By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – Police in Myanmar broke up demonstrations in several places with tear gas and gunfire on Thursday as protesters took to the streets again undeterred by the rising death toll in a crackdown on opponents of last month’s military coup. The incidents followed the bloodiest day since the military overthrew the […]
At least 38 people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday, the UN confirmed, marking the worst day of violence since protests against military rule began. Security forces opened fire on large crowds in a number of cities and at least two of the victims are believed to be teenage children. Mass demonstrations have been taking […]
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been seen for the first time since she was detained in a military coup, after she appeared in court via video link. The ousted leader appeared to be in “good health” and asked to see her legal team, her lawyers say. Two new charges were announced against Ms Suu […]
By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES/REUTERSimage captionThe report was written by a commission headed by ex-Google chief Eric Schmidt for use by President Biden and other lawmakers The US and its allies should reject calls for a global ban on AI-powered autonomous weapons systems, according to an official report commissioned for the […]
By Joel Gunter BBC News A year ago this week, the Taliban signed a deal with the United States designed, in theory, to pave the road to peace in Afghanistan. It committed the Taliban to preventing attacks on US forces and the US to withdrawing its remaining troops from the country. It did not commit […]
Police have fired on protesters in Myanmar killing at least 18, the UN human rights office says, on the deadliest day of anti-coup rallies. Deaths were reported in several cities including Yangon, Dawei and Mandalay as police used live rounds and tear gas. Security forces began the violent crackdown on Saturday, after weeks of largely […]
By Reuters Staff NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Four major Indian states are set to go for polls in the next two months in a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity amid a raging months-long protest by farmers against three new agricultural laws that have sparked outcry at home and abroad. The eastern states of […]
Coronavirus pandemic Sri Lanka has reversed a controversial mandatory order to cremate the bodies of all those who died of Covid-19. Critics had said the order was intended to target minorities and did not respect religions. The cremation of bodies is forbidden in Islam. The government had argued that burials could contaminate ground water. The […]
Coronavirus pandemic A group of Russian diplomats and their family had to leave North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley due to Pyongyang’s strict anti-Covid measures. The eight people travelled by train and bus before pushing themselves across the Russian border for about 1km (0.6miles) over train tracks. North Korea has blocked most passenger transport […]
By Aditya Kalra, Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Chafing from a dispute with Twitter, India plans to oblige social media companies to erase contentious content fast and assist investigations, according to a draft regulation. New Delhi’s planned “Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code” – a copy of which was seen by Reuters – come […]
