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Myanmar junta to free about 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty, including 180 foreigners

It was not clear whether Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been held virtually incommunicado since 2021 coup, would be among those released

The Guardian - AU · Jan 4, 2025

New Orleans suspect and driver of exploded Cybertruck served at same US military base, report says – as it happened

Both men served in the US army and were posted at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, though they did not overlap there

The Guardian - US · Jan 2, 2025

Georgia’s pro-west president says she remains ‘only legitimate president’ as new leader sworn in

Salome Zourabichvili tells protesters she will leave presidential palace as far-right successor Mikheil Kavelashvili takes power

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024

Hundreds feared dead as Cyclone Chido devastates French island of Mayotte

Witnesses tell of ‘apocalyptic scenes’ after worst storm to hit the Indian Ocean territory in almost a century

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024

South Korea police raid President Yoon’s office over martial law declaration

News of raid comes as officials say Yoon’s former defence minister attempted suicide while in custody

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

‘Great danger’ to South Korea unless President Yoon suspended, says ruling party leader

Head of the People Power party claims there is a significant risk that president could order ‘extreme actions’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow behind ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage in Europe, MI6 chief says – as it happened

Richard Moore said that were Vladimir Putin to succeed in reducing Ukraine to a vassal state, he would not stop there

The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: White House presses Ukraine to draft 18-year-old men to help fill manpower needs – as it happened

Biden’s administration urges Ukraine to increase size of its military by drafting more troops to help expand pool of fighting men against Russia

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: Russian forces advancing on key eastern frontline city – reports

Military bloggers report Russian troops entering village in drive towards Kurakhove as Zelenskyy says Kyiv’s forces trying to strengthen positions. What we know on day 990

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2024

Middle East crisis: Israeli attacks kill at least 31 people in Gaza, medics say – as it happened

Nearly half of those killed were reported to be in northern Gaza, where the IDF has been conducting an intense assault

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024