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December 28, 2025 8:57 PM

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1st phase polling for Myanmar general elections conculdes

The first of three phases of voting concluded in Myanmar today, marking the country’s first election in five years since the military overthrew the government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021. The military junta claims that the election will pave the way for a return to democracy.   However, opposition g...

December 28, 2025 7:56 AM

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7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Taiwan Coast

In Taiwan, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck nearly 32 km off the northeastern coastal city of Yilan last night, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major damage. The quake, with a depth of 73 km, was felt across the country and shook buildings in the capital, Taip...

December 28, 2025 7:42 AM

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Pakistan faces humanitarian crisis as Baloch Families protest in Quetta

Pakistan is facing a serious humanitarian crisis as families of people reported missing in Balochistan staged protests outside the Quetta Press Club yesterday, urging authorities to disclose the whereabouts of their relatives. The protesters described the situation as a serious humanitarian crisis, ...

December 27, 2025 10:14 PM

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Japan: 2 dead, 26 injured in Expressway crash amid snowy weather

In Japan, a massive crash involving 67 vehicles in snowy weather killed two people and injured 26 on an expressway last evening as the country kicked off its end-of-year holiday season. The Gunma prefectural highway police said today that the pileup on the Kanetsu Expressway started with a collision...

December 27, 2025 9:45 PM

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Italy: Mount Etna becomes active again, lava and ash erupt

Mount Etna, a stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, became active again, sending glowing lava and small amounts of ash into the air from its north-eastern crater.   Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology informed that winds carried the ash towards the north-east, with l...

December 27, 2025 6:27 PM

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Massive Russian attack hits Ukrainian capital Kyiv, one killed and 27 injured

The Ukrainian ​capital Kyiv came under a massive Russian attack today, killing one person and injuring 27 others. The attack came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida tomorrow for further talks aimed at ending the nearly four-year-old war w...

December 27, 2025 6:13 PM

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Bangladesh: NCP Women Leaders oppose reported alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami

In Bangladesh, a group of female leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) has voiced strong opposition to the party’s reported move to forge an electoral alliance with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections scheduled for February 12, 2026.   The dissent emerged afte...