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Dozens killed in blast at explosives depot in northeastern Myanmar 

31 May 2026

Dozens of people have been killed in an explosion in northeast Myanmar near the border with China, local media and a reb...

Iran ⁠restores some gas production at South Pars facility 

31 May 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran Iran has restored gas production at three offshore platforms in the South Pars gasfield, the ...

Ethiopia’s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained 

31 May 2026

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopians vote on Monday in a general election to choose members of parliament, who will in t...

Rescuers race to save two people still trapped in cave in Laos 

31 May 2026

Heavy rains have threatened to delay the search for two people who remain missing in a flooded cave in Laos, after five ...

Colombians head to the polls to choose President Gustavo Petro’s successor 

31 May 2026

Polls have opened in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election, in which a left-wing lawmaker, an independen...

Iran reinstates some internet access but restrictions remain for most 

31 May 2026

Tehran, Iran – Authorities in Iran have reinstated some internet access three months after taking the country offline ...

Could Democrats be shut out of the California governor’s race? 

31 May 2026

But some critics have asserted that Harris and other top-level Democrats may have avoided the race to dodge any associat...

Satellite imagery shows erasure of southern Gaza as Israel expands control 

31 May 2026

Palestinian journalist Muhannad Qishta yearns to visit the graves of his sisters – Reem and Walaa – in Khan Younis i...

Israeli forces push past Lebanon’s Litani River: How significant is it? 

31 May 2026

Israeli forces have reached the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh and captured the strategic Beaufort ...

World Health Organization hails recovery of five Ebola patients 

31 May 2026

News|Ebola The World Health Organization (WHO) has hailed the recovery of five people infected with a rare strain of Ebo...