Asia Pacific
China bans BBC World News in row over Xinjiang reporting
China’s broadcasting regulator has banned BBC World News, accusing it of flouting guidelines over a hard-hitting report on Beijing’s treatment of the ...Myanmar military tightens grip as anti-coup protests enter fifth day
Myanmar’s military tightened its post-coup grip on power, stepping up a campaign of intimidation against the ousted civilian leadership while pushing harsher ...Myanmar issues crackdown warning as rallies heap pressure on coup leaders
Police turned water cannon on protesters in Myanmar’s capital on Monday as tens of thousands of people joined a third day of ...Myanmar anti-coup protests grow as army broadens internet crackdown
Myanmar saw its largest anti-coup protests yet on Saturday with young demonstrators spilling on to the streets to denounce the country’s new ...Myanmar police file charges against Suu Kyi for offences under import-export law – document
Myanmar police have filed charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing communications equipment and she will be detained ...UN Security Council takes no action on coup in Myanmar
The U.N. envoy for Myanmar urged an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday to ensure that “democracy is expeditiously restored” ...Ousted Myanmar party demands release of Aung San Suu Kyi
The party of Myanmar’s toppled leader Aung San Suu Kyi demanded her immediate release Tuesday, after a military coup that triggered international ...Myanmar, Russia pose early tests for Biden’s foreign policy
A military coup in Myanmar and a mass crackdown on dissidents in Russia are presenting early tests for the Biden administration as ...Governments around the world condemn Myanmar’s military coup
The United States led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar’s democracy on Monday after the military staged ...Myanmar’s military stages coup, detains Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s military seized power in a bloodless coup on Monday, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi as it imposed a ...














