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Myanmar Shuts Shop to Defy Junta on Coup Anniversary

Streets emptied and shops shuttered across Myanmar on Tuesday as people defied junta orders to go about their business with a silent strike on the first anniversary of the military coup. The junta that ended the Southeast Asian country's brief democratic interlude and toppled civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi…

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UN Extends Libya Mission after US-Russia Dispute over Envoy

The UN Security Council voted Monday to extend its political mission in Libya for just three months after a dispute between the West and Russia over the appointment of a new top UN envoy for the North African country, which is trying to form a united government after 10 years…

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Myanmar coup anniversary leads to sanctions against top junta officials, but not from Australia

To mark a year since the government of Aung San Suu Kyi was overthrown by Myanmar's military, several of Australia's closest allies have imposed sanctions on several top junta officials – including its attorney-general and other senior judicial officers.

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Russia’s U.N. Envoy thanks India, others, for not supporting Ukraine discussion at UNSC

‘As we expected, it [ the discussion] was nothing but a PR stunt, classic example of megaphone diplomacy’, says Dmitry Polyanskiy on Twitter

The Hindu

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Myanmar activists vow to defy junta with strike on coup anniversary

Myanmar's military rulers have threatened to jail anti-coup protesters who take part in a "silent strike" on Tuesday, a year since the generals seized power, as the United States, Britain and Canada imposed new sanctions.

Bangkok Post

Activists stage ‘silent strike’ as Myanmar marks coup anniversary under fresh sanctions

Myanmar’s junta marked one year in power on Tuesday despite fresh foreign sanctions as demonstrators promised to rally against the army and its bloody crackdown.

France 24

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US and Russia trade accusations about Ukraine at UN Security Council

WASHINGTON — A stormy, angry session of the United Nations’ highest body on Monday heightened deep global rifts and raised new accusations about the Russian troop buildup around Ukraine, with the American and Russian sides harshly accusing each other of escalating the conflict.

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World accused of ‘sitting and watching’ as Myanmar slides to war

A year after the coup, renewed calls for action against a military accused of ‘heinous’ attacks on civilians.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar coup: A year of protest, reprisals and diplomatic inertia

Since seizing power, the military regime has used force against opponents and struggled for diplomatic recognition.

Al Jazeera

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit Ukraine as US, Russia exchange barbs at Security Council

The US, UK and other allies say they are prepared to introduce sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin should the country invade Ukraine, after a crisis meeting of the UN Security Council overnight.

ABC News

‘This is not a routine deployment’: US and UK diplomats detail Russian troop buildup at UN Security Council session

‘Imagine how uncomfortable you would be if you had 100,000 troops sitting on your border,’ US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield tells security council members

The Independent UK

Myanmar's crisis and emerging traps

Today is the first anniversary of the Feb 1 seizure of power by the Tatmadaw in Nay Pyi Taw. Over the past 12 months, the overall situation in Myanmar has gone into a downward spiral and all the progress and positive developments made since 2011, when the country proudly opened…

Bangkok Post

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Moscow warns Ukraine may ‘destroy itself’ as Russia and US clash at UN

At a UNSC meeting, Russian diplomat Vasily Nebenzya claimed Ukraine’s violation of the Minsk pact could end in ‘worst way’

Al Jazeera

US and Russia spar over Ukraine crisis at UN Security Council

Washington warns of ‘horrific’ war in Ukraine as Moscow accuses US of drumming up threat of Russian invasion.

The New Daily

US faces off with Russia over Ukraine crisis

After the UN Security Council met to discuss Ukraine, US President Joe Biden warned Russia faced "swift and severe consequences" if it avoided diplomacy.

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Libya’s Lawmakers Push for New PM after Failing to Hold Vote

Libyan lawmakers pushed ahead Monday with plans to appoint a new transitional government, more than a month after the country failed to hold its first presidential election. Candidates may submit their bids for the post of prime minister, said Abdullah Bliheg, a spokesman for the legislature.

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Iran Moves Centrifuge-Parts Production Out of Disputed Workshop, IAEA Says

Iran has moved production of parts for advanced centrifuges, used to enrich uranium, out of a workshop only a month after agreeing to allow the UN nuclear watchdog to reinstall surveillance cameras there, the watchdog said on Monday. The move adds to uncertainty over Iran's nuclear activities while indirect talks…

The Independent UK

Almost 2,000 children killed fighting for Houthis in Yemen civil war

Some soldiers were as young as seven, reports the United Nations

The Conversation

Myanmar: while the world sits on its hands, people fight military junta with violence and silence

A year after a military coup, Myanmar remains mired in conflict. The country’s military, the Tatmadaw, has failed to convince most of Myanmar’s 55 million people of the legitimacy of its rule. Anti-coup resistance continues to be widespread nationwide.

Reuters

U.S., UK threaten sanctions for Moscow elite if Russia invades Ukraine

The United States and Britain are prepared to punish Russian elites close to President Vladimir Putin with asset freezes and travel bans if Russia enters Ukraine, Washington and London said on Monday as tensions also spilled over at the United Nations.

The Guardian - US

Biden says US is ‘ready no matter what happens’ as Russia escalates threat on Ukraine – as it happened

‘We continue to urge diplomacy as the best way forward’ Biden says as UN meeting outlines potential Russian invasion of Ukraine

Radio France Internationale

51 condemned to death in DRC for 2017 murder of UN researchers

The military court of Katanga in southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced 51 people to death over the murders of two United Nations researchers who were carrying out an investigation into violence in the Kasai region in 2017.

Bangkok Post

UN presses Myanmar junta for aid access

The United Nations Secretary-General has urged Myanmar's ruling military to allow humanitarian aid access and address the "desperate needs" of its people, highlighting a year since a coup ended a decade of democracy and plunged the country into turmoil.

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