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US envoy meets Niger coup leaders but sees no headway

NIAMEY, Niger, Aug 8, 2023 (AFP) - The second-ranking US diplomat met Niger's military leaders on Monday to press to…

Niger closes airspace over ‘threat of intervention’ as junta defies deadline

NIAMEY, Aug 7, 2023 (AFP) - Niger closed its airspace due to the "threat of intervention" as the junta defied…

US orders partial evacuation of embassy in Niger

WASHINGTON, Aug 2, 2023 (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday ordered a partial evacuation of its embassy in Niger,…

First evacuation flight from coup-hit Niger lands in France

By Boureima HAMA Agence France-Presse NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) -- The first of three planes carrying mostly French and European people…

Africa leaders give Niger junta week to cede power

ABUJA, July 30, 2023 (AFP) - African leaders on Sunday gave the junta in Niger one week to cede power…

Army general declares himself Niger leader

NIAMEY, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - Niger's putschists named an army general as the new leader of the unstable jihadist-hit…

Three Myanmar students killed in military raid

BANGKOK, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - At least three Myanmar students were killed in an early morning military raid in…

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison: party official

YANGON, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a 2021 military…

Villagers say 14 killed as Myanmar violence flares

BANGKOK, July 24, 2023 (AFP) - Fighting between the Myanmar army and anti-junta rebels has flared in recent days, with…

Thai FM says met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi in first foreign envoy talks since coup

JAKARTA, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's foreign minister said Wednesday he met with ousted Myanmar democracy leader Aung San…

Myanmar junta-backed media slams ‘rotten’ United Nations

YANGON, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - Myanmar state media condemned the United Nations as "rotten" on Friday, days after the…

6,000 Myanmar civilians killed in 20 months post coup: report

OSLO, June 13, 2023 (AFP) - More than 6,000 civilians were killed in Myanmar in the first 20 months after…

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