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Thai prime ministerial candidate Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the People's Party, and other party members hold each other's raised hands during a general election campaign rally ahead of Thailand's general election, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Surging in polls, Thailand's reformist opposition tests new election playbook

Reborn as the People's Party, Thai voters are once again backing the progressives' promises of change, making the party the clear frontrunner for the 8 February polls, ahead of rivals...

Vietnam's Communist Party chief To Lam meets with US President Joe Biden (not pictured) on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United National General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, US, September 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Vietnam's Communist Party begins week-long congress to choose leader

A drone view shows a general view of Nuuk, Greenland, on 15 January, 2026. Photo: Marko Djurica/Reuters

Trump's Greenland tariffs prompt calls for unprecedented EU counter-measures

General view of the hemicycle during a debate before votes on two no-confidence motions against the French government tabled by members of parliament of La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI) and the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN), in response to the government's handling of the EU-Mercosur trade deal, during a session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 14, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

French government survives first no-confidence vote over Mercosur trade deal

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament of the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, talks to journalists as she leaves on the last day of her trial in Paris, France, November 27, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo/File Photo

Marine Le Pen tells appeal trial she had no sense of doing anything wrong

European allies have supported Denmark against increased pressure from the US to annex its semi-autonomous island. Photo: Collected via UNB

Greenland chooses Denmark over US amid Trump annexation threat

French far-right leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen attends a gathering in support of detained Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in Paris, France, March 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Marine Le Pen's embezzlement appeal to open in Paris

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam leaves after attending a parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of independence in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Pool

How a five-yearly Communist Party congress will pick Vietnam's next leaders​

People walk past an election banner ahead of a general election in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar, December 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar votes in second phase of military-run election

Photos shared by state media showed Kim Jong Un puffing on a cigarette, accompanied by top officials as a missile soars into the early morning sky. Collage: BSS

North Korea tests hypersonic missiles, says nuclear forces ready for war

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

How Trump's $18 trillion worth Venezuela strike could trigger a structural shift in US economy

Starlink is ideal in rural or remote locations where internet access has been unreliable or completely unavailable. Photo: SpaceX

Starlink offers free internet to Venezuela until 3 February

A view of the White House in Washington, US, 18 January 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

From Cold War coups to Venezuela: Long shadow of US regime-change playbook endures