» Voters in war-torn Myanmar cast ballots in the second stage of an election dominated so far by a party backed by the ruling military, as the junta sought to gloss over a low turnout in the initial round of a contest widely derided as a sham.
Iran's protests: What we know
AFP, Published on 03/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Iran has been rocked this week by protests that started in Tehran and have spread to other cities, with at least six people killed in clashes with security forces.
Lid lifted on Hong Kong bid-rigging rackets
South China Morning Post, Published on 24/12/2025
» Raphael Chan entered Hong Kong’s construction industry in the mid-1990s convinced that quality building work could improve people’s lives. But he quit more than two decades later, disillusioned by what he called rampant corruption in the industry.
US sanctions firms from China to India over Iranian weapons
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/11/2025
» WASHINGTON — The United States sanctioned dozens of firms and people supporting Iran’s ballistic missile and drone manufacturing industry across countries in Asia and the Middle East as part of the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran.
Suicide bombing in Islamabad kills 12, wounds 27
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suicide bombing outside district court buildings in the Pakistani capital Islamabad killed at least 12 people and wounded 27 on Tuesday, the interior minister said.
Iraqis vote in general election in rare moment of calm
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» BAGHDAD — Iraqis began voting for a new parliament on Tuesday at a pivotal time for the country and the wider region, in an election that both Iran and the United States will be closely watching.