Gunfire, blasts rock Mali as attackers hit capital and other cities, residents sayGunmen launched coordinated attacks across Mali early Saturday, targeting locations in the capital, Bamako, and other cities. Residents rep...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
Myanmar leader commutes all death sentencesMyanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was i...
17 Apr, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as presidentMyanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has become president. This follows a military coup five years ago. He took power after an election ex...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
India seeks to step up engagement as Myanmar elects new presidentMyanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing becomes president. India watches closely as ties are strategic. India supports Myanmar's developm...
06 Apr, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected as president: AFP tallyMyanmar'tally showed, with the ex-military commander set to maintain his rule in a civilian guise after snatching power by force five years...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
Myanmar paves way for junta chief to become civilian presidentMyanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is set to transition to a civilian role as vice-president. He has been nominated for the position an...
30 Mar, 2026, 10.53 AM IST
Myanmar army fired warning shots in Chinese Red Cross incident: JuntaMyanmar's junta claimed its troops fired warning shots when a Chinese Red Cross convoy did not stop while entering a conflict zone to deliv...
02 Apr, 2025, 03.22 PM IST
Amid earthquake crisis, Myanmar military still bombs townsMyanmar's military government continues airstrikes on villages amid a devastating earthquake that killed around 1,700 people. The Karen Nat...
30 Mar, 2025, 10.07 PM IST
UN chief 'strongly condemns' Myanmar military attacks on civiliansUN chief Antonio Guterres condemns recent attacks by Myanmar's military in Rakhine state, calls for an end to Rohingya persecution and rest...
07 Jun, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
Myanmar rebel group claims control of town bordering India, BangladeshThe Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in Myanmar's Rakhine state, has declared its control over Paletwa, a significant border town with In...
15 Jan, 2024, 01.39 PM IST
Is the rule of Myanmar's junta under threat?An alliance of ethnic minority groups and pro-democracy fighters has launched a coordinated attack on Myanmar's ruling military, posing the...
20 Nov, 2023, 05.22 PM IST
Myanmar angry with Pakistan over 'unfit' fighter jets supplied by Islamabad: ReportThe Myanmar military junta has declared the JF-17 Thunder fighter planes supplied by Pakistan as unfit for operations. The Burmese Air Forc...
04 Sep, 2023, 06.50 AM IST
Beijing attempts to emerge as peacemaker between Myanmar junta and rebelsThe ethnic rebel groups have issued a statement recently welcoming China’s mediation role in Myanmar’s internal conflict” and promising to ...
26 Mar, 2023, 07.08 AM IST
Fear, defiance as fighting rages in Myanmar's northRare footage obtained by AFP shows a region wracked by violence, and criss-crossed by junta troops, pro-military militias and anti-coup fig...
20 Sep, 2022, 02.50 PM IST
Myanmar's shadow government parades new armed forceThe National Unity Government had announced it would form a People's Defence Force to challenge the army, which seized power on Feb. 1, ous...
29 May, 2021, 11.31 AM IST
Global condemnation after bloodiest day since Myanmar coupBy sunset, AAPP said at least 90 people had been killed. Local media, however, put the death toll higher at 114. "Junta forces shot machine...
28 Mar, 2021, 02.20 PM IST
Myanmar protest deaths top 300 as US, UK, impose sanctionsMyanmar's Assistance Association for Political Prisoners said its tally of 320 dead includes only documented cases, with the actual number ...
26 Mar, 2021, 01.59 PM IST