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Petitioners brave surveillance outside Kremlin A small crowd gathered outside Moscow's presidential administration building on Friday to deliver formal appeals urging President Vladimir Putin to...
Historic election ousts Viktor Orbán after 16-year rule Budapest's iconic Chain Bridge, typically a backdrop for tourist photos, was illuminated in Hungary's red, white, and green national colors...
Proposed reforms spark fears of power consolidation Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party is advancing constitutional amendments that would transfer presidential elections from voters to parliament and...
Military leader rejects democracy for Burkina Faso Burkina Faso's interim president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has dismissed democracy as unsuitable for the West African nation, arguing that Wester...
Military chief nominated for Myanmar presidency Myanmar's parliament convened Monday with military ruler Min Aung Hlaing as the sole viable candidate for president, following elections that exclu...
Former leader sentenced for orchestrating insurrection Seoul's courts handed Yoon Suk Yeol a life term on Thursday for attempting to impose martial law in December 2024, a move that triggered mas...
Updated 12 February 2026 - Reporting from Tehran Celebrations overshadowed by dissent Tehran's skies erupted in fireworks and chants of "God is greatest" on Tuesday night as Iran commemorated t...
Junta dissolves political parties in sweeping decree Burkina Faso's military government has outlawed all political parties, formalizing a suspension in place since the 2022 coup. The move deepens...
Polls close in Myanmar's contested election Voting concluded on Sunday in Myanmar's third and final phase of elections widely dismissed as a sham by critics. The military-backed Union Solidarity...
Protests fade as Iran's security forces hold firm Two weeks of unrest in Iran have ended with the regime still standing, despite economic strain and external military strikes. While demonstrators...
US seizure of Maduro disrupts China's regional alliances Beijing condemned the nighttime arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as a violation of sovereignty, but analysts say the move has...
Military-backed poll faces widespread condemnation Myanmar holds its first election since the 2021 military coup, but the vote is widely dismissed as a sham. The ruling junta has dissolved the op...
123 political prisoners freed after secret negotiations Belarus has released 123 political prisoners, including high-profile opposition figures, human rights activists, and journalists, following...
Bangladesh tribunal sentences ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to death in absentia A special tribunal in Dhaka delivered a death sentence on Sunday to Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, convic...
Pakistan Grants Army Chief Lifetime Immunity in Controversial Constitutional Overhaul Pakistan's parliament approved sweeping constitutional changes on Thursday, granting Field Marshal Asim Muni...
Indonesia names Suharto national hero despite rights abuses Indonesia conferred national hero status on former dictator Suharto on Monday, a move met with fierce opposition from activists who acc...
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