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US President Donald Trump looks on, befrore departing for Florida from the South Lawn, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump warns of 'bad things' if Republicans lose midterms

At a rally in Iowa - one of the first stops for primary campaigns in US presidential elections - Trump said his party must win both the Senate and the House in November despite his own poor...

People hold their phones up as US President Donald Trump interacts with diners, in Machine Shed restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa, US, January 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

In Iowa, Trump touts economy as protests roil neighboring Minnesota

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman. Photo: Collected

Those unable to control own party's ranks cannot keep Bangladesh safe: Shafiqur

Election Commission officials count ballots at a polling station during Myanmar's general election in Yangon, Myanmar, December 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Final phase of Myanmar's election underway, military-backed party set to win

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 Lam edges closer to new leadership term as decisive congress cut short

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

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​