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Myanmar and China conduct naval drills together as fighting surges in border area
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground in its northeast border region to a coalition of militias that also has strong ties to Beijing. State-run Myanma Alinn newspaper said...
127 Malaysians, suspected to be victims of job scams, rescued from Myanmar fighting
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — More than 120 suspected victims of job scams have been rescued after being stranded by fighting in northern Myanmar between the military and armed ethnic groups, Malaysia's government said. The number of Malaysians rescued surged from an initial 26 to...
China calls for a cease-fire in Myanmar fighting but will continue its own border drills
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing called for a cease-fire in Myanmar after a coalition of ethnic fighters seized several crossings along Myanmar’s border with China in the past month. However, China will continue live-firing drills on its side of the frontier aimed at “testing the...
An alliance of Myanmar ethnic groups claim capture of another big trade crossing at Chinese border
BANGKOK (AP) — An alliance of armed ethnic minority groups that launched a surprise offensive last month against Myanmar’s military has seized a major trading gate on the country’s northeastern border with China, a spokesperson for one of the groups said Sunday. Le Kyar Win,...
Myanmar military says drone attack by ethnic armed groups in northeast destroyed about 120 trucks
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar ’s military-controlled government said Thursday that almost half of more than 250 cargo trucks stranded by fighting against ethnic minority armed groups near the northeastern border with China have been destroyed in a fire caused by bombs dropped by drones. ...
Today in History: November 19, Abraham Lincoln speaks at Gettysburg cemetery dedication
Today in History Today is Sunday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2023. There are 42 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of...
Milei echoes Trump with fraud claims that inject uncertainty into Argentina's presidential runoff
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — This may sound familiar: A self-styled outsider aims to win the presidency and purge the political establishment so he can restore order to a broken nation — if only he can overcome a system rigged against him. But this isn’t former President...
As fighting surges in Myanmar, an airstrike in the west reportedly kills 11 civilians
BANGKOK (AP) — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village in a western region have killed at least 11 civilians, including eight children, a leading opposition group and residents of the area said Friday. The attack Wednesday on Vuilu village, south of Matupi township in Chin...
More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents
ACEH UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents. Officials said the boat most recently tried to land in Aceh Utara district, in Indonesia’s Aceh...
Refugees who fled to India after latest fighting in Myanmar have begun returning home, officials say
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — More than half of the estimated 5,000 refugees who had fled the heavy fighting in Myanmar’s western Chin state and had entered northeastern India have begun returning home, Indian officials said Thursday. Sunday and Monday saw heavy fighting between the...
