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As Israel poll looms, 'no regrets' for ex-general in PM duel
Mar 14, 2021 (AFP)
The ex-military chief's Blue and White political alliance won 33 seats in the March 2020 polls, before he fell just short of cobbling together a coalition in th...
UN envoy calls for united action as Myanmar declares martial law
Mar 14, 2021 (AFP)
"The international community, including regional actors, must come together in solidarity with the people of Myanmar and their democratic aspirations," Christin...
One dead in Myanmar anti-coup protest as ousted MPs urge unity against junta
Mar 14, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power in a February 1 putsch, triggering a mass uprising that has se...
China now 'non-compliant' with Hong Kong joint declaration: UK
Mar 13, 2021 (AFP)
"The UK now considers Beijing to be in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration," the foreign ministry said in a statement. The...
Myanmar junta charges five journalists, UK tells citizens to quit Myanmar
Mar 12, 2021 (AFP)
The country has been in uproar since a February 1 putsch that deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power, triggering a mass uprising that has brought h...
G7 powers urge China to end 'oppression' in Hong Kong
Mar 12, 2021 (AFP)
Beijing's rubber-stamp parliament on Thursday passed reforms that said that only "patriots" can run the city, which was guaranteed a separate system before Brit...
Britain tells citizens to quit Myanmar, UN warns of 'crimes against humanity'
Mar 12, 2021 (AFP)
The military authorities are cracking down with increasing severity on daily protests against their February 1 coup, with at least 70 people killed according to...
200 Myanmar police, family members now in India
Mar 12, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar's military authorities are cracking down with increasing severity on daily protests against their February 1 coup, with at least 70 people killed accord...
Burmese in US offered temporary refuge from coup crackdown
Mar 12, 2021 (AFP)
"Due to the military coup and security forces' brutal violence against civilians, the people of Burma are suffering a complex and deteriorating humanitarian cri...
China approves plan to veto Hong Kong election candidates
Mar 11, 2021 (AFP)
Beijing has acted decisively to dismantle Hong Kong's limited democratic pillars after massive and sometimes violent protests coursed through the financial hub ...
UN rebukes Myanmar's military over violent protest clampdown
Mar 11, 2021 (AFP)
International pressure has mounted since the army ousted and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi last month, triggering daily protests around the country....
UN fears 'crimes against humanity' in Myanmar
Mar 11, 2021 (AFP)
At least 70 people have reportedly been "murdered" since the February 1 coup, said Thomas Andrews, the UN's top expert on rights in Myanmar. The country is "con...
Sri Lanka invites foreign minister of Myanmar junta
Mar 10, 2021 (AFP)
There has been no formal international recognition of the regime which toppled Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1 although Wunna Maung Lwin, the junta's newly appoi...
US sanctions Myanmar junta leader family; China says 'Time for de-escalation'
Mar 10, 2021 (AFP)
"Treasury took these actions in response to the Burmese military's coup against the democratically elected civilian government of Burma and its brutal killing o...
UN Security Council 'strongly condemns' Myanmar military's violence
Mar 10, 2021 (AFP)
It was the second time in just over a month that the council's 15 members, including China, a traditional ally of the former Burma, made a rare show of unity ov...
'Shoot me instead': Myanmar nun pleads with junta forces
Mar 09, 2021 (AFP)
The image of the Catholic nun in a simple white habit, her hands spread, pleading with the forces of the country's new junta as they prepared to crack down on a...
Security forces search Myanmar protest district room by room
Mar 09, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted and detained Suu Kyi last month, triggering daily protests around the country to demand the junta restore ...
Brazil judge overturns ex-leader Lula's convictions
Mar 09, 2021 (AFP)
Justice Edson Fachin overturned both convictions against the popular-but-tarnished ex-president (2003-2010) stemming from a probe into a massive corruption sche...
Myanmar security forces cordon 200 peaceful protesters
Mar 08, 2021 (AFP)
The country has been in turmoil since a February 1 coup ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and triggered mass protests against the new military junta. The ...
Myanmar protesters gather after general strike call
Mar 08, 2021 (AFP)
The country has been in turmoil since a February 1 coup ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power and triggered mass protests against the new military ...
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