Mali airline suspends flights after attacks spark security crisisA Mali airline said Tuesday it had temporarily halted flights to two regions, as the country grappled with the aftermath of large-scale wee...
28 Apr, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
Mali defence minister Sadio Camara killed, fresh fighting between army and rebelsMali's defence minister died after an attack on his house, his family said Sunday, as the army fought a second day of battles with jihadist...
26 Apr, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
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
Russia expands strategic ties with Myanmar; offers satellite support to fight rebelsRussia has offered to share reconnaissance satellite data with Myanmar's military junta and signed an MoU for constructing a small nuclear ...
18 Mar, 2025, 07.14 AM IST
China caught in a double bind between Myanmar junta and rebelsChina is facing challenges in Myanmar due to the weakening military junta. While preparing to host Gen Min Aung Hlaing, Beijing struggles w...
30 Oct, 2024, 11.53 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
Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum living without electricity and is running out of food, only has rice and canned goods left to eatAs the political standoff in Niger continues, the plight of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum and his family highlights the dire consequence...
09 Aug, 2023, 09.10 PM IST
Burkina junta orders France 24 off air after Al-Qaeda interviewIn early December, the junta in the west African nation suspended Radio France Internationale (RFI), which belongs to the same media group ...
27 Mar, 2023, 02.31 PM IST
Myanmar beauty queen Han Lay flees to Canada following threats from the military junta. Read details hereHan Lay, the winner of Miss Grand Myanmar who took refuge in Thailand after reproaching her home country's ruling military junta, has depar...
28 Sep, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
China, Russia among those arming Myanmar junta: UN rights expert"Despite the evidence of the military junta's atrocity crimes being committed with impunity since launching a coup last year, UN Security C...
22 Feb, 2022, 01.40 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
New charter allows Thai junta chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha to become the interim prime ministerThailand adopted an interim constitution yesterday, taking its first step toward the return of an electoral democracy after two months of m...
23 Jul, 2014, 08.03 PM IST