Myanmar police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon on Saturday, according to an AFP reporter, after the country’s ambassador to the United Nations broke ranks to make an emotional plea for action...
US will not sanction Saudi prince despite implicating him in murder of Khashoggi
The United States on Friday for the first time publicly accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving the gruesome murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, unveiling a raft of punitive measures but...
Myanmar’s UN ambassador defies junta, calls for global action to overturn coup
Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations made an impassioned plea Friday for the international community to take the “strongest possible action” to end the junta’s rule in the country.
Shamima Begum cannot return to UK says Supreme Court – BBC News
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Shamima Begum, who ran away from Britain when she was 15 to join the Islamic State group in Syria, should not be allowed to return, to challenge the removal of her British citizenship.
US high school band rehearses in individual bubbles – BBC News
A high school band in the USA is going ahead with music rehearsals, by enclosing members in individual bubbles.
Myanmar police open fire on protesters in Yangon | DW News
Riot police opened fire to disperse protesters in Myanmar’s largest city Yangon. Witnesses say they used guns and stun grenades. Protesters have been taking to the streets since the elected government was...
Myanmar protesters use costumes, props to grab media attention
Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar are mostly from new generation, joining for the first time a national campaign for democracy using creative ways to demand change.