Ukraine Pope calls for peace as Russia escalates winter attacks on Ukraine The weaponization of winter By Elena Kowalski / 25 Jan 2026
United States Winter storm disrupts power for 500,000 across US, cancels 9,600 flights Mass outages hit Mississippi, Texas, and Tennessee as freezing rain and heavy snow advance toward Northeast coast By Alex Thompson / 25 Jan 2026
Myanmar Myanmar junta nears completion of contested election as military-backed party secures majority Senior General Min Aung Hlaing dismisses international criticism while final voting round cements USDP dominance in process boycotted by opposition By Chen Wei-Lin / 25 Jan 2026
Pakistan Pakistan suicide bombing kills seven at wedding Pro-government tribal leader targeted in calculated strike as militant violence overwhelms frontier security By Viktor Petersen / 24 Jan 2026
Indonesia Seven dead, 82 missing after landslide strikes West Java amid heavy rainfall Latest situation update By Alex Thompson / 24 Jan 2026
United States Pete Hegseth's first year at the Pentagon A transformative tenure that tested the boundaries between military reform and political disruption By David Monroe / 23 Jan 2026
Israel Israel restricts Palestinian entry at Gaza-Egypt crossing Policy ensures net population outflow as Rafah border prepares to reopen By Layla Hassan / 23 Jan 2026
Myanmar Myanmar junta strikes displaced shelter days before contested elections Airstrike killing 21 civilians in Kachin State underscores regime's reliance on terror tactics to maintain electoral facade By Chen Wei-Lin / 23 Jan 2026
Haiti US warns Haiti's transitional council against government reshuffle as deadline looms Washington intervenes to block prime minister's removal, but the move shields a political class accused of accelerating state collapse By Diego Martinez / 23 Jan 2026
Russia Russia and U.S. launch trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi as territorial deadlock remains Moscow's warning after Putin meeting underscores gap between diplomatic momentum and strategic reality By Viktor Petersen / 23 Jan 2026
Germany Germany expels Russian diplomat over Ukraine intelligence operation Alleged spy recruited German-Ukrainian woman to track Berlin's military support for Kyiv By Elena Kowalski / 22 Jan 2026
France France intercepts Russian tanker in Mediterranean shadow fleet operation French Navy boards vessel with UK intelligence support in coordinated enforcement action against sanctions evasion By Elena Kowalski / 22 Jan 2026
