Myanmar鈥檚 military junta and opposition forces are fighting over control of a lucrative trade route into Thailand, with shells and aerial attacks regularly forcing children to flee their schools, teachers and a parent told AFP.
Myanmar anti-coup guerrillas claimed to shoot down a junta jet on Tuesday, declaring a rare victory over the air force which has kept them at bay in a grinding civil war...
Mali鈥檚 military government on Tuesday dissolved the west African country鈥檚 political parties, according to a presidency decree, the latest attempt to clamp down on the opposition since the junta seized power...
A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the nation recover from a devastating earthquake...
Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief a 鈥榤urderer鈥� as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands and left desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
Myanmar鈥檚 junta announced a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday as the death toll from a devastating earthquake rose and desperate survivors pleaded for more help amid frantic scenes of aid distribution...
Myanmar鈥檚 junta has pressed ahead with its campaign of air strikes despite the country鈥檚 devastating earthquake, with a rebel group telling AFP Sunday seven of its fighters were killed in an aerial attack soon after the tremors hit...
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021.
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief departed Monday for talks with president Vladimir Putin in Russia, a key ally and arms supplier for the isolated state struggling to quell violent opposition to military rule.
An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar鈥檚 military junta and former officials, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, over alleged 鈥榞enocide and crimes against humanity鈥� targeting the Rohingya minority group.
Myanmar鈥檚 embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, as it seeks to shore up its forces fighting rebel groups opposed to its rule.
Myanmar鈥檚 junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday, four years after it seized power triggering a civil war that has claimed thousands of lives.
A Myanmar junta air strike killed 28 people, including children, and wounded 25 at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine state, an ethnic minority armed group said on Sunday...
A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 10 others at a market in a gold-mining area in northern Kachin state, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the area said on Sunday...
Myanmar鈥檚 junta-appointed foreign minister briefed officials from five neighbouring countries on the military鈥檚 repeatedly delayed plans to hold elections, Thailand鈥檚 foreign minister said on Thursday...
Myanmar鈥檚 embattled junta chief arrived in China Tuesday 鈥� his first reported visit since leading a coup in 2021 鈥� but analysts say the invitation is only a lukewarm endorsement from his...
Myanmar鈥檚 junta carried out fresh air strikes on an opposition-held town Friday, hours after issuing an unprecedented invitation to its enemies for talks on the country鈥檚 civil war.
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured three years of war...
Myanmar鈥檚 military withdrew from some positions close to China鈥檚 border to prioritise the 鈥榮afety of people鈥�, the junta chief said, days after an armed groups said they had routed junta troops in the area.
A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group said Saturday it had captured a regional military command after weeks of clashes, in what would be a major blow to the junta...
Myanmar鈥檚 junta extended the state of emergency by six months on Wednesday, delaying fresh polls it has promised to hold as it battles opposition to its coup.
Australia鈥檚 foreign minister on Saturday called on Myanmar鈥檚 junta to 鈥榯ake a different path鈥� from its bloody crackdown on dissent, mentioning the situation in the war-torn country is 鈥榥ot sustainable鈥�.
Myanmar鈥檚 junta and an ethnic minority armed group both claimed on Thursday they were in control of a town and regional military command in northern Shan state following days of clashes...
Myanmar鈥檚 acting president has taken medical leave and transferred his duties to military chief Min Aung Hlaing, the junta said on Monday...
Myanmar鈥檚 junta appears to be 鈥榯rying to destroy a country it cannot control鈥�, the UN special rapporteur to the country warned on Thursday...
A West African leaders鈥� summit opens on Sunday amid political turmoil after the military rulers of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso cemented a breakaway union at a...
The Myanmar junta鈥檚 second-in-command arrived in China on Saturday for an official visit, the junta鈥檚 information team said, as clashes with ethnic minority fighters raged in the...
The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will on Saturday hold their first joint summit since seizing power in a series of coups, Nigerien authorities said....
A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group was battling junta troops in a ruby and gem-mining hub on Friday, the group and the junta said, with reports of...
A first batch of 5,000 conscripts called up by Myanmar鈥檚 junta will begin duty at the end of this month, military sources said on Monday, as the generals struggle to crush opposition to their coup...