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A nationwide strike in Myanmar on Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the army’s seizure of power, as sporadic protests and violence across the country raised further international concern over the ongoing struggle for power. Photos and video on social media showed that a countrywide “silent strike” had emptied out streets in Myanmar’s largest city … Read more
Myanmar’s military rulers have threatened to jail anti-coup protesters who take part in a “silent strike” on Tuesday, a year since the generals seized power, as the United States, Britain and Canada imposed new sanctions. The Southeast Asian country has been in chaos since Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and other figures from her … Read more
Supporters of US President Donald Trump broke security and entered the Capitol when Congress on Jan. (Photo by Brent Stirton / Getty Images) One year later the January 6 uprising which claimed at least five deaths and briefly threatened to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the most blatant coup attempt in … Read more