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Asean chair urges Myanmar to free Aung San Suu Kyi, more prisoners
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2026
» MANILA — The Philippines, chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), on Friday encouraged more prisoner releases in Myanmar, including ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said a recent amnesty was a positive step towards inclusive national dialogue.
US imposes sanctions on Cambodian senator and 28 others for alleged romance scams
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Thursday imposed sanctions on Kok An, a Cambodian senator, and 28 individuals and entities that it said had stolen millions of dollars from US citizens using romance scams.
17 injured in head-on train crash in Denmark
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» HILLEROD, Denmark - Two commuter trains collided head-on near the Danish capital early Thursday leaving five critically hurt and 12 others with lesser injuries, emergency services said.
Delicate extraction: Malaysia offers rare earths alternative to China
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» GEBENG (MALAYSIA) - Workers load tonnes of rare earth minerals into bags ready for shipping at a refinery in eastern Malaysia, fuelling the global pushback against China's grip on the critical sector.
Myanmar rebels reject president’s 100-day peace talks offer
Reuters, Published on 21/04/2026
» NAY PYI TAW - Myanmar's new military-backed government wants to hold peace talks with opposition armed groups by the end of July, the country’s junta leader-turned-president said, but two key rebel groups rejected the offer on Tuesday.
Scarce food, bleak futures spur Rohingya refugees to gamble with death at sea
Reuters, Published on 21/04/2026
» COX'S BAZAR — Rohingya refugee Rahila Begum spent two days adrift in the Andaman Sea this month, clinging to a wooden shard after her overcrowded boat capsized, one of the few survivors of a disaster that left 250 missing and feared dead.
‘Record number’ of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year
Published on 18/04/2026
» GENEVA - Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, making it the deadliest year on record for the route, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
Russia trains teenage influencers to churn out pro-war content
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» WARSAW - Russia is trying to produce more pro-war influencers through content creation camps, training teenagers to spread the Kremlin's hardline, anti-West narrative to the next generation.
Myanmar reduces ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence, frees former president Win Myint
Reuters, Published on 17/04/2026
» Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday.
Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty
Reuters, Published on 17/04/2026
» Myanmar's new President Min Aung Hlaing has approved an amnesty for 4,335 prisoners, state television reported on Friday, the third such move in the past six months.