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U.S., South Korea Near a Deal Over Cost of U.S. Forces on Peninsula
The Biden administration and South Korea are closing in on an agreement that would resolve a yearslong dispute over how to share the cost of American troops based on the Korean Peninsula. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s UN ambassador calls on world to condemn military coup
Myanmar's Ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun, on Friday denounced the Feb. 1 military coup, asking member nations to publicly condemn the uprising, The Irrawaddy reports.What he's saying: ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s UN ambassador pleads for immediate global action to help overturn coup
Myanmar's United Nations Ambassador has pleaded for immediate international action to help overturn the country's military coup. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Envoy Urges ‘Strongest’ UN Action As Junta Clamps Down
Since a February 1 coup toppling civilian Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar has seen an outpouring of defiance from hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding her release and calling for a return to ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s UN envoy dramatically opposes coup in his country
Myanmar’s U.N. ambassador strongly opposed the military coup in his country and appealed for “the strongest possible action from the international community” to restore democracy in a dramatic speech ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ‘missing’ after military junta moves her from house arrest to an undisclosed location and violent protests continue after coup
Aung San Suu Kyi, 75, had been detained under house arrest in the capital Naypyitaw since the coup on February 1 but has since been moved, the Myanmar Now website said earlier today. ( read original story ...)
With Myanmar media under pressure, livestreams become essential
With established media under pressure following the military coup in Myanmar, local journalists and citizens alike are shaping their country’s story by posting videos, photos, and livestreams to ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Envoy Urges ‘Strongest Possible’ UN Action Against Military Coup
" Kyaw Moe Tun told the UN General Assembly. During a special meeting on Myanmar, the envoy called on all member states to issue public statements strongly condemning the coup. He appealed for ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook Takes a Side, Barring Myanmar Military After Coup
The move puts the social network squarely on the side of Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement after years of criticism over how the military has used the site. ( read original story ...)