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At least seven dead on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests against coup
Myanmar police fired on protesters on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least ...Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, ...Supporters of Myanmar coup attack rival in Yangon
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army seized power on Feb. 1 and detained civilian government leader Aung San Suu Kyi ...Australian parliament passes media reforms after last-ditch changes
Australia’s parliament passed a law on Thursday to make Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc pay media companies for content on their ...Armenia seeks bigger Russian military presence on its territory
Armenia would welcome the expansion of a Russian military base on its territory and the redeployment of some Russian forces closer to ...Western countries step up pressure on Myanmar junta as protesters defy warnings
The European Union said it is considering sanctions on Myanmar while the United States penalised two more generals for links to the ...Huge anti-coup rallies in Myanmar after junta threat
Tens of thousands of anti-coup protesters rallied across Myanmar again on Monday despite a clear threat from the junta that it was ...Tensions rise between Somalia and UAE over delayed elections
Two days after violence related to Somalia’s delayed elections, the country’s foreign ministry has accused “external forces” for contributing to the problems. ...Russian court rejects Kremlin critic Navalny’s appeal against jail term
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny lost his appeal on Saturday against what he said was a politically motivated decision to jail him for ...Myanmar protester dies after 10 days on life support; pressure on army grows
A young woman protester in Myanmar who was shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd died on Friday, ...














