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Myanmar's junta turns to Russia for support in civil war
Myanmar's junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, visited Moscow for high-level talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week. It was Min Aung Hlaing's fourth visit to Russia since he took power in ...
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In Myanmar, a heartless junta deepens earthquake despair with ‘collective punishment’
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that a junta air strike had accidentally hit a Chinese Red Cross rescue team. This has been corrected to clarify that the rescue team was ...
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Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders, UN says military choking aid
BANGKOK, April 4 (Reuters) - Myanmar's ostracised junta chief met the leaders of India and Thailand during a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, and the U.N. said his military was limiting ...
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Myanmar junta declares quake ceasefire as survivors plead for aid
SAGAING, Myanmar: Myanmar's junta announced a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday (Apr 2) as the death toll from a devastating earthquake rose and desperate survivors pleaded for more help amid ...
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Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders, UN says military choking aid
(Thailand's Foreign Affairs Ministry via AP) BANGKOK: Myanmar's ostracised junta chief met the leaders of India and Thailand during a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday (Apr 4), and the UN said ...
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Myanmar’s junta takes advantage of a devastating earthquake
Since March 28th, when a powerful earthquake shook Myanmar’s central heartlands, the country’s brutal junta has tried to show the world its softer side. Min Aung Hlaing, its leader ...
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Myanmar junta chief to join regional summit in person, Thailand says
BANGKOK, April 2 (Reuters) - Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, whose country was struck by a devastating earthquake last week, will attend a regional summit of mostly South Asian leaders in ...
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Niger’s junta frees dozens of former officials detained after 2023 coup, but not Bazoum
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's military junta has freed dozens of former government officials and military officers detained after a coup in 2023 as part of what the military authorities describe ...
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Myanmar junta fires on earthquake aid convoy as military leader rejects ceasefire proposal
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Junta Chief to Leave Quake-Striken Myanmar for Summit, Aid Groups Clamour for Access
Junta Chief to Leave Quake-Striken Myanmar for Summit, Aid Groups Clamour for Access (Reuters) - Myanmar's ostracised leader Min Aung Hlaing will leave his disaster-stricken country on Thursday ...
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Protest as Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok summit
(UPDATE) BANGKOK — Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake in his country killed ...
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Myanmar junta declares three-week ceasefire after firing on Chinese earthquake aid convoy
The surprise announcement came late on Wednesday. Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing had previously rejected ceasefire proposals by rebel groups to allow humanitarian aid to reach earthquake-hit regions ...