politics

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Myanmar on Tuesday

  UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday on the situation in…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi issued pre-emptive call to reject coup: party

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi issued a pre-emptive call for people to reject any…

Australia says Myanmar army must release elected leaders ‘immediately’

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Monday demanded Myanmar's army immediately release de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and…

Trump hires new impeachment defense lawyers

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Former US president Donald Trump announced Sunday that he had hired two lawyers to…

Myanmar military declares one-year state of emergency

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's military declared a one-year state of emergency on Monday and appointed a general as acting…

Myanmar military seizes Yangon city hall: AFP journalist

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar troops on Monday seized control of Yangon city hall, as signs grow of a coup…

EU backtracks on restricting vaccines to Northern Ireland

  BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The EU backtracked Friday over threats to restrict vaccine exports to Northern Ireland after London…

US first lady to help reunite migrant kids with parents

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US first lady Jill Biden will participate in efforts by her husband's administration to…

Italy PM to quit Tuesday, seeking new govt

by Alice RITCHIE ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced he will resign Tuesday, in what media…

US warships conduct exercises in South China Sea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US aircraft carrier group sailed into the South China Sea on a so-called "freedom…

Biden to reinstate Covid travel bans: White House official

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --President Joe Biden will re-impose a Covid-19 travel ban on most non-US citizens who have been…

Mexican president Lopez Obrador says he has Covid-19

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Sunday that he was infected with the coronavirus,…

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