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Russia ‘strongly condemns attempted military coup’ in Bolivia

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday condemned an “attempted military coup” in Bolivia and warned against “destructive foreign...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 02:58pm

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Turkiye pardons seven generals for role in 1997 coup

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pardoned seven generals imprisoned for their role in the...

Published 18 May, 2024 05:17pm

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Gabon president appeals to ‘friends’ to speak up over coup

LIBREVILLE: Gabon’s President Ali Bongo has appeared in a video calling for his “friends” to “make noise” after...

Published 30 Aug, 2023 06:20pm

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Military coup in Gabon, president under house arrest

LIBREVILLE: Rebel officers in the oil-rich central African state of Gabon announced on Wednesday they had seized...

Published 30 Aug, 2023 04:38pm

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Sudan's military leader lifts state of emergency

Sudan's military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Sunday issued a decree lifting a state of emergency ...

Published 30 May, 2022 12:21am

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Sri Lanka defence chief rules out military coup

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top defence official on Wednesday ruled out a military takeover despite the island nation’s...

Published 11 May, 2022 05:26pm

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Security Council has 'concern' over Burkina, won't say 'coup'

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council expressed "serious concern" Wednesday over Burkina Faso's "unconstitutional...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 10:17am

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Myanmar testament to vulnerability of democracy

The military junta that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD) by...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

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Two people shot dead during nationwide protests against Sudan coup

KHARTOUM: Military forces shot dead two people during nationwide protests in Sudan on Saturday, a doctors committee...

Published 31 Oct, 2021 04:05am

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Doctors, oil workers to join disobedience movement against Sudan military takeover

KHARTOUM: State oil company workers and doctors in Sudan said on Wednesday they were joining protests against the...

Published 27 Oct, 2021 06:05pm

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Myanmar monks march against military junta

YANGON: Scores of pro-democracy Buddhist monks took to the streets of Myanmar's second-biggest city Saturday,...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 03:23am

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Telenor quits Myanmar over military coup

OSLO: Norwegian telecoms group Telenor said Thursday it is selling its subsidiary in Myanmar, where it is one of the...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

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July 5 will always be remembered as Black Day: Bilawal

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Sunday that July 5 will always be remembered...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi goes on trial for sedition in junta court

Suu Kyi "appeared in good health" at the hearing as a witness produced by the junta testified against her on colonial-era sedition charges, her lawyer Min Min Soe told AFP.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 06:05pm

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Junta trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi gets underway

A mass uprising has been met with a brutal military crackdown that has killed more than 850 civilians, according to a local monitoring group.

Updated 14 Jun, 2021 05:38pm

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New fighting in east Myanmar displaces around 100,000: UN

Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed since the generals Kyi's government in February, accusing it of fraud during 2020 elections.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 06:06pm

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi to go on trial next week

Proceedings will start on June 14 and are expected to wrap up by July 26, according to her legal team.

Published 07 Jun, 2021 05:15pm

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Myanmar unrest pushes Telenor deep into Q1 loss

The loss was largely due to a writedown of 6.5 billion Norwegian kroner on its assets in Myanmar, where Telenor has had a commercial presence since 2014 and employs a workforce of around 750.

Published 04 May, 2021 04:11pm

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US orders diplomats out of Myanmar as violence spirals

The KNU, one of the biggest rebel groups, took over an army base in eastern Kayin state at the weekend, prompting the military to respond with air strikes.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 11:20am

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Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup

RANGON: Myanmar security forces opened fire on Sunday, witnesses said, at people gathered for the funeral of one of...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am

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South Korea says will suspend defence exchanges with Myanmar, reconsider aid

Ban the export of arms or other strategic items and reconsider its development aid to Myanmar over the ongoing unrest after a military coup.

Published 12 Mar, 2021 10:53am

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Myanmar security forces surround striking rail workers; U.N. fails to condemn coup

Myanmar security forces surrounded the staff compound of striking railway workers opposed to the military junta on Wednesday as ousted lawmakers appointed an acting vice president to take over the duties of detained politicians.
In New York, the U.N. Security Council failed to agree on a statement that would have condemned the coup in Myanmar, called for restraint by the military and threatened to consider “further measures.”

Published 10 Mar, 2021 01:05pm

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Shops and factories closed, sarongs waved as protests intensify in Myanmar

Shops, factories and banks were closed in Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon on Monday after major trade unions called for a shutdown of the economy as part of the uprising against the country’s military rulers.
The army has said it is dealing with protests lawfully.

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 12:53pm

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Myanmar diplomatic revolt against junta widens after violent crackdown

Myanmar’s junta lost a tug of war over leadership of its U.N. mission in New York and the United States unveiled new sanctions targeting military conglomerates after the deaths of dozens of civilians protesting against last month’s coup.
But in the main city of Yangon, police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse protesters who had been joined by about 100 doctors in white coats, witnesses said.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 10:09am

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Myanmar police launch most extensive crackdown; one woman shot and wounded

Police launched their most sweeping crackdown in three weeks of protests against military rule on Saturday in towns and cities across Myanmar, and one woman was shot and wounded and dozens of people were detained.
Three domestic media outlets said earlier that the woman shot in the central town of Monwya had died but an ambulance service official said she was in hospital. The circumstances of the shooting were not clear.

Updated 27 Feb, 2021 06:02pm

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Armenian prime minister denounces 'attempted military coup'

The statement said the firing was made "exclusively on the basis of the personal feelings and ambitions" of Pashinyan.

Published 25 Feb, 2021 04:48pm

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Diverse Myanmar protesters united in opposition to coup

Opponents of Myanmar’s coup took to the streets again on Saturday with members of ethnic minorities, poets and transport workers among those coming out to demand an end to military rule and the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and others.

Updated 20 Feb, 2021 02:44pm

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Myanmar coup protesters mass again, reject army's claim it has public support

Tens of thousands of protesters, including show-business celebrities, on Wednesday rejected the Myanmar army’s assertion that the public supported its overthrow of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said their campaign would not burn out.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 02:16pm

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Myanmar military guarantees new election; protesters block train services

Myanmar’s military on Tuesday guaranteed that it would hold an election and hand power to the winner, denying that its ouster of an elected government was a coup and denouncing protesters for inciting violence and intimidating civil servants.
The military has not given a date for a new election but it has imposed a state of emergency for one year. Zaw Min Tun said the military would not hold power for long.

Updated 16 Feb, 2021 03:36pm

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi to face court this week: lawyer

Neither has been publicly seen since the coup, though Suu Kyi's party has heard that she is "in good health".

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:51pm