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Myanmar ethnic rebels say captured junta western command

Bangkok, Thailand — A Myanmar ethnic rebel group has captured a military regional command in Rakhine state, it said, in what would be a...

Gabon votes on new constitution hailed by junta as ‘turning point’

Libreville, Gabon — Gabon holds a referendum Saturday on a new constitution that the junta calls a "major turning point" after a coup that...

Myanmar junta chief talks civil war with ally China

Myanmar’s junta chief has held talks with Premier Li Qiang of key ally China on the civil war roiling his country, state media said...

Deaths and repression sideline Suu Kyi’s party

BANGKOK — Death, detention and dissolution have decimated Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party, easing the way for groups backed by Myanmar’s ruling military...

Australia urges Myanmar junta to ‘take different path’

Australia’s foreign minister on Saturday called on Myanmar’s junta to “take a different path” from its bloody crackdown on dissent, saying the situation in...

Myanmar junta ‘trying to destroy country’

BANGKOK – Myanmar’s junta appears to be “trying to destroy a country it cannot control,” the UN special rapporteur to the country warned on...

Myanmar junta takes heavy hits three years after coup

"Fighting has continued in western Rakhine state, where the Arakan Army claims it has seized a port town and several positions near the India...

Armed groups claim key Myanmar town

An armed alliance of ethnic minority groups in Myanmar claimed late Friday to have captured a northern town notorious for online scam operations in...

Myanmar junta to release more than 9,000 prisoners

YANGON,  Myanmar – Myanmar’s junta announced an amnesty for more than 9,000 prisoners on Thursday, part of an annual release to mark the country’s...

29 killed in army strike on camp for displaced in Myanmar: rebels

Bangkok, Thailand — Twenty-nine people were killed and dozens wounded in a military strike on a camp for displaced people in northern Myanmar, a...

Mali junta carries out air strikes on ‘terrorists’

Mali's military junta said it carried out air strikes on Wednesday against "terrorist groups" that were planning attacks in the north of the country. "Preventive...

Myanmar junta ‘likely’ to hold polls in 2025: party officials

Yangon, Myanmar -- Myanmar's junta will likely hold elections in 2025, party officials told AFP on Tuesday, even as the military struggles to crush...

Africa leaders give Niger junta week to cede power

ABUJA, Nigeria—African leaders have given the junta in Niger one week to cede power or face the possible use of force, and slapped financial...

ASEAN ministers urge Myanmar to implement agreed peace plan

Southeast Asian ministers at the end of two-day talks in Indonesia on Saturday urged Myanmar’s junta to implement a five-point peace plan agreed two...
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