AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop as his new envoy for Myanmar, his office said in a statement. As civil conflict rages in t
United States – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop as his new envoy for Myanmar. The post has been vacant since the departure in
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C), Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet (L) and Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai (R) pose for photos as they shake hands following a press
Children gathered around the vehicle used by aid group, World Central Kitchen, that was hit by an Israeli bomb/Photo: AFP AFP UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called the deaths of seve
AFP Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa of the Philippines, and Canadian artificial intelligence pioneer Yoshua Bengio are among 40 experts selected to serve on a United Nations AI p
A supporter of ousted Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro carry his portrait during a rally outside the National Assembly in Caracas on January 5, 2026. Venezuela’s parliament swore in Delcy Rodrigue
A Taliban delegation attends the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg on June 6, 2024. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP) AFP Taliban authorities will attend the third
Labour activists and striking workers in Myanmar opposing the military regime are facing a growing threat of being detained, despite the International Labor Organization (ILO) urging the junta to ceas
BANGKOK/JAKARTA: Myanmar’s military-appointed Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin met his Indonesian and Thai counterparts Wednesday in Bangkok, where they discussed ways to seek a peaceful solution t