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North Korea says Wednesday test was hypersonic missile (Al Jazeera)

North Korea has said that Wednesday’s missile test was a hypersonic weapon and that it successfully hit its target. The launch, detected by Japan and South...

Hun Sen set for Myanmar visit as envoy warns of looming civil war (Al Jazeera)

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is preparing for a visit to crisis-wracked Myanmar even as his top diplomat warned that the Southeast Asian country...

Chile’s constitutional assembly elects new president (Al Jazeera)

The Chilean assembly tasked with drafting a new constitution in the South American nation has elected a new president. After nine rounds of voting on Tuesday and...

Cambodia: Arrests of strikers may be breach of human rights law (UN News)

The arrest and detention of at least 29 casino union leaders and activists during a strike that began on New Year’s Eve in Cambodia, may represent a...

UNESCO condemns killing of journalist in Myanmar (UN News)

Authorities in Myanmar are being urged to conduct a full investigation into the killing of a journalist last month, reportedly during an army attack...

UN disarmament chief urges Syria to come clean on chemical weapons (UN News)

Syria’s declaration of its chemical weapons programme cannot be considered accurate due to gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs told the Security Council on Wednesday. UN disarmament chief...

Detained Ugandan satirical novelist tortured in custody: Lawyer (Al Jazeera)

A Ugandan satirical novelist and critic of President Yoweri Museveni and his son have been tortured in captivity, his lawyer has said. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who...

Sheikh Jarrah: Palestinian family faces forced displacement (Al Jazeera)

Living in fear and apprehension, the Salem family awaits imminent forced displacement from the house they have lived in since 1951 – currently home...

The US pressures Italy to stand with Lithuania (and counter China) (Gabriele Carrer, Decode 39)

Secretary Blinken is rallying allies and partners to support Vilnius in confronting Beijing over Taiwan. MP Formentini (League) calls for a “well-defined foreign policy”...

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