Military officials said on Sunday that the U.S. and South Korea will scale back their annual joint drills this month, citing a combination of the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing diplomatic overtures ... ( read original story ...)
Protests erupt across Myanmar; police fire tear gas at Mandalay sit-in
Myanmar police fired tear gas to break up a sit-in demonstration by tens of thousands of people in Mandalay on Sunday, while protests were held in at least half a dozen other cities in some of the ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar crisis heightens with police raids and strike call
Myanmar careened deeper into crisis Sunday, as police occupied hospitals and universities and reportedly arrested hundreds of people involved in protesting last ... ( read original story ...)
Protests erupt across Myanmar; Suu Kyi party official dies in custody
An official from the party of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi died overnight in police custody, associates said, while security forces cracked down on demonstrators staging some of the most ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar protests, after death of Suu Kyi official
World Myanmar protests, after death of Suu Kyi official. Posted . An official from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy died in custody in Myanmar overnight, after bei ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar coup: Party official dies in custody after security raids
An official from Aung San Suu Kyi's party has died in custody in Myanmar after being arrested during raids by security forces in Yangon. On Sunday the body of U Khin Maung Latt was released to his ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar military hires PR agent to explain ‘real situation’ to west
Former Israeli spy says generals have been ‘misunderstood’ as police continue to fire on protesters ... ( read original story ...)
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces new charges in Iran after sentence ends
Britain called for the unconditional release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe after her five-year sentence for spying ended today only for Iran’s judiciary to summon her over a second criminal case.Prison ... ( read original story ...)
Iran frees British-Iranian aid worker, for now
World Iran frees British-Iranian aid worker, for now. Posted . Iran has freed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian aid worker, from house arrest. But another trial is pend ... ( read original story ...)
US B-52s again fly over Mideast in warning to Iran
The U.S. military’s Central Command said the two B-52s flew over the region accompanied by military aircraft from nations including Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. ( read original story ...)