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BANGKOK — Myanmar is now the world’s largest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan, a UN report says. Its opium production this year is estimated to rise by 36% to 1,080 tonnes, far ahead of the 330 tonnes Afghanistan reportedly produced. Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan dropped by 95% after a drug …

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News 1 hour ago Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Nicaraguan Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe title this year, a huge source of pride for the local owner of the franchise, Karen Celebertti The director of the Miss Nicaragua beauty pageant, Karen Celebertti, has stepped …

The UN Security Council (UNSC) strongly condemned the violence in Warrap State of South Sudan and in the Abyei Area, which has claimed dozens of lives since November.The UNSC said in a statement that its members strongly condemn the violence in Warrap State, South Sudan, and southern Abyei Administrative Area …

RAFAH — Israeli forces have carried out deadly raids in the occupied West Bank while shelling and bombing many areas in the Gaza Strip ahead of a United Nations General Assembly meeting to discuss an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”. At least four Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in the most intense …

Nine weeks ago, the Gaza Strip was a bustling home to more than two million people. Today, neighborhoods have been flattened by Israeli airstrikes and farming communities have been bulldozed by invading Israeli tanks. Video and satellite imagery captured in late November and early December reveals a devastating transformation in …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani warned during a phone call with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron of the consequences of the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip on the world order and the security of the region, especially with the targeting of defenseless civilians.During the call, Al Sudani considered …

KARACHI — At least 23 soldiers have been killed and dozens injured in Pakistan after militants attacked a police compound. The attack took place in the early hours when a vehicle containing explosives rammed into the building in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the Afghan border. A militant group affiliated …

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Israeli forces hammer southern Gaza overnight – residents 22 killed in Rafah city, health authorities say U.N. aid office says most Gaza distribution has stopped CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Israeli warplanes and tanks pounded southern Gaza overnight and on Tuesday, and the U.N. said aid distribution …

Chairman of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff held phone talks with his US counterpart on Tuesday and agreed to enhance security cooperation between the two countries against North Korea’s military threats.The talks between Chairman of the Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Kim Myung-soo and his US counterpart General …

WARSAW — The Polish parliament has backed Donald Tusk to become prime minister after current leader Mateusz Morawiecki lost a key vote in the country’s parliament on Monday. Morawiecki’s populist Law and Justice (PiS) party failed to win a majority in October’s elections. President Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, nonetheless …