Voters in Myanmar began casting ballots Sunday in the third and final phase of a tightly controlled general election that’s expected to deliver an overwhelming victory to the military’s proxy party amid continuing civil conflict and international rejection.
Voters in Myanmar began casting ballots Sunday in the third and final phase of a tightly controlled general election that’s expected to deliver an overwhelming victory to the military’s proxy party amid continuing civil conflict and international rejection.
Voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar's general election in Yangon on January 25, 2026. Myanmar opened the final round of its month-long election on January 25, with the dominant pro-military party on course for a landslide in a junta-run vote critics say will prolong the army's grip on power. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP via Getty Images)
A US warship docked at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base on Saturday for a five-day visit, signaling a continued thaw in military relations after years of tension over access to the strategic port in the Gulf of Thailand.
A US warship docked at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base on Saturday for a five-day visit, signaling a continued thaw in military relations after years of tension over access to the strategic port in the Gulf of Thailand.
The USS Cincinnati at the Ream Naval base in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia on Jan. 24. Photographer: Suy Se/AFP/Getty Images
Singapore’s main opposition party said it will not nominate a replacement leader of the opposition after Pritam Singh was stripped of the title last week by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong following a conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee.
Singapore’s main opposition party said it will not nominate a replacement leader of the opposition after Pritam Singh was stripped of the title last week by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong following a conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee.
Pritam Singh at the State Courts ahead of a verdict for his trial in Singapore in Feb. 2025. .
Myanmar voters returned to the polls in military-controlled areas on Sunday for the second phase of an election organized by the ruling junta, a process rejected by several western governments and rights groups as lacking legitimacy.
Myanmar voters returned to the polls in military-controlled areas on Sunday for the second phase of an election organized by the ruling junta, a process rejected by several western governments and rights groups as lacking legitimacy.
YANGON, MYANMAR - DECEMBER 29: Myanmar people visit Shwedagon Pagoda on December 29, 2025 in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar began a multi-phase general election on December 28, 2025, with voting set to continue into January 2026 under the military administration following the 2021 military coup and subsequent conflict. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
The US has pledged funding to help strengthen the ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia as it seeks to deepen engagement in a conflict where China has also sought to play mediator.
The US has pledged funding to help strengthen the ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia as it seeks to deepen engagement in a conflict where China has also sought to play mediator.
A damaged building near the border with Thailand, in Poipet town, Cambodia, in December.
Singapore lawmakers are poised to debate if Pritam Singh should remain Leader of the Opposition when Parliament meets next week after his conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee.
Singapore lawmakers are poised to debate if Pritam Singh should remain Leader of the Opposition when Parliament meets next week after his conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee.
Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol said his country wants to “lower the temperature” in its dispute with Thailand to protect a fragile ceasefire and pushed back against Bangkok’s assertions that the clash was a battle against scam centers operating over the border.
Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol said his country wants to “lower the temperature” in its dispute with Thailand to protect a fragile ceasefire and pushed back against Bangkok’s assertions that the clash was a battle against scam centers operating over the border.
A US delegation will visit Cambodia in the coming days to help fortify a fragile ceasefire with Thailand, the Southeast Asian nation’s top diplomat said.
A US delegation will visit Cambodia in the coming days to help fortify a fragile ceasefire with Thailand, the Southeast Asian nation’s top diplomat said.
A US delegation will visit Cambodia in the coming days to help fortify a fragile ceasefire with Thailand, the Southeast Asian nation’s top diplomat said.
A US delegation will visit Cambodia in the coming days to help fortify a fragile ceasefire with Thailand, the Southeast Asian nation’s top diplomat said.
After striking Venezuela, the US president signaled he’ll apply his foreign policy approach elsewhere, speculating about Cuba and Greenland as places he wants to “help.”
After striking Venezuela, the US president signaled he’ll apply his foreign policy approach elsewhere, speculating about Cuba and Greenland as places he wants to “help.”
President Donald Trump speaking at Mar-a-Lago following the capture of Nicolas Maduro with Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, from left, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Jan. 3.
Thailand’s prime minister is gambling on early elections as a nationalist wave fueled by the border conflict with Cambodia offers his conservative bloc a chance to best pro-democracy rivals that have won every election this century.
Thailand’s prime minister is gambling on early elections as a nationalist wave fueled by the border conflict with Cambodia offers his conservative bloc a chance to best pro-democracy rivals that have won every election this century.
Thailand’s prime minister is gambling on early elections as a nationalist wave fueled by the border conflict with Cambodia offers his conservative bloc a chance to best pro-democracy rivals that have won every election this century.
Thailand’s prime minister is gambling on early elections as a nationalist wave fueled by the border conflict with Cambodia offers his conservative bloc a chance to best pro-democracy rivals that have won every election this century.
Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military sites Monday after a deadly border skirmish, the most dramatic escalation in months that endangers a peace deal demanded by President Donald Trump.
Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military sites Monday after a deadly border skirmish, the most dramatic escalation in months that endangers a peace deal demanded by President Donald Trump.
Singapore will bar the use of smartphones and smartwatches in secondary schools starting in January, as countries debate how to curb children’s access to digital devices.
Singapore will bar the use of smartphones and smartwatches in secondary schools starting in January, as countries debate how to curb children’s access to digital devices.
Singapore will bar the use of smartphones and smartwatches in secondary schools starting in January, as countries debate how to curb children’s access to digital devices.
Singapore will bar the use of smartphones and smartwatches in secondary schools starting in January, as countries debate how to curb children’s access to digital devices.
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