Myanmar will hold election within 10 months
BANGKOK, Mar 08 (AP): Four years after seizing power from the elected administration, the head of the military government declared Myanmar will hold a general election within 10 months, state-run media reported Saturday.Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said Friday the election will take place either in December or January 2026...
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Trump wants to end war 'as soon as possible'
NEW YORK, Mar 08 (Reuters): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Friday and told him President Donald Trump was determined to end the Russia-Ukraine war as soon as possible, the State Department said."The Secretary underscored President Trump is determined to...
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UN condemns ongoing bans on employment, education
KABUL, Mar 08 (AP): The Taliban issued a message on International Women's Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, even as the U.N. condemned ongoing employment and education bans.Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, they have barred education for women and girls beyond...
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Yoon released from prison
SEOUL, Mar 08 (AP): South Korea's impeached conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being detained.After walking out of a detention center near Seoul, Yoon waved, clenched his...
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Trump threatens Russia with sanctions until Ukraine peace reached
NEW YORK, Mar 08 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump raised the prospect of imposing large-scale US sanctions on Russia on Friday, days after pausing military aid and intelligence support to Ukraine, and he called on both countries to get on with negotiating a peace deal.Trump's threat of banking curbs and...
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Actor Hackman, wife died of natural causes one week apart
NEW YORK, Mar 08 (BBC): Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes about a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa, who died after contracting a rare virus, a New Mexico medical investigator has said.Hackman, 95, died at his Santa Fe home from coronary artery disease, with advanced Alzheimer's disease...
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