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This file picture shows Aung San Suu Kyi attending the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) conference in Naypyidaw on November 22, 2019. — AFP pic

As Myanmar votes, Suu Kyi’s shadow looms over junta’s push for ‘democracy’

This photo provided by the US Justice Department on December 19, 2025 shows an undated picture of former US president Bill Clinton in a jacuzzi at an undisclosed location as the Justice Department began releasing the long-awaited records from the investigation into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — AFP pic

Victims exposed, but not the powerful: Survivors slam redacted Epstein files as dangerous and unjust

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said China has called on the United States to cut its nuclear arsenal and meet its disarmament responsibilities after a Pentagon draft report alleged China had deployed over 100 ICBMs near Mongolia. — Reuters pic

China implies US hypocrisy over nuclear disarmament

This picture taken on December 20, 2025 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on December 23, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and his daughter Ju Ae (to his L) inspecting the Milyong Hotel, which was recently completed in the Samjiyon tourist district of Ryanggang Province. — AFP pic

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un tours hot tubs, BBQ joints at lavish new mountain resort

Vehicles drive on a road with the national flags displayed ahead of Myanmar's general election in Yangon on December 23, 2025. — AFP pic

UN says Myanmar junta using ‘brutal violence’ to force people to vote

Thailand’s foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow holds a press conference following a special Asean foreign ministers’ meeting on the Thai-Cambodian border conflict, in Kuala Lumpur on December 22, 2025. — AFP pic

‘We guarantee it’s safe’: Thailand rejects Cambodia’s call for neutral venue as border talks stall

A man inspects a garage damaged by Thai air strikes in Poipet town, Banteay Meanchey province, amid border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand on December 18, 2025. — AFP pic

China joins Asean in push for Thailand-Cambodia truce as daily clashes continue

Patriot missile systems of the 37th Air Defense Missile Squadron are pictured during a ceremony at the 3rd Warsaw Air Defense Missile Brigade’s base in Sochaczew, Poland on December 18, 2025. — Reuters pic

Russia’s latest airstrikes put Nato on edge as Poland activates air‑defence systems

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) logo stands in front of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur ahead of the 47th Asean Summit on October 24, 2025. — Firdaus Latif pic

Cambodia wants Kuala  Lumpur as neutral ground for border talks with Thailand, cites ‘safety concerns’

US President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto shake hands as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. — Reuters pic

Trump and Prabowo to sign Indonesia-US trade deal in January after resolving tariff disputes

A combination of photos shows US President Donald Trump (left) speaking in Washington, DC on December 10, 2025 and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (right) speaking in Caracas on November 14, 2025 as the US increases pressure on Venezuela’s oil industry. — AFP pic

Is Trump’s Venezuela blockade really about drugs — or is it about oil and regime change?

Pedestrians walk across Westminster Bridge as early morning fog covers the streets of London on December 17, 2025. — AFP pic

UK man charged with drugging, raping ex-wife over 13 years with five others

US President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Navy’s “Golden Fleet” at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida on December 22, 2025. — Reuters pic

Trump names US battleships after himself, says they'll be ‘100 times more powerful’

US President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Navy’s “Golden Fleet” at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida on December 22, 2025. — Reuters pic

Trump claims US must have Greenland for national security, not minerals

(Left to right) Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet and US President Donald Trump hold up documents during the signing of a ceasefire deal between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the 47th Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. — Reuters pic

Why did truce with Cambodia fail? Thai minister says US rushed deal for Trump’s visit

Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow holds a press conference following a special Asean foreign ministers’ meeting on the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia in Kuala Lumpur on December 22, 2025. — AFP pic

After crisis meeting in Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia agree to border talks on Christmas Eve