#theguardian.com. #Feb.08.2026 Thai PM’s party on track to win election in blow to pro-democracy camp. Staunch royalist Anutin Charnvirakul’s Bhumjaithai party builds commanding lead on disappointing night for rivals
#Politics × #Asia × #Thailand
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.08.2026 Somalia’s president on Israel, Somaliland and rising regional tension. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Israel’s Somaliland move, US pressure, security fears and Somalia’s political future.
#Politics × #Somalia #Africa #Hassan Sheikh Mohamud #Asia × #Israel
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.08.2026 Who is Leqaa Kordia, the Columbia protester still in ICE detention?. Palestinian woman in custody for nearly a year is hospitalised in the US after a seizure at detention facility.
#Politics × #Palestine #USA #Asia × #North America
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.08.2026 Thai PM Anutin’s party on course for victory in general election. With 90 percent of polling stations reporting results, Anutin's Bhumjaithai Party has a commanding lead.
#Politics × #Asia × #Thailand
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.08.2026 PM Sanae Takaichi’s party set for majority in Japan parliamentary elections. Combined with coalition partner Ishin, Takaichi’s bloc could win up to 366 of 465 seats in the lower house.
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#aljazeera.com. #Feb.08.2026 Pro-Palestine groups to protest Israeli president’s visit to Australia. Isaac Herzog to commemorate Bondi Beach mass shooting victims, but activists say he shouldn't escape scrutiny over Gaza.
#Politics × #Palestine #Australian continent #Australia #Asia × #Insular Oceania #Israel #Isaac Herzog
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.08.2026 Head of Hamas abroad says ‘resistance is a right’ for occupied people. Khaled Meshaal, the head of Hamas abroad, has spoken at the Al Jazeera Forum on the rights of Palestinians to resist.
#Politics × #Palestine #Asia ×
#theguardian.com. #Feb.08.2026 Japan election: Sanae Takaichi’s ruling conservatives on course for landslide victory. Exit polls point to public endorsement of new prime minister Sanae Takaichi
#Politics × #Japan #Asia ×
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.08.2026 Saudi Arabia denounces ‘foreign interference’ in Sudan after RSF attacks. Riyadh condemns RSF attacks in Kordofan, blames foreign fighters and weapons for fuelling Sudan's three-year conflict.
#Politics × #Sudan #Africa #Asia × #Saudi Arabia
#theguardian.com. #Feb.08.2026 Standoff over site of rally against Israeli president as protest group prepares court challenge to NSW police powers. Palestine Action Group march planned from Sydney Town Hall to state parliament in breach of public assembly declaration
#Politics × #Palestine #Australian continent #Australia #Asia × #Insular Oceania #Australia Group #Israel #Isaac Herzog
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.08.2026 Timeline of past Bangladesh elections and the country’s leaders. Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was the longest-ruling leader in the country's history.
#Politics × #Asia × #Sheikh Hasina #Bangladesh
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.08.2026 Polls open in Thailand with three main parties vying for power. No single party is expected to secure a clear majority in Sunday's vote, raising the spectre of political instability.
#Politics × #Asia × #Thailand
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.07.2026 Syria and Saudi Arabia sign multibillion-dollar investment deals. Elaf fund will finance projects with buy-in from Saudi investors committing $2bn for two airports in Aleppo city.
#Business #Politics × #Asia × #Saudi Arabia #Syria
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.07.2026 Will pro-military message bring Thailand’s ‘most hawkish’ party to power?. Thailand's border war with Cambodia has fuelled an election campaign as nationalistic sentiments surge in the country.
#Politics × #Cambodia #Asia × #Thailand
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.07.2026 Trump hails ‘very good’ Iran talks but maintains threat of military action. President Donald Trump told reporters that the US had ‘very good’ talks with Iran in Oman on Friday.
#Christian #Politics × #USA #Good Friday #Asia × #North America #Iran #Oman
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.07.2026 Israel’s Gaza genocide risks global order, leaders warn at Al Jazeera Forum. Israel's war on Gaza and actions beyond are reshaping global politics and threatening global stability, forum hears.
#Politics × #Asia × #Israel
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.07.2026 Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ to convene in Washington, discuss Gaza: Report. Report by news outlet Axios says that first meeting of board tasked with governing Gaza will take place on February 19.
#Politics × #Palestine #Asia ×
#theguardian.com. #Feb.07.2026 Minns invokes special powers for NSW police to restrict protests during Israeli president’s visit. Thirteen state and federal NSW MPs appeal to police to allow planned march protesting against the visit
#Politics × #Australian continent #Australia #Asia × #Insular Oceania #Israel #Isaac Herzog
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.07.2026 Bangladesh election: Who are the key players and parties?. The country heads to the polls on February 12. Here are the parties and individuals who could shape the outcome.
#Politics × #Asia × #Bangladesh
#bbc.com. #Feb.07.2026 US intervention in Iran: What Iranians inside and outside the country say. Some desperate Iranians want US intervention, but others worry that it would not achieve the peace protesters ultimately want.
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#bbc.com. #Feb.07.2026 Trump signs executive order threatening tariffs for countries trading with Iran. The order did not specify the rate that could be imposed, but used 25% as an example.
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.06.2026 As Thais head to polls, can the reformist People’s Party break the cycle?. Despite leading polls, the People's Party confronts an establishment with a two-decade record of overturning mandates.
#Politics × #Asia × #Thailand
#theguardian.com. #Feb.06.2026 ‘I’m British, English and British Asian’, says Rishi Sunak in riposte to racially charged debate over identity. Podcaster claimed former prime minister not English because he is ‘brown-skinned Hindu’
#Politics × #United Kingdom #Rishi Sunak #Europe #Asia ×
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