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Myanmar Junta Opens First Phase of Elections as Min Aung Hlaing Votes

Balloting excludes rebel‑held areas due to the civil war.

Israeli Cabinet Votes to Shut Down Army Radio by March 1, 2026

U.S. Blocks Visas for Two Honduran Election Officials Over Alleged Recount Obstruction

U.S. Revokes and Denies Visas for Two Honduran Election Officials as Hand Recount Proceeds

Michigan Ranked-Choice Voting Drive Halts 2026 Bid, Plans 2027 Relaunch for 2028

Newsrooms Prepare for 2026 Rebuild as AI Upends Discovery and Workflows

Trump’s Tina Peters Pardon Collides With Constitutional Limits

Slovaks Rally Against Fico’s Bid to Scrap Whistleblower Office and Weaken Evidence Rules

EU Extends Venezuela Sanctions to January 10, 2027

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party Dissolves After Overwhelming Member Vote

Human Rights Day Prompts Latin America Stocktake, With Peru’s Social Gaps and Mexico’s Security Strain in Focus

ECOWAS Declares West Africa in a State of Emergency as Coups Multiply

Steve Israel Warns GOP Could Use Article I Power to Keep House Even After a Democratic Midterm Win

Creator Culture and AI Personalization Poised to Recast News by 2026

Obama Warns of Eroding Norms, Puts Hope in Youth at Bentonville Lecture

Stalin Accuses Centre of Persistent Neglect as DMK MPs Prepare Parliament Push

Punjab Assembly Session Collapses Over Quorum, Adjourned Indefinitely

Guinea-Bissau Military Seizes Power, Detains President, Installs Interim Leader

IECM Opens External Audit to Renew ISO Electoral Certification

Cyprus Speaker’s India Visit Advances Joint Action Plan, Eyes Stronger India–EU Links