It’s been nearly a decade since the family has been together. Batool, who lives in the U.S., and her little sister thousands ...

Batool’s nine-year-old sister no longer draws pictures of a united family. That’s because her older sisters are in the US while she remains in Afghanistan, hiding with her parents and two brothers. It ...

Myanmar’s military government has announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections ...

Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ...

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The regime says it has no plans to conscript women for military service but it is making lists of eligible women in Yangon ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) under the Philippine chairmanship in 2026 will try to play a larger role ...

Myanmar marks four years of a bloody civil war on Saturday with anti-regime forces holding the upper hand on battlefields ...

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The unconditional release and support of all political prisoners is only the first step toward a free and democratic Myanmar, says prominent activist Bo Kyi.

This year, looking back four years ago to the coup in 2021, we can see that Myanmar has come a long way, a troubled path of ...

On January 26, Belarusians will go to the polls for “presidential elections,” an event seen by many as a “sham,” a “no-choice election” (bezvybory), and little more than a ritual for ...