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Thai election sees old order restored as political dynasties weigh on vote
13 February 2026Bangkok – Thailand’s swing to more conservative politics in last weekend’s election reveals as much about the dyna...
Trump threatens an executive order to mandate voter IDs before elections
13 February 2026United States President Donald Trump has hinted at a new executive order that would force election organisers to require...
Court orders Trump administration to facilitate deported student’s return
13 February 2026A United States court has ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to facilitate the return of a Babson Coll...
US Department of Homeland Security to go into shutdown due to funding lapse
13 February 2026The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – which includes agencies that oversee immigration enforcement...
Trump says US will send second aircraft carrier to Middle East ‘very soon’
13 February 2026President Donald Trump says that he is sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East as the United States increas...
Trump says planning to ‘make visit’ to Venezuela following Maduro abduction
13 February 2026Donald Trump has said he plans to become the first sitting United States president to visit Venezuela in nearly three de...
Russia and Ukraine to hold new talks in Geneva next week
13 February 2026Russian and Ukrainian envoys are set to engage in a new round of United States-brokered talks next week in Geneva as the...
Cuban official decries ‘massive punishment’ by US oil blockade
13 February 2026Cuban diplomat Carlos de Cossio has accused the United States of imposing collective punishment on his country as the ad...
After High Court triumph, Palestine Action founder says UK ban ‘backfired’
13 February 2026London, United Kingdom – The United Kingdom’s ban on Palestine Action has “backfired”, its cofounder said, after...
UN accuses paramilitary RSF of committing war crimes in Sudan’s el-Fasher
13 February 2026The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out war crimes and a possible crime against humanity in its...
