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Since toppling a democratically elected government over five years ago, Myanmar's military has lost control over swaths of land to armed resistance groups across the country. It has severely damaged the economy and left the regime internationally isolated, facing numerous allegations of war crimes. Over the past year and a half, however, the military has

Iran has long ranked among the world's most repressive countries for press freedom. In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders placed Iran 177th out of 180 countries, below Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, which ranked 175th. But journalists and media watchdogs say the US-Israel war with Iran has pushed reporting conditions to an even more dangerous point.

Authorities in the UK have charged a 45-year-old man on Friday over the stabbings of two Jewish men in the community of Golders Green in London. The attack, which took place on Wednesday, left a 34-year-old man and a 76-year-old man injured. One of the victims has since been discharged from a hospital and the

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Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, the military's information office and state television disclosed on Thursday, after her sentence was reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty. State television released an image of Suu Kyi dressed in a blouse and skirt, sitting on a bench behind

Skip next section Madhya Pradesh orders probe in Bargi Dam tragedy May 1, 2026 Madhya Pradesh orders probe in Bargi Dam tragedy The cruise boat flipped after being caught in a sudden stormImage: ANI News/IMAGO The government of Madhya Pradesh has ordered a probe into a deadly cruise boat accident that occurred at the Bargi

When Viktor Orban was narrowly voted out of office for the first time in 2002, he went through a deep personal crisis. "The homeland cannot be in the opposition!" he said at the time. In other words, according to his image of himself, only he and his Fidesz party could truly represent the interests of

Skip next section Iran war hampers delivery of aid to refugees in Africa: UN May 1, 2026 Iran war hampers delivery of aid to refugees in Africa: UN The UN refugee agency has warned that the cost of delivering aid to humanitarian crises in Sudan and Chad has more than doubled as a result of

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was lifting tariffs on whisky from the United Kingdom, in a gesture to King Charles III and Queen Camilla after their royal state visit. The royal duo left the US on Thursday after a four-day state visit meant to celebrate the former British colony's 250th anniversary of

"The catalyst was about mid-2024," says Stephanie Wilks-Wiffen from eToro, an online broker. That was when she read the annual Boring Money report. It showed that the gender investment gap had widened in the UK, with men making up almost 60% of investors.  eToro then started developing its "Loud Investing" campaign, which aims to educate