Tshering Tobgay set to return as Bhutan PM after liberal PDP wins elections
Election commission says People's Democratic Party, led by Tobgay, won 30 seats in the 47-member parliament.
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Ten killed, gangs unleash terror as Ecuador declares state of emergency
Gunmen storm TV station during live broadcast, more than 20 violent incidents reported as country lurches into crisis.
As West condemns Bangladesh election, China and Russia embrace Dhaka
The nation of 170 million people is moving closer to Beijing and Moscow amid tensions with the West, say analysts.
Putin critic Navalny says he’s in punishment cell at Russian Arctic prison
'Polar Wolf' colony is among the harshest in Russia's prison system, whose inmates have been convicted for grave crimes.
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 96
UN officials have warned that the Gaza Strip is becoming uninhabitable. Here are the latest updates.
In talks with US, China says it will ‘never compromise’ on Taiwan
Warning in talks between Chinese and US military officials comes days before self-ruled island holds elections.
Mass Hindu wedding defies poverty and persecution in Pakistan
Ceremony in the southern city of Karachi joins 122 Hindu couples unable to afford their own weddings.
US, UK forces shoot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Houthis
No injuries or damage reported in what the US military said was the 26th attack by the Yemen-based group since November.
US, Ukraine, dozens more condemn alleged Russia-North Korea arms transfers
Foreign ministers of nearly 50 countries say such activities breach UN sanctions on North Korea.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 686
As the war enters its 686th day, these are the main developments.
‘Still waiting’: Myanmar’s Kayah looks for justice over military killings
The vehicles in which 33 people were killed and set alight in December 2021 lie rusting on the roadside.
‘Political games’: Advocates vow to fight US border policy standoff
Asylum rights groups warn against kowtowing to Republican effort to condition Ukraine aid on greater restrictions.
How Beijing uses economic coercion to try and sway Taiwan’s elections
From pineapples to petrochemicals, Beijing uses trade to influence opinion, but analysts say it has little impact.
Q&A: Former Biden appointee says US policy is ‘dehumanising’ Palestinians
Al Jazeera speaks to Tariq Habash about why he resigned from the Biden administration amid Israel's war on Gaza.
Lloyd Austin hospitalised for infection after prostate cancer surgery
Disclosure comes as Pentagon faces public backlash over its secrecy about US defense secretary's hospitalisation.
British FM ‘worried’ Israel may have breached international law in Gaza
David Cameron spoke to a parliamentary committee about whether Israel was 'vulnerable to a challenge' from the ICC.
Fuel leak on Astrobotic’s moon lander leaves ‘no chance’ of soft landing
A 'critical loss of fuel' dims hope for what had been a planned moon landing on February 23.
Israel’s war on Gaza and the ‘obligation to prevent genocide’
Experts say ICJ case accusing Israel of genocide highlights Genocide Convention duties and a need for political will.
Armed gang storms Ecuador TV studio after state of emergency declared
President Noboa declares a state of emergency after the disappearance of a powerful gang leader from prison.
The Great British Post Office scandal, explained
How did UK postal workers end up wrongly imprisoned for fraud?