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One-party Vietnam holds parliamentary election
AFP, Published on 15/03/2026
» HANOI (VIETNAM) - Vietnam goes to the polls on Sunday to elect members of the National Assembly, the country's top legislative body that serves mainly to ratify decisions by the ruling Communist Party.
Hezbollah’s ‘existential’ war against Israel could be its last
AFP, Published on 14/03/2026
» BEIRUT - Hezbollah suffered heavy losses in a war with Israel more than a year ago, but the Shia movement has now regrouped only to end up fighting what it has called an “existential battle” and which some warn could be its last.
Brazil revokes visa of US diplomat in Bolsonaro row
AFP, Published on 14/03/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday banned a US diplomat who wanted to visit jailed former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro amid fears of US meddling in the run-up to elections this year.
Vietnam police probe prominent journalist over ‘anti-state’ acts
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/03/2026
» HANOI — Vietnam’s police launched criminal proceedings into prominent journalist and blogger Le Anh Hung for alleged anti-state activities in a country where authorities maintain a tightly controlled media environment.
Thousands of Chinese boats mass at sea, raising questions
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» TAIPEI — Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential regional crisis or conflict.
Fantastic Mr Stowaway: fox sails from Britain to New York port
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» NEW YORK — A red fox that managed to slip onto a US-bound ship in Britain was discovered by customs officers in the Port of New York, a zoo in the city has said.
Russia jails 15 for life over 2024 concert hall attack
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» MOSCOW - A Russian court on Thursday sentenced 15 men — including four gunmen — to life in prison over the Crocus concert hall attack which left 150 people dead, the deadliest onslaught in Russia in more than two decades.
Iran sets two oil tankers ablaze near Iraq
Published on 12/03/2026
» Iran has set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, warning the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel in defiance of President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States had already won the war.
North Korea releases image of leader’s daughter firing pistol
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» SEOUL - North Korea released an image on Thursday of leader Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter firing a pistol, weeks after photos showed her shooting a rifle — once again stoking speculation she is being groomed as heir.
War disrupts fertiliser supplies, puts food security at risk
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» With production in the Gulf countries at a standstill and gas prices rising, the war in the Middle East is disrupting the supply of fertilisers and posing risks for food security.