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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is shown on Nov. 4, 2019, when she participated in the ASEAN-Japan summit in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years for corruption

Her supporters and independent legal experts consider her prosecution an unjust move to discredit Suu Kyi and legitimize the military's 2021 seizure of power.

Traffic on Interstate 5 freeway at Sea World Drive on Nov. 24, 2020.

UN chief: 'Leadership gap' undermines global climate efforts

The head of the United Nations says a “leadership gap” is undermining the world's efforts to curb global warming.

Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis speaks during a plenary session at the Summit of the Americas, Friday, June 10, 2022, in Los Angeles.

Biden, leaders reach migration pact despite attendance flap

“The Los Angeles Declaration” may be the biggest achievement of the Summit of the Americas, which was undercut by differences over Biden’s invitation list, which excluded Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meets Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Office of Government in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.

Harris Says The U.S. Will Provide Vietnam 1 Million More Vaccine Doses

The vice president made the announcement during her trip to Southeast Asia. It's part of the Biden administration's push to strengthen its alliances in the region to counter China's influence

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland.

The U.S. and Russia are talking, and Ukraine's fate hangs in the balance

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, ended talks in Geneva with no major breakthroughs but an agreement to keep talking.

Left: The Putin Pub in Jerusalem, before the owners removed the word Putin from the sign. Right: On Feb. 24, the first day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Russian-speaking owners of the Putin Pub removed "Putin" from the sign.

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Jerusalem's Putin Pub is now just named Pub

Israel is keeping good ties with ally Putin, as well as with Ukraine. But the owners of Jerusalem's Putin Pub, a bar for Russian-speaking immigrants, erased his name when Russia invaded Ukraine.

Ukrainian servicemen attend a funeral ceremony for their comrades Yuri Filyuk, 49, and Oleksander Tkachenko, 33, in a village of Oleksandrivka, Odesa region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. According to Ukrainian servicemen, these two were killed by a Russian missile hit their military base in Krasnoselka, Odesa region, on April 7.

Live updates: Oligarch's detention angers Moscow

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war.

A statue of Volodymyr the Great, a towering figure in Ukraine, is wrapped in canvas to protect it from Russian attacks in Kyiv. Volodymyr brought Christianity to Kyiv in the year 988, and baptized residents in the city's river. The Russians also claim him as a central figure in their history, calling him Vladimir the Great.

Volodymyr vs. Vladimir: How rival statues explain the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Ukrainians call a legendary 10th-century ruler Volodymyr the Great. Russians call him Vladimir the Great. Here's a story on their dueling statues — and historical narratives — in Kyiv and Moscow.

A U.S. military helicopter is pictured flying above the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Sunday. The Taliban swept into Kabul, facing little resistance.

Afghanistan Falls To The Taliban Again As The U.S.-Backed Government Collapses

In a sudden, final offensive, the Taliban pushed into Kabul, as Afghanistan's U.S.-backed president left the country and U.S. diplomatic personnel beat a quick retreat from the embassy compound.

It's been tense between France and the U.K. since Brexit. Or maybe since Waterloo

Relations between the U.K. and France have taken a dive. Their leaders have had troubles getting beyond personal friction which has now become public.

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