Q&A: East Timor’s ASEAN membership and the Myanmar conflict
President Jose Ramos-Horta insists East Timor is on track to join ASEAN, which seeks to resolve the crisis in Myanmar.
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Myanmar will not be allowed ASEAN leadership in 2026
The move is a new blow to the ruling generals seeking international recognition after seizing power in 2021.
Two officers arrested in DR Congo for crackdown that killed 43 people
Security forces used lethal force last week to repress planned anti-UN protests in the city of Goma.
Greece: 700 firefighters battle to bring massive fire under control
Wildfires are common in Greece and other Southern European countries during their hot, dry summers.
Egypt, reliant on imports, buys more Russian wheat
Egypt still buys from Russia and Ukraine but is also diversifying its purchases after the shock of the war.
Amid graft scandal, Ukraine to appoint Muslim defence chief Rustem Umerov
Rustem Umerov is from the Muslim Tatar community in Crimea that largely resisted Russia's 2014 annexation.
Israel kills Palestinian, destroys even more of Nur Shams camp
Israeli forces kill Ayed Abu Harb, 21, in a large-scale raid on the Nur Shams camp in Tulkarem.
G20 in India: When will 2023 New Delhi summit be held and who is attending?
The two-day summit will see leaders of the world's richest and most powerful countries meet over a range of issues.
Billions pledged for green energy as Africa climate talks enter second day
The three-day Nairobi summit, which began on Monday, is meant to define a shared vision for green development in Africa.
Schools in France send dozens of Muslim girls home for wearing abayas
Schoolgirls who refused to change out of the robes have been sent home with a letter to parents on secularism.
Fourteen people and a body found on Greek island after boat tragedy
Greek authorities say the refugees and migrants who survived boarded a dinghy in Turkey that ultimately sank.
Jordan shoots down drug-laden drone from Syria in ninth incident this year
The military says a drone carrying crystal meth is intercepted after crossing the country’s border with Syria.
Nigerian unions strike again to protest soaring costs after subsidy removal
Government workers in Nigeria are striking over the rising costs of living worsened by the removal of petrol subsidies.
Calls to tax the superrich grow as economic inequality surges
Billionaires have seen their wealth expand by 109 percent over the past decade as their fortunes increase $2.7bn a day.
Press freedom concerns as India editors’ body charged over Manipur report
Manipur police file cases against Editors Guild of India members, accusing them of promoting enmity between groups.
Burning Man mass exodus begins after flooding trapped desert revelers
About 30,000 people remain at the site with some waiting to see the burning of a large wooden effigy shaped like a man.
Photos: Road reopens at drenched Burning Man party in US desert
Thousands of festivalgoers were stranded in deep mud in Nevada after rain turned the gathering into a quagmire.
Eritrean troops ‘committed war crimes’ in Ethiopia after peace deal: Report
Amnesty report details how Eritrean soldiers extrajudicially executed civilians and sexually enslaved women for months.
In Sudan’s South Darfur, armed men pillage, loot under cover of fighting
As the armed foes go toe-to-toe in South Darfur, residents strive to find secure shelters amid intense fighting.
Russian General Surovikin seen in first photo since Wagner revolt: Reports
General Surovikin reported removed after Wagner mutiny said to be 'alive, healthy, at home, with his family, in Moscow'.