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Vietnam's top leader To Lam wins state presidency, gets China-style mandate
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2026
» HANOI - Vietnam's lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously elected Communist Party Secretary General To Lam as the country's state president for the next five years, making him the most powerful Vietnamese leader in decades.
Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing: The general who made himself president
Reuters, Published on 03/04/2026
» NAY PYI TAW - His name was not on the ballot, neither did his photographs appear on campaign posters. But one man loomed large over the general election held in Myanmar in December and January: junta chief Min Aung Hlaing.
Trump sacks Bondi, appoints ex-personal attorney to head justice dept
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department.
Hungarian strongman Orban trails in pre-election poll
Reuters, Published on 02/04/2026
» BUDAPEST - Hungary’s centre-right Tisza party leads Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz ahead of a parliamentary election on April 12, a poll showed on Thursday.
What's real anymore? AI warps truth of Mideast war
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - “Is Netanyahu real or AI?” an internet headline blared, pointing to a video that supposedly showed the Israeli prime minister with six fingers.
In historic first, Trump attends Supreme Court hearing
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump made a historic visit to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to attend arguments over the legality of a policy he considers crucial to his hardline approach toward immigration — a directive he signed on his first day back in office that would limit birthright citizenship.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:
Northern Ireland car-bomb scare ‘a chilling throwback’
Reuters, Published on 31/03/2026
» BELFAST - Irish nationalist militants were believed to be behind the hijacking and placing of an improvised explosive device in a food delivery vehicle that was ordered to drive to a Northern Irish police station before the device was made safe, police said on Tuesday.
Myanmar junta chief nears presidency after criticised elections
Bloomberg, Published on 31/03/2026
» Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing moved closer to the presidency after a lower house nomination on Tuesday, paving the way for the military to extend its rule following elections criticised by the United Nations and others as a sham.
Ye Win Oo appointed Myanmar's new military chief
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2026
» NAY PYI TAW — Ye Win Oo has been appointed Myanmar's new military chief, military-owned media showed on Monday, as his predecessor Min Aung Hlaing was nominated for a presidential vote in the country's parliament.