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A vendor sells vegetables at a street market in Pyin Oo Lwin township, still in the hands of Myanmar's military

Myanmar Rebels Take The Road To Mandalay

Winding through the lawless, rugged hills of northern Myanmar, National Highway 3 links a stunning series of victories by ethnic rebels and pro-democracy fighters in their war against the junta.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to discuss the Ukraine conflict with UN chief Antonio Guterres

Putin Warns Against 'Illusory' Attempts To Defeat Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday against "illusory" attempts to defeat Russia on the battlefield ahead of his first meeting with United Nations chief Antonio Guterres in more than two years for talks set to focus on the conflict in Ukraine.
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An undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency via KNS on October 23 shows Kim Jong Un visiting a strategic missile base at an undisclosed location

North Korean Leader Kim Inspects Missile Bases, Ballistic Weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a strategic missile base, state media said Wednesday, releasing images of him viewing transport and launch vehicles for the country's largest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic weapons.
Vice President Kamala Harris will field voters' questions in must-win Pennsylvania

Harris To Face Voters' Queries In Crucial Pennsylvania

Kamala Harris faces voters' questions at a live forum Wednesday in must-win Pennsylvania as the vice president and her rival Donald Trump battle for undecided voters in the closing stretch of an extremely close White House race.
Moscow sees the platform as an alternative to Western-led international organisations like the G20 and G7

Putin Touts 'Multipolar World Order' At Flagship BRICS Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday touted the creation of a new "multipolar world order" at the BRICS summit, a gathering of world leaders he hopes will show that Western attempts to isolate Moscow over its Ukraine offensive have failed.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters at Israel's Ben Gurion airport before leaving for Saudi capital Riyadh

US Says 'Now Is The Time' To End Gaza War

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday "now is the time" to end the conflict in Gaza, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran.
Porn producer Holly Randall said Randall said crackdowns on adult entertainment are a lightning rod for wider issues such as trans rights, same-sex marriage and even reproductive rights

Porn Stars Urge Men To Vote Against Trump

Donald Trump may have become involved with a porn star, but if elected president he could try shutting down the entire industry, adult film stars are warning in a push to get young men to vote against the Republican next month.
Billionaire Elon Musk, in his push to reelect Republican Donald Trump, has offered to give $1 million to a random registered voter in one of seven key states every day until election day if they sign a petition to enter the drawing

Is Musk's Million-dollar US Voter Lottery Legal?

Donald Trump surrogate Elon Musk's offer of a million dollars to one registered voter in a swing state every day until the US Election Day on November 5 has raised questions about the legality of such a move.
Americans will have a historic choice on November 5: either electing Kamala Harris as the nation's first woman president, or making Donald Trump the first convicted felon to reach the White House

Harris And Trump Push For Every Vote With Just 14 Days To Go

One of the tightest US election races of modern times enters its final, two-week stretch Tuesday, with Republican Donald Trump making a special pitch to Latino voters as Democratic rival Kamala Harris sits down for a national network interview.
Displaced African migrant workers seek refuge at a warehouse, turned into a shelter by a group of volunteers to house migrant workers who fled Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon, in the eastern suburbs of Beirut

Blinken In Israel To Push For Gaza Truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel Tuesday to push for a ceasefire in Gaza after his administration called for an end to the war in Lebanon "as soon as possible".
Disinformation peddlers commonly use terms such as 'breaking news'

Beware: US Election Disinformation Masked As 'Breaking News'

"Breaking" news, screamed an online post by a conservative American influencer as he pushed disinformation about Kamala Harris, illustrating how journalism lingo has been co-opted as a tool to amplify election falsehoods.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will try to win support from voters in Michigan in dueling rallies

Harris, Trump To Rally Voters In Key State On Same Day

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will lead dueling rallies Friday in Michigan, a crucial battleground state where Arab American voters angered by US support for Israel may hold the key to a deadlocked race.
A US Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber flies over Pasadena, California, in 2016

US B-2 Bombers Strike Huthi Facilities In Yemen: Military

The United States on Wednesday conducted multiple B-2 bomber strikes on weapons storage facilities in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed Huthi rebels, according to the US military and defense department.
Zelensky's plan rejects any territorial concessions

Zelensky In Brussels To Defend 'Victory Plan' At EU And NATO

President Volodymyr Zelensky was headed to Brussels Thursday to defend his "victory plan" for Ukraine to both EU leaders and NATO defence ministers, with the outlook on the battlefield bleak in Kyiv's battle to repel the Russian invasion.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, left, has raised the idea of migrant deportation centres outside the EU -- a concept trialled under Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Hard Talk On Migration Expected At EU Summit

EU leaders will discuss tightening rules on migration as they meet in Brussels on Thursday for a summit that is set to crystallize a rightward shift in the bloc's rhetoric.

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