Aung San Suu #Kyi’s fall from grace as a rights icon has dampened Western enthusiasm for her as #Myanmar’s leader, but governments will still press for her release after Monday’s coup in order to...
Rohingya refugees fear returning to Myanmar after coup
#Rohingya #refugees from #Myanmar living in camps in #Bangladesh condemned the military #coup in their homeland and said it makes them more fearful to return. A counterinsurgency operation by Myanmar’s...
Confusion in Myanmar as coup sweeps away democratic hopes
There was panic-buying of food, #military roadblocks in the capital #Naypyidaw and a triumphant pro-army rally in Yangon in the hours after a coup in #Myanmar. But there was also quiet anger simmering among those...
Coup in Myanmar: Generals tighten grip on power
#Myanmar’s generals were in firm control Tuesday after a surgical #coup that saw #democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi detained, although her party issued a defiant demand she be released and global outrage built...
Huge snowstorm hits US east coast
A huge #snowstorm brought chaos to the United #States east coast Monday, canceling thousands of flights, closing schools and forcing the postponement of coronavirus vaccinations as New York City steeled itself for...
South Africa passes second wave peak as first vaccines land
#SouthAfrica’s President Cyril #Ramaphosa on Monday said the country had “passed the peak” of its second #coronavirus infection wave, allowing for the easing of restrictions ahead of first...