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Rubio pledges US support for Israel in call with Netanyahu

Nation adopted a new constitution in a November referendum

Opposition insists another transitional government should be formed and transparent elections organized to end the 3-decade Deby family rule

 Trump to Putin: End his ‘ridiculous war’ against Ukraine

Prosecutors have 11 days to decide whether to charge him

No one was injured, but at least 18 houses and government buildings had minor damage

Former Muslim rebels ambushed government troops

South Korea must become more vocal in protesting China's use of 'gray zone tactics' to expand its maritime sovereignty, analysts say

A mass LGBTQ+ wedding in the capital, organized by campaign group Bangkok Pride with city authorities, expects hundreds of marriage registrations as the law comes into effect

Israeli defense minister has made repeated threats in recent weeks to target Houthi leadership in retaliation for group firing hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel

The Iraqi parliament controversially passed three laws as a package on Tuesday: the amended personal status law, a general amnesty law, and the repeal of Ba'athist decisions on Kurdish land in disputed areas. Kurdish lawmakers, under political pressure, voted for the package despite opposing the personal status law and the amnesty law.  Click here for the full story in Kurdish. 

Chinese government's recent drive to cut medical costs is causing a rare public backlash in Beijing and Shanghai, with doctors and patients saying that domestic generic drugs do not work as well as imported original drugs.  Click here for the full story in Mandarin. 

Businesses in several Kurdish cities in Iran went on strike Wednesday after Kurdish groups called for a protest against the death sentences of two female political prisoners. Six Kurdish groups released a joint statement urging people to stage a strike on Wednesday to prevent the executions of Pakhshan Azizi and Warisha Moradi.  Click here for the full story in Kurdish. 

With the continuation of Turkish attacks, Syrian Kurds are calling on the international community to put pressure on Turkey to end the war in Syria. In recent days, there has been a movement to denounce attacks on the Kurdish region of Syria.  Click here for the full story in Kurdish. 

Two senior executives at China’s Aviation Industry Corporation have been removed from office. The removals coincide with heightened scrutiny of the aerospace and defense sectors amid Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, which has implicated several military leaders.   Click here for the full story in Mandarin. 

The United States is expected to reduce funding to U.N. agencies that do not align with the Trump administration’s “America First” policy, and newly sworn in Secretary of State Marco Rubio spelled out his foreign policy priorities and met with Asian allies. A look at U.S. policy in the Middle East going forward now that Donald Trump has returned to the White House. A trip to Burkina Faso to examine how misinformation is a worldwide problem, and a look at what’s new with the Indian navy.

‘Favorable wildfire-spread conditions’ persist in the region, forecasters say

L. Brent Bozell III is president's pick to lead agency that supervises five US government-funded international media entities, including Voice of America