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The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas extended on Monday. The two sides agreed to a six-week ceasefire as the first step towards ending the war that began in October 2023. So far, Hamas has released three of the 99 hostages it was holding in Gaza, and the first phase of the deal includes the […]
Today, January 20, is the day to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., who dedicated his life to fighting for civil rights in the United States. Many American embassies in Asia, including Myanmar, are closed. Tributes have been written to Martin Luther King Jr. on the third Monday of January each year in the United States, […]
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was officially arrested early Sunday after being detained at the presidential palace in Seoul for several days. The Seoul Western District Court, after hours of hearings, granted the warrant to arrest Yoon on the grounds that he might destroy evidence, the Associated Press reported. The official arrest is the […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Peshmerga signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement in Moscow on Friday. The two leaders discussed expanding bilateral cooperation in politics, trade, security, transport and energy, and described it as a “very successful partnership,” Putin said at the signing ceremony. The expansion of cooperation between Iran and Russia […]
President Joe Biden said the United States should end impeachment of the president. Biden, who is just days away from the end of his term, made the remarks in his final address to the nation on Wednesday. “The Constitution should be amended to make it clear that no president who commits a crime while in […]
A ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has been reached that will see the release of some hostages held by the militant group for more than a year, negotiators and U.S. officials said Wednesday. The news was made public by Sen. Jim Risch, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, during a Senate hearing […]
The US Secretary of State presented a proposal for post-war reconstruction and governance in Gaza on Tuesday. It is our responsibility to sustain the strategic gains made in the past 15 months and lay the foundation for a better future, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, a policy think […]
A clash between 20 drug gangs and Thai border guards occurred on January 13 in a valley just 600 meters from the Myanmar border near Ban Pang Mahan village in Mae Pha Lwin township, Chiang Rai province, on the Thai-Myanmar border. Four Burmese gang members were killed and more than 1,000 kilograms (more than 1 […]
The Biden administration announced Monday that it will impose new restrictions on the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips. It will also set out guidelines for AI system owners to follow when using them. As AI becomes more powerful, the risks to our national security are growing, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told reporters. The […]
Negotiators seeking a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas reached a deal late on Wednesday that could lead to a ceasefire, people familiar with the talks said on January 13. The talks, brokered by the United States, Egypt and Qatar, have been stalled for months, but the progress comes as the United States looks set […]