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Myanmar junta ends state of emergency in election run-up
Yangon (AFP) July 31, 2025 Myanmar's junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott and monitors said will be used to consolidate the military's power. The military declared a state of emergency in February 2021 as it deposed the civilian government of democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking a many-sided civil war which has claimed thousands of lives. The order gave junta chief Min Aung Hlaing supreme power over the legislature, execu ... read more |
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Sri Lanka arrests ex-navy chief over abductionColombo (AFP) July 28, 2025 Sri Lankan investigators arrested a former navy chief on Monday over the abduction and disappearance of a suspect 15 years ago, a police officer told AFP. ... more 
Chinese academic in Australia slams 'ridiculous' Hong Kong bountiesSydney (AFP) July 26, 2025 An academic in Australia who was among 19 people for whom Hong Kong issued bounties has criticised the "ridiculous" arrest warrants and warned that the Chinese city was trying to exert its power beyond its borders. ... more 
Hong Kong arrests 18-year-old for 'seditious' toilet graffitiHong Kong (AFP) July 23, 2025 Hong Kong police said Wednesday they had arrested an 18-year-old for writing "seditious words" on a toilet wall, warning he could face up to seven years in prison if convicted. ... more 
'Class war': outsiders moving to Puerto Rico trigger displacementCabo Rojo, Puerto Rico (AFP) July 21, 2025 Gloria Cuevas thought she would live forever in her pink, century-old house on Puerto Rico's west coast - but then her landlord decided to transform the home into an Airbnb. ... more |
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Israel: Ultra-Orthodox conscription threatens Netanyahu's coalitionJerusalem (AFP) July 6, 2025 The Israeli army announced Sunday that it would begin sending draft notices to 54,000 ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who were previously exempt from military service, a move that threatens to split the governing coalition. ... more 
President's war powers rest on 'uneasy balance' with CongressWashington DC (UPI) Jul 2, 2025 President Donald Trump's decision to order the bombings of three nuclear sites in Iran has heightened concern about the United States entering another war in the Middle East. ... more
Hong Kong opposition party disbands citing 'immense' pressureHong Kong (AFP) June 29, 2025 One of Hong Kong's last remaining opposition parties has officially disbanded, its leader announced Sunday, citing "immense political pressure" as Beijing's years-long crackdown on dissent transforms the semi-autonomous Chinese city. ... more 
Hong Kong's dragnet widens 5 years after national security lawHong Kong (AFP) June 27, 2025 Jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong shrugged and shook his head after a Hong Kong court this month announced a fresh charge of breaching the city's national security law. ... more 
UK considers envoy for Britons held abroadLondon (AFP) June 29, 2025 Britain is preparing to emulate the United States by appointing an envoy tasked with freeing citizens arbitrarily detained abroad, as it faces calls to do more to bring them home. ... more |
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Iran diaspora in Los Angeles dream of 'regime change'
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) June 25, 2025 At his grocery store in an Iranian neighborhood of Los Angeles, Mohammad Ghafari is worried sick about his brothers and sisters since the United States bombed the Islamic republic's nuclear sites. But as he stands among his dates, dried plums and pistachios, he also cherishes the hope of change in his native country. Iran "is not capable of providing food to the Persian people," said Ghafari, who left to study abroad before the 1979 revolution and never returned. "If the people (there) wer ... read more 
Bangladesh probe into Hasina-era abuses warns 'impunity' remainsDhaka (AFP) June 23, 2025 A Bangladesh government-appointed commission investigating hundreds of disappearances by the security forces under ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Monday warned that the same "culture of impunity" continues. ... more |
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Iran opposition leaders say Khamenei must step downParis (AFP) June 22, 2025 The leaders of two prominent Iranian opposition factions on Sunday urged supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down and spare more bloodshed, in the wake of unprecedented American attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. ... more 
Democrats assail 'erratic' Trump over Iran strikesWashington (AFP) June 22, 2025 Democrats bristled Sunday over US President Donald Trump's decision to launch air strikes on Iran without seeking authorization from Congress, accusing the Republican of violating the constitution and demanding a vote to rein in his war powers. ... more 
Critic of Nicaragua's Ortega shot dead in exile in Costa RicaMoravia, Costa Rica (AFP) June 20, 2025 A retired Nicaraguan army officer in exile who fiercely criticized authoritarian President Daniel Ortega was shot dead Thursday in neighboring Costa Rica, his family and officials said. ... more 
What powers is Trump using to send troops to Los Angeles?Washington (AFP) June 10, 2025 US President Donald Trump has invoked emergency powers to deploy National Guard troops and active-duty Marines to Los Angeles to quell protests against federal immigration raids. ... more 
Trump uses US army birthday to lash out over LA protestsFort Bragg, United States (AFP) June 10, 2025 President Donald Trump turned a trip marking the US army's 250th birthday into a political-style rally Tuesday, wrapping himself in martial symbolism as he defended his decision to send soliders to protest-hit Los Angeles. ... more |
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