Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence reduced

May 01, 2026

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 1: Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing has cut all prisoners' sentences by one-sixth, a blanket measure that grants deposed leader Aung San...

Khamenei threatens response to any US attacks

May 01, 2026

Tehran [Iran], May 1: Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on Thursday, threatened to respond to any further US attacks in a rare statement read...

Trump warns Iran to 'get smart' over stalled talks

Apr 30, 2026

Washington DC [US], April 30: United States President Donald Trump has warned Iran must "get smart soon" following a proposal from Tehran that would postpone...

US, Latin America countries criticise China's retaliation

Apr 30, 2026

Washington DC [US], April 30: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States have released a joint statement in support of...

Future Hungarian PM Magyar has 'highly constructive' meeting with EU

Apr 30, 2026

Brussels [Belgium], April 30: Hungary's future prime minister Peter Magyar held talks in Brussels on Wednesday over reforms needed for the EU to release frozen...

War not a solution to resolve ongoing crisis: Iranian official

Apr 30, 2026

Tehran [Iran], April 30: Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh has said war is not a solution to resolve the ongoing crisis, adding that diplomacy...

UK expels Russian diplomat, summons ambassador in tit-for-tat move

Apr 30, 2026

Moscow [Russia], April 30: The UK is expelling a Russian diplomat and summoning ambassador Andrey Kelin in a tit-for-tat move following similar action by Moscow...

Ukraine escalates dispute with Israel over grain from occupied areas

Apr 29, 2026

Moscow [Russia], April 29: Ukraine has escalated its rhetoric toward Israel in a dispute over alleged shipments of grain from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, with President...

UK government to impose restrictions on social media for under-16s

Apr 29, 2026

London [UK], April 29: The UK government has said it will introduce "age or functionality restrictions" on social media for under 16s, education minister Olivia...