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Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president
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Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president

Myanmar’s parliament has elected an ally of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi as president. Htin Kyaw abruptly resigned…
Myanmar president and Suu Kyi confidant Htin Kyaw resigns
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Myanmar president and Suu Kyi confidant Htin Kyaw resigns

Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw resigned suddenly on Wednesday leaving the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi without a…
UN human rights chief paints bleak picture of violations around the globe
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UN human rights chief paints bleak picture of violations around the globe

From Syria to Yemen and the US, the UN human rights body has delivered a scathing annual report on violations…
Bangladesh to protest against Myanmar troops at border where Rohingya shelter: official
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Bangladesh to protest against Myanmar troops at border where Rohingya shelter: official

Bangladesh will send a protest note to Myanmar over an increased security presence near a portion of their border where…
North Korea is supplying chemical weapons to Syria: UN experts
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North Korea is supplying chemical weapons to Syria: UN experts

Amid an investigation that the Assad regime has been using chemical weapons, a panel of UN weapons experts has now…
Explosions hit Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state
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Explosions hit Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state

The bombs reportedly targeted government officials in Sittwe, the capital of Myanmar’s Rakhine state. At least one person — a police…
Two killed, 11 injured, by bomb in Myanmar city of Lashio: police
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Two killed, 11 injured, by bomb in Myanmar city of Lashio: police

A bomb explosion on Wednesday in Myanmar’s northeastern city of Lashio killed two bank workers and injured 11 people, the…
US says Myanmar makes life for Rohingya ‘a death sentence’
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US says Myanmar makes life for Rohingya ‘a death sentence’

US Ambassador Nikki Haley denounced Myanmar’s government Tuesday for continuing to make life for Rohingya Muslims “a death sentence,” citing…
Myanmar denies report of mass graves in Rakhine
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Myanmar denies report of mass graves in Rakhine

Myanmar officials have denied a report of five mass graves of Rohingya in a village in crisis-hit Rakhine, a border…
UN official says Rohingya crisis has ‘hallmarks of genocide’
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UN official says Rohingya crisis has ‘hallmarks of genocide’

The UN special envoy on human rights in Myanmar said Thursday that the Myanmar military’s violent operations against Rohingya Muslims…
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