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Myanmar Parliament to hold vote to elect president on April 3: House Speaker

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing participates in a parade commemorating the 81st Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 2, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian published an open letter to the people of the US on his website on April 1.

Death of near-blind Myanmar refugee in freezing cold New York ruled a homicide

FILE PHOTO: Community members and loved ones carry the body of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was missing since his release from a jail into the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol, and who was later found dead, during his funeral service, in Buffalo, New York, U.S., February 26, 2026. REUTERS/Craig Ruttle/File Photo

Myanmar’s former spymaster Ye Win Oo rises to become military chief

General Ye Win Oo led the contingent of troops that arrested Nobel Peace Prize winner and the country’s then leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.

Myanmar junta chief elected vice-president, moves a step closer to the presidency

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected a vice-president by the country's Lower House on March 31.

General, coup leader, soon to be president: Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar's Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is set to become the country’s president.

Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing steps down, eyes presidency

Myanmar's military leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, at a parade commemorating the 81st Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on March 27.

Myanmar military signals leadership change ahead of presidential vote

FILE PHOTO: Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivers his speech at the IX Moscow conference on international security in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Myanmar military signals leadership changes ahead of parade

FILE PHOTO: Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivers his speech at the IX Moscow conference on international security in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Myanmar military signals leadership change ahead of presidential vote

FILE PHOTO: Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivers his speech at the IX Moscow conference on international security in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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