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Asean will assess developments in Myanmar following the first phase of elections and avoid actions that would “confer premature legitimacy” to any party, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday. His comments came as Myanmar’s dominant pro-military party claimed an overwhelming victory in the first phase of the elections after democracy watchdogs warned the junta-run poll would only entrench military rule. The armed forces snatched power in a 2021 coup that triggered civil war, but...

Tax hikes on big business and rental cars. Unemployment benefits for workers on strike.  Those are just a few of the changes to state law taking effect in Washington on New Year’s Day.  Some bills passed in 2025 became law earlier in the year, while others will take years to go into effect. The next […]

Easton continues to see new development heading into 2026, with at least three housing projects and a hotel scheduled for completion.

In 2025, the Lehigh Valley’s biggest commercial deal involved something that could very much be part of its future. Ironically, the land was a part of its industrial past.

China’s official national Buddhist association has established its first supervisory body less than six months after the high-profile downfall of the “CEO monk”, former Shaolin Temple abbot Shi Yongxin. The move to improve oversight of Chinese Buddhist monks’ conduct was announced on Tuesday, a day after the Buddhist Association of China’s (BAC) 11th national congress concluded in Beijing. Shi Zhengci, the abbot of Wuzu Temple in Huangmei county, Hubei province, was elected as the association’s...

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China's People's Liberation Army is staging a second day of large-scale military drills around Taiwan. It's unleashing live-fire exercises as part of what it calls "Justice Mission 2025."

Israel's prime minister met President Trump at the White House Monday to discuss next steps in the peace plan with Gaza and across the region.

NPR's Michel Martin talks about the prospects for Phase Two of the Gaza peace plan with former Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy, president of the U.S./Middle East Project.

China is conducting big military drills that encircle the island of Taiwan on Tuesday, demonstrating its ability to blockade Taiwan completely.

Analysis reveals a significant rise in the number of obituaries of soldiers published in Russia in the past five months

Rex, an approximately 3-year-old wallaby, escaped from a Gloucester County animal farm overnight Monday.