Pascale Harter introduces correspondents' and writers' stories from Myanmar, Iran, South Africa and France. The final round of elections took place in Myanmar last weekend, five years after a coup ...

On September 15, 2025, the location transmitter of an Iranian oil tanker called Reef pinged near Iraq’s offshore Basrah Oil Terminal. Reef was actually several hundred kilometers away at the Iranian ...

The democracy movement in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar has for decades found powerful champions in the Republican Party. President George W. Bush introduced, then expanded, wide-ranging ...

China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.

Voters line up to cast ballots at a polling station during the final round of general election in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday. AUNG SHINE OO/AP Myanmar held the third and final round of its ...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- In a remote village ringed by Myanmar's protracted civil war, a medic jabs a crying baby with a needle and syringe. She is one of the lucky ones among some 1.2 million children ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Voters in Myanmar have cast ballots in the third and final phase of their country's general election. The pro-military force is expected to win control of the legislature, but international observers ...

After arresting political opponents, banning the most popular party and using violence to crush dissent, the military’s proxy is on course to win by a landslide The polls have closed in Myanmar, but ...

Myanmar completed its third and final round of voting on Sunday in a monthlong general election called by the ruling military junta — an election that critics call a sham. Myanmar completed its third ...

In extreme cases, sonic weapons can cause nausea, dizziness, and even permanent damage. In this case, officials used it to declare unlawful assembly.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not endorse elections in military-ruled Myanmar, Malaysia's foreign minister said Tuesday, citing concerns over the lack of ...