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Saudi oasis town adjusts to life in the firing line
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» AL KHARJ (SAUDI ARABIA) - For generations, a Saudi oasis town has been a favoured spot for stressed visitors from the nearby capital Riyadh to come and decompress.
Israel renews Lebanon strikes, forces Syria border crossing closed
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Sunday killed at least 15 people, a day after Israel threatened to hit Lebanon's main border crossing with Syria, forcing it to close.
Russian strike on Ukraine market kills five
AFP, Published on 04/04/2026
» KYIV - A Russian drone hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol on Saturday, killing five people and wounding 19, officials said, as Moscow pressed on with intensified daytime attacks.
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.
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.
Deal reached to end partial US government shutdown
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - Republican leaders in the US Congress said on Wednesday they had reached a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end a weeks-long partial government shutdown that has brought chaos to airports.
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.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 30/03/2026
» PARIS - Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:
Hungary's anxious rural voters will decide Orban's fate
AFP, Published on 30/03/2026
» PUSZTAVACS (HUNGARY) - In the village of Pusztavacs in central Hungary, election posters on electricity poles remind voters of a looming poll, where nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's future is on the line.