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The airstrike destroyed clinic buildings housing children and maternity patients in Singu Township, which the Mandalay Region People’s Defence Forces (MDY-PDF) took over last year

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At least two other people were also killed after the site of the crash was bombed by Myanmar’s military later the same day

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sat in awkward silence as he listened to a video US President Donald Trump played in the Oval Office. CNN’s Larry Madowo reports that Trump was pushing debunked...

The Southeast Asian grouping ASEAN will hold two meetings specifically on the civil war in army-ruled Myanmar ahead of its summit next week, the bloc's secretary-general said on Wednesday, in a bid to advance its faltering peace effort.

The Southeast Asian grouping ASEAN will hold two meetings specifically on the civil war in army-ruled Myanmar ahead of its summit next week, the bloc's secretary-general said on Wednesday, in a bid to advance its faltering peace effort.

The MNDAA’s China-aligned economic agenda signals a push for autonomy, legitimacy, and a future rooted in formal trade, tech and strategic minerals.

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Myanmar's shadow government said an airstrike by the ruling junta had killed at least 17 students and injured 20 others at a school in an opposition-controlled area on Monday, despite a ceasefire being in place after a devastating earthquake.

Demands that the TNLA withdraw from five towns captured during the second phase of Operation 1027 were unacceptable, the group said

The junta has ramped up arbitrary arrests in Sagaing Region’s Kale (Kalay) Town, following the traditional Thingyan New Year water festival celebrations from 13 to 16 April 2025. Prior to Thingyan the...

Myanmar's junta has kept up a deadly military campaign, including airstrikes and artillery assaults, despite announcing a ceasefire after a major earthquake killed thousands in March, according to the United Nations and data from a crisis monitor.