Opinion

Myanmar's parliament is set to convene for the first time since a military coup five years ago, packed with pro-junta lawmakers elected in a poll orchestrated by the top brass.

Top economic officials from the United States and China are set to convene in Paris, the Treasury Department said Thursday, less than three weeks before President Donald Trump's expected summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Chile's new president Jose Antonio Kast faces a tough choice in his first weeks in office. Will he bow to US pressure to nix a project to link China and Chile across the Pacific via an undersea fibre optic cable?

Athletes at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics opened up about the sheer thrill - and challenge - of being elite alpine skiers, offering a glimpse into the speed, precision and fearlessness their sport demands.

Mexico is considering implementing an Australia-style social media restriction for minors, Public Education Secretary Mario Delgado told AFP.