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UN may put Cyprus peace plan forward this year, Cypriot president says

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, who leads Cyprus's Greek Cypriot community, and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman pose for a picture during a meeting in the UN buffer zone of the capital Nicosia, Cyprus February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Myanmar complains over pariah treatment in ASEAN grouping

Myanmar’s coup leader turned president Min Aung Hlaing holding an 11,000-carat ruby in Naypyitaw, after it was found at a gem tract in Mogok in Mandalay.

US calls for Suu Kyi's immediate release as she is moved to house arrest

Aung San Suu Kyi remains massively popular inside Myanmar, but has been held almost completely incommunicado as her family warned of her ailing health.

Mali junta battles ‘terrorist groups’ amid intense fighting

A soldier mans his post during an attack on Mali’s main military base outside the capital Bamako, on April 25, 2026.

Myanmar president seeks peace talks within 100 days, rebels reject offer

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Brazil’s fugitive ex-spy chief arrested by ICE agents in the US

Brazil's former spy chief Alexandre Ramagem (centre) was sentenced to over 16 years in prison for plotting a coup with ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.

Forget democracy, Burkina Faso military leader Traore says

Burkina Faso's military leader Ibrahim Traore arrives at the Kremlin to attend a festive concert in Moscow, Russia, May 8, 2025. Alexander Kryazhev/Host agency RIA Novosti/Handout via REUTERS

Myanmar’s former spymaster Ye Win Oo rises to become military chief

General Ye Win Oo led the contingent of troops that arrested Nobel Peace Prize winner and the country’s then leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.

US veteran flees ahead of US trial over failed 2020 Maduro ouster plot

Defendant Jordan Goudreau was awaiting trial on US charges concerning a failed May 2020 armed incursion to oust then Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.

Guinea dissolves 40 political parties, opposition leader cries foul

FILE PHOTO: Guinea's President-elect Mamady Doumbouya arrives in a vehicle to take the oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony in Conakry, Guinea, January 17, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.