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Myanmar’s junta takes advantage of a devastating earthquake
S ince March 28th, when a powerful earthquake shook Myanmar’s central heartlands, the country’s brutal junta has tried to ...
How Myanmar’s Junta Is Complicating Earthquake Recovery
Here’s what to know about the challenges from the natural disaster—compounded by ongoing civil war—and where the country ...
Junta-ruled Guinea sets referendum for September in potential step to democracy
Guinea's military leader has set September 21, 2025, as the date for a constitutional referendum, according to a decree read ...
Myanmar’s military junta makes rare plea for help after powerful earthquake kills scores with toll expected to rise
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar of Friday, killing scores of people and prompting the country ...
A Question in Quake-Wracked Myanmar: Does This Augur the End of the Junta?
In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of ...
Catastrophic Earthquakes Test Myanmar Junta’s Grip on Power
The military-led regime has been weakened by a yearslong civil war. Now millions are counting on it to allow emergency aid.
How will the Myanmar earthquake affect the nation's military junta?
Ruling Myanmar since seizing power from the country's democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in 2021, the junta has ...
Gabon junta leader Nguema seeks democratic legitimacy in post-coup vote
Gabon's Brice Oligui Nguema will try to ride the advantages of incumbency and a popular crackdown on corruption to make the ...