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Commentary: Myanmar military’s ‘ceasefire’ follows a pattern of generals exploiting disasters
Myanmar’s military is seeking an opportunity in the earthquake to rehabilitate its image overseas, while consolidating power ...
Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders, UN says military choking aid
Myanmar's ostracised junta chief met the leaders of India and Thailand during a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, and the ...
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Focus turns to a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, week after catastrophic earthquake
The quake worsened an already dire crisis with more than 3 million people displaced from their homes and nearly 20 million in ...
Opinion
Myanmar military’s ‘ceasefire’ follows a pattern of ruling generals exploiting disasters to shore up control
But Myanmar’s military demurred. Just hours after the quake, as rescuers continued to dig through rubble in search of survivors, the generals ordered airstrikes on enemy positions in Shan state and ...
The Economist1d
Myanmar’s junta takes advantage of a devastating earthquake
S ince March 28th, when a powerful earthquake shook Myanmar’s central heartlands, the country’s brutal junta has tried to ...
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Trump’s War on the Universities
MANY PEOPLE GENERALLY CRITICAL of the Trump administration’s rampage through American institutions have nonetheless responded to the moves against universities with some ambivalence. On Tuesday, the ...
Ignoring Protests, Thailand Opens Door to Myanmar’s Military Leader
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing joined regional talks in Bangkok on Friday, a day after his army launched multiple airstrikes, ...
The things you learn making a film about the Revolution
The birth of our country may feel like a familiar story. But in making a documentary about it, we found plenty of revelations ...
Why Boston was such a tinderbox in the 1770s
Jane Kamensky is the president and CEO of Monticello and the author of “A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton ...
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In Earthquake’s Aftermath, Major Myanmar Rebel Alliance Announces ‘Humanitarian Pause’
A major alliance of ethnic armed groups in northern Myanmar has announced a unilateral one-month ceasefire to allow ...
Still no evidence Ilhan Omar's father committed war crimes while serving in Somali military
Ilhan Omar's father, Nur Omar Mohamed, committed war crimes as a military officer in Somalia before immigrating to the U.S.
Middle East latest: Israel is establishing a new military corridor across Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel is establishing a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip to ...