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Vietnam’s foreign minister to visit Myanmar on Aug 26

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung is expected to co-chair a bilateral cooperation meeting with his Myanmar counterpart.

Exiled Myanmar ambassador on trial for ‘trespass’ at diplomatic residence in Britain

Ex-ambassador of Myanmar to Britain, Kyaw Zwar Minn, poses for a portrait on Jan 31, 2023 at the diplomatic residence in London where he has remained since a new regime in Myanmar took over the running of the country in 2021.

Syria sentences ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over killings, torture

Then Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in 2023. A court sentenced him to death in absentia for “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity”.

Myanmar military intensified air attacks and abuses before election, UN investigators say

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing hands over a flag to newly appointed Commander-in-Chief General Ye Win Oo during a ceremony in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 30, 2026. Myanmar Military True News Information Team/Handout via REUTERS

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Bangkok hopes to pave way for Myanmar’s return to ASEAN, but analysts say caution is needed

It will be Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing’s second visit to an ASEAN country since becoming head of state on April 10.

Myanmar military escalates civilian killings, monitor warns, amid diplomatic push

Experts say the onslaught was a result of the tactics deployed by Myanmar’s new military chief.

Gabon opposition leader jailed for political reasons, his lawyers say

FILE PHOTO: Gabonese presidential candidate Alain Claude Bilie By Nze speaks during an interview with Reuters ahead of the presidential election in Lambarene, Gabon, April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo

West African bloc calls for Guinea-Bissau opposition leader's release

FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Domingos Simoes Pereira holds a meeting with students at Lusophone university in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau November 21, 2019. REUTERS/ Christophe Van Der Perre/File Photo

Son of Brazil's former President Bolsonaro secures US green card

FILE PHOTO: Brazilian former lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro attends the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) USA 2026 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, in Grapevine, Texas, U.S. March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo

Guinea-Bissau military court orders opposition leader back to jail

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