YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voting began on Sunday in Myanmar in the final round of a three-stage general election, capping a nearly monthlong process that has already ensured the country’s military rulers ...

Critics say the polls were neither free nor fair, and were designed to legitimize the power of the military after it ousted the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. The ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China is investigating the two remaining leaders of its armed forces who had survived previous purges, in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syrian government forces wait to enter the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria's Hasakah province, on January 21, 2026, after the ...

Army leaders and defense experts met in Washington at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Contemporary Military Forum: Accelerating Transformation with Next Generation Command and Control ...

Clashes continue between the Syrian army and YPG, operating under the name SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) who refuse to hand over Aktan Prison, in Syria’s Raqqa province on January 19, 2026. The ...

The Syrian army on Monday moved into parts of eastern Deir Ezzor province after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrew from the area. The deployment follows a ceasefire that ended ...

Syrian troops fighting Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria have seized the country's largest oilfield. The Omar facility and nearby gas fields are under army control after the Kurdish-led Syrian ...

The Syrian Army said on Saturday that it has expanded its control across Raqqa countryside, entering new towns and villages and advancing closer to the city of Tabqa, tightening pressure on the Tabqa ...