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Guinea junta chief headed for victory in presidential vote
AFP, Published on 29/12/2025
» CONAKRY - Guineans voted in a presidential election Sunday with Mamady Doumbouya, a general who led the junta that seized power four years ago, the clear favourite, and the main opposition leaders barred from standing.
Human‑wave attacks and drones: How Myanmar's junta is fighting back
Reuters, Published on 16/12/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — For seven days, rebel fighter Khant and his comrades held the line as Myanmar's military pounded their positions with artillery and drone strikes.
Syria's Sharaa calls for united efforts to rebuild a year after Assad's ouster
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» DAMASCUS - President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday urged Syrians to work together to rebuild their country, still marred by insecurity and divisions, as they marked a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
Iran to boycott 2026 World Cup draw over US visa row
AFP, Published on 28/11/2025
» TEHRAN - Iran is to boycott next week's World Cup finals draw in Washington because the United States refused to grant visas to several members of the delegation, the Iranian football federation announced on Friday.
G20 summit opens in South Africa without Trump
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» JOHANNESBURG — A US-European rift over the future of Ukraine is set to overshadow a Group of 20 (G20) summit starting in South Africa on Saturday further marked by Donald Trump's pointed absence.
South Africa: US boycott of G20 ‘their loss’
AFP, Published on 12/11/2025
» JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday the United States boycott of the G20 summit in South Africa later this month would not prevent the meeting of the world’s leading economies from going ahead.
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.
Trump: US to boycott G20 summit in South Africa
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has said no US officials will attend this month’s Group of 20 summit in South Africa, the latest escalation in a rift that erupted over his claims that the country is mistreating White Afrikaners.
Dozens die as Myanmar military bombs Buddhist festival
The New York Times, Published on 08/10/2025
» Myanmar’s military bombed a Buddhist festival this week, killing at least two dozen people and injuring dozens more, according to a witness and the country’s civilian government in exile.
Last flotilla boat sails on towards Gaza after Israel interceptions
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» JERUSALEM — The only remaining boat in a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza sailed towards the war-torn Palestinian territory on Friday, after Israeli navy interceptions of its fellow vessels drew worldwide protests.