Politics and government

Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party picks Sihasak as second PM nominee

Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has been listed behind party leader and current Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

Discovery of a million more potential Epstein documents delays further releases

Late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in an image released by the Department of Justice on Dec 19.

Trump says comedian Stephen Colbert should be ‘put to sleep’

US TV host and writer Stephen Colbert attends the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights 'Ripple of Hope Awards Gala' in New York City, on December 9, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Bangladesh leader seen as likely next prime minister set to return from exile ahead of polls

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman's decision to return is driven by both political developments and personal circumstances.

60 Minutes report on El Salvador prison pops up online after being pulled by CBS

CBS News faced accusations of bending to political pressure, after pulling a report on Dec 21 about El Salvador's controversial mega-prison housing US-deported migrants.

‘Love of nubile girls’: US releases card mentioning Trump, purportedly sent from Epstein to Nassar

A card that makes a crude reference to U.S. President Donald Trump, purportedly written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar, who is serving a life sentence for sexually abusing hundreds of girls, is shown in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 23, 2025, as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The postmark on its envelope is Virginia, not New York, where Epstein was jailed, and indicates the envelope was processed three days after his death in August 2019. The return address on the envelope incorrectly identifies the jail where Epstein was being held and does not include his inmate number, as required by the Bureau of Prisons policy manual for outgoing mail. Reuters was unable to determine whether the card is authentic. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS

Trump flew on Epstein jet 8 times in the 1990s, according to US prosecutor e-mail

US President Donald Trump (left) and late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (second from left), in photos released by Democrats sitting on the House Oversight Committee in Washington.

Japan delegation highlights regional peace in talks with Taiwan’s Lai

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech after inspecting reservists during a training session in Yilan, Taiwan, on Dec 2.

Looking back on a year of AI blunders

Albania's AI-generated minister "Diella" insisting its role is to help people not replace them, during its first appearance in Parliament in September.

Netanyahu vows independence of commission of inquiry into Oct 7

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never admitted responsibility for any of the decisions that led to the Oct 7 attack, despite repeated calls from the opposition to do so.

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