Arakan Army fighters claim control of key city in northwestern Myanmar | Military News

Arakan Army fighters claim control of key city in northwestern Myanmar | Military News

Lying along the Kaladar River in Chin State, Paletwa is a strategically important city on a major trade route. The Arakan Army (AA), an armed ethnic group fighting as part of an alliance against the Myanmar military, has claimed control of a key western town near the border with India…

Trump wins Iowa caucuses, cementing frontrunner status in 2024 race | Politics News

Trump wins Iowa caucuses, cementing frontrunner status in 2024 race | Politics News

BREAKINGBREAKING, Trump takes step closer to securing third consecutive nomination for the Republican Party after key ballot. Former United States President Donald Trump has decisively won the Iowa caucuses, cementing his Republican frontrunner status as he bids to retake the White House in 2024. Trump handily beat former US Ambassador…

North Korea’s Kim shuts agencies working for reunification with South Korea | Politics News

North Korea’s Kim shuts agencies working for reunification with South Korea | Politics News

Kim Jong Un says his country does not want war but does not seek to avoid it. North Korea has scrapped several government bodies tasked with promoting reconciliation and reunification with South Korea as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un warned that his secretive country does not seek to avoid war….

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital | Politics News

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital | Politics News

Pentagon chief received treatment for an infection following surgery for prostate cancer. United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from senior administration officials, including President Joe Biden. Austin, 70, was…

Britain to designate Hizb ut-Tahrir as a ‘terrorist’ group | Politics News

Britain to designate Hizb ut-Tahrir as a ‘terrorist’ group | Politics News

UK government says the group is anti-Semitic and encourages ‘terrorism’. Britain has moved to ban the group Hizb ut-Tahrir, saying it is anti-Semitic and should be designated as a “terrorist” organisation. Parliament this week will debate a proposal to make joining the group illegal in the United Kingdom under terrorism…

Taiwan’s Tsai and Lai welcome US support as Beijing fumes over election | Elections News

Taiwan’s Tsai and Lai welcome US support as Beijing fumes over election | Elections News

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and President-elect William Lai Ching-te have hailed the support of the United States for the self-ruled island in meetings with an unofficial delegation from Washington amid anger in Beijing at overseas governments’ congratulations of Taiwan on its weekend election. The US delegation – including former US…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 689 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 689 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 689th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched some 40 drones and missiles, including hypersonic missiles. Ukraine’s ground forces commander told the Reuters news agency that Kyiv needed more military…