China endorses Myanmar president and keeps door open to economic corridor
Beijing’s primary interest is in ensuring instability in the neighbouring country does not spill over into China
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‘End of rules-based order’: Irishman who helped end a civil conflict on a world tilting toward war
As a UN mediator, Seán Deely helped to end a civil conflict. Now, he warns the world is tilting towards war
How a New York taxi driver and mayor Zohran Mamdani united for change
The unlikely friendship forged during a 15-day hunger strike highlights the ongoing fight for New York’s struggling drivers
Main party affiliated with Myanmar’s military claims victory in first elections since 2021
Almost nobody believes that Myanmar’s first elections since the 2021 coup are free or fair.
Myanmar’s controversial elections begin amid violence and low turnout
Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, which won the previous two elections by a landslide, is banned from participating
Neglected emergencies: seven humanitarian crises you may have missed in 2025
From Sudan to Honduras many millions of people are suffering and dying in crises that receive relatively little international attention
Myanmar forms interim government before election but top general still in charge
Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing holds on to power as acting president, while the country remains in a state of emergency
‘I thought the rebels were going to kill me. Then I saw my younger brother among them’
The soldier was hungry and strung out on meth. Rebel fighters were attacking his base, just as a military helicopter had dropped food and ammunition for his battalion
Shattered Lands. Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia: Wonderful telling of a sad history
Work of great scope and verve draws on a range of superb memoirs and testimonies, covering much more than India and Pakistan
In war-torn nations, Trump’s travel ban brings a new hardship
For people in countries such as Afghanistan and Myanmar, the president’s order has dimmed hopes for sanctuary in the United States
Deadly earthquake rocks pillar of a Buddhist nation: its monks
The people of Myanmar have often turned to clergy during natural disasters, but the earthquake was also devastating for monks
Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders as UN says military choking aid
Min Aung Hlaing holds meetings with Indian and Thai leaders in rare foreign trip
They fought to save lives in Myanmar. The earthquake claimed theirs
When the earthquake devastated his home city, a doctor who defied the coup crossed combat zones to check on family and colleagues
Heat and rains increase risk of disease as Myanmar earthquake death toll continues to rise
Risk worsened by damage to about half of healthcare facilities in affected areas
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