Myanmar junta burns village

BANGKOK, June 17 (AP): Government troops have burned most of a village in Myanmar's heartland, a resident said Wednesday, confirming reports by independent media and on social networks. The action appeared to be an attempt to suppress resistance against the ruling military junta.Government-controlled media reported the fires were set by...

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Biden, Putin exchange cordial words but differences remain

GENEVA, June 17 (AP): U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin exchanged cordial words and plotted modest steps on arms control and diplomacy but emerged from their much-anticipated Swiss summit Wednesday largely where they started-with deep differences on human rights, cyberattacks, election interference and more.The two leaders reached an...

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