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United Nations
The UN is an international organisation founded after World War II that aims to provide a dialogue platform between countries, fortifying international corporation and preventing future wars. There are currently 193 members led by five permanent members of the Security Council - US, Russia, UK, France and China. The organisation currently has six principal organs: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Secretariat, International Court of Justice, and the Trusteeship Council.
Military representatives (in green) and other members of Myanmar’s parliament attend a session in Naypyidaw on Monday. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

Myanmar’s junta-proxy parliament meets for first time since 2021 coup

Stacked with military allies and ex-generals, the new assembly aims to legitimise a regime the United Nations and EU have branded a sham.

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ICBMs

Open Questions | Why Iran war may drive East Asia nuclear race, hit China in Mideast: Zhao Tong

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Israel-Gaza war

Gaza’s Rafah crossing to open on Wednesday ‘for limited movement of people’

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Asean

Southeast Asia’s scam compound survivors suffer in stigma and silence

Many survivors return home to inhabit a murky space between victim and offender, with few support services to help them reintegrate.

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Detained scam centre workers are seen after a raid on a compound in Myanmar’s eastern Myawaddy township last year. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Israel may commit ‘new genocide’ in Lebanon with Iran as pretext, Turkey warns

Lebanon was dragged into the conflict when Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Supreme Leader Khamenei.

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US, Israel war on Iran

UN chief says ‘diplomatic avenues are available’ to end war in Lebanon

Antonio Guterres has also urged support for the Lebanese government, which last year committed to disarming Hezbollah.

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US, Israel war on Iran

‘Race against time’: aid groups warn of humanitarian crisis in Lebanon

Aid workers are scrambling to respond to the growing numbers of people seeking help, as the Israel-Hezbollah conflict intensifies.

A displaced child sits inside a roadside tent by the sea, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

Macroscope | Trump hasn’t counted on financial blowback from his war with Iran

As Washington fights a war with global economic ramifications, allies may soon begin to reassess their financial support of US coffers.

Indonesia

Acid attack on Indonesian activist raises fears for democracy under Prabowo

Andrie Yunus, who had previously received threats for his activism, was rushed to hospital with burns to 24 per cent of his body.

War and conflict

Opinion | US-Israeli war on Iran makes a mockery of global governance rules

Inevitably, the world will be split between those committed to peace and harmony, and those who want to fight to secure dominance.

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US President Donald Trump gestures during a visit to Verst Logistics in Hebron, Kentucky, US, on March 11. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Philippines’ bid for UN Security Council seat sidesteps maritime row

As a potential council member, the Philippines is expected to address broader global security issues and be a ‘responsible middle power’.

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Members of the UN Security Council listen as Gholamhossein Darzi, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, speaks at the UN headquarters on January 15. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Opinion | Iran war marks return to strongest states assuming special rights

International law still exists, but it no longer reliably restrains actors as states increasingly act first and justify those deeds later.

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United States

Trump’s ‘racist hate speech’ fuelling rights violations in US, UN panel says

UN watchdog is ‘deeply disturbed’ by dehumanising language and condemns the use of lethal force in recent immigration and protest crackdowns.

US, Israel war on Iran

UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks on Gulf states

The resolution did not mention US or Israeli strikes, prompting Tehran’s ambassador to decry ‘blatant misuse’ of the international body.

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Mourners wave Iranian flags during the funeral procession for senior military officials and civilians killed during the US-Israel campaign in Tehran on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Fifa World Cup 2026

Iran will not compete in US-hosted 2026 World Cup, sports minister says

Ahmad Donyamali says the US and Israeli air strikes mean ‘under no circumstances can we participate⁠’ in event hosted by US, Canada, Mexico.

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Iran’s national team before their Fifa World Cup 2026 Asia zone group A qualifiers against Uzbekistan last March in Tehran that finished 2-2. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Rules-based order on trial in Europe as Iran war deepens divide

EU leaders have clashed over whether the bloc should still be bound by global norms as Mideast conflict reshapes the geopolitical landscape.

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US, Israel war on Iran

WHO warns of toxic ‘black rain’ in Iran after strikes on oil facilities

There have been reports of oil-laden rain, and a ‘massive’ amount of hydrocarbons and other compounds have been released into the air.

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Indonesia

Will Iran war push Indonesia to quit Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’?

Critics have urged Jakarta to leave the board and reconsider related policies, amid concerns the country may be losing ‘strategic autonomy’.

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Boys in solidarity with Palestinians hold signs as they take part in a protest, outside the US embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 13. Photo: Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

Nearly 500 dead in Lebanon from Israeli offensive against Hezbollah

As the death toll rises by 100 a day, the Lebanese president proposes a truce with Israel, saying Hezbollah is pushing Lebanon into ‘chaos’.

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Two Sessions 2026

Editorial | High-level US-China dialogue is good for global stability

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has suggested the Trump-Xi summit is still on track and Beijing’s commitment to diplomacy is clear in budget allocations.

US-China relations

US and China clash over fentanyl and tariffs at global drugs meeting

The exchange underscored tensions ‌between the two countries ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting in China at the end of the month.

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A US Drug Enforcement Administration chemist checks confiscated pills containing fentanyl in New York in October 2019. Photo: TNS
US, Israel war on Iran

Video shows apparent US strike as Trump blames Iran for school massacre

Footage of a cruise missile hitting near Minab would appear to contradict Trump’s claims of Iranian culpability.

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A still image from video shows what appears to be a US Tomahawk missile hitting near the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab, Iran. Photo: MEHR NEWS via Reuters
Australia

Opinion | Australia needs to make its stance on the Iran attacks known

By refusing to condemn these legally baseless strikes, the Albanese government risks choosing ‘might is right’ over the UN Charter.

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United States

As I see it | Why Melania Trump’s UN speech is an affront to decency

From her husband’s wars that harm children abroad to her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump is far from an authority on children’s interests.

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US, Israel war on Iran

‘Panic’: Israel’s strikes on Lebanon need urgent legal probe, says UN

Huge numbers of civilians have already left their homes, some with only the clothes on their backs, amid fatal attacks and evacuation orders.

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Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday. Photo: Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

US seen as likely responsible for Iran school strike that killed scores

A girls’ school in Minab, in southern Iran, was hit on Saturday during the first day of US and Israeli attacks on the country.

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Graves for victims of the strike on a school in Minab, Iran. Photo: Iranian Foreign Media Department via Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

US submarine strike on Iranian warship near Sri Lanka rattles the region

Experts say the strike highlights the risk of the conflict spreading into Asian waters and tests India’s careful diplomatic balancing.

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War and conflict

Opinion | Pakistan’s forever war and the politics of exhaustion

What Pakistan needs is not war with Afghanistan but urgent efforts to fix its economy, security and divided society after disruptive decades.

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