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11 civilians killed in Myanmar junta air strikes

BANGKOK, Sept 06 (AFP): Myanmar military air strikes in northern Shan state killed 11 civilians and wounded 11 more, a spokeswoman for an ethnic minority armed group battling the junta told AFP on Friday.The junta is battling widespread armed opposition to its 2021 coup and its soldiers are accused of...

Israeli troops leave West Bank’s Jenin with Gaza talks deadlocked

JENIN, Palestinian Territories, Sept 06 (AFP): Israeli forces appeared to be winding down a deadly 10-day raid in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank on Friday, as key ally Germany warned against treating the territory like Gaza.There was no official confirmation from the Israeli military that it had...

'Impartial force' must be deployed to Sudan: UN experts

GENEVA, Sept 06 (AFP): Flagrant rights violations by Sudan's warring parties require the deployment of an "independent and impartial force" to protect millions of civilians driven from their homes, UN experts said Friday.An independent fact-finding mission uncovered "harrowing" violations by both sides since April last year "which may amount to...

Thailand swears in Shinawatra heiress as youngest PM

BANGKOK, Sept 06 (AFP): Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the heiress of Thailand's most famous political dynasty, was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, capping a month of turmoil in which her predecessor was thrown out of office and the main opposition party dissolved.Paetongtarn, the youngest daughter of controversial former prime minister...

Russia to impose restrictions on US media over RT row: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Sept 06 (AFP/Reuters): Russia will impose domestic restrictions on US media outlets in response to Washington's sanctions on Russian state-funded news network RT, the Kremlin said on Friday.The United States indicted two RT employees and slapped its top editors with sanctions on Wednesday, accusing them of trying to influence...

News in Brief -2024-09-07

Kenya school dorm fire kills 17 childrenENDARASHA (Kenya), Sept 06: At least 17 young children were killed in a fire that ripped through their primary school dormitory in central Kenya overnight, with initial reports Friday indicating it was overcrowded in breach of safety standards. The blaze in Hillside Endarasha Academy...