Indian PM Modi meets Myanmar military gov’t leader in New Delhi
Myanmar opposition groups criticise India for hosting Min Aung Hlaing, but India says engagement is best way forward.

Myanmar opposition groups criticise India for hosting Min Aung Hlaing, but India says engagement is best way forward.


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The UN and International Organization for Migration said about 250 people, including children, are feared missing.
Min Aung Hlaing seeks to ‘enhance’ international relations and ties with ASEAN after coup plunged Myanmar into chaos.
Min Aung Hlaing wins 429 out of the 584 votes cast by MPs to become the country’s president.
Alliances are fluid in Myanmar’s civil war, involving a military regime, ethnic armed groups and pro-democracy forces.
Russian role felt in Myanmar, from aircraft to waves of conscripts launching ‘meat assaults’ made infamous in Ukraine.
Six Ukrainians and an American allegedly crossed from India to Myanmar to train armed groups in drone warfare.
New parliament opens for the first time since the 2021 coup after elections that excluded major opposition parties.
The ban on students from the four countries comes amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment in the UK.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly-blind Rohingya refugee, was found dead days after US Border Patrol agents released him.
Paris Agreement’s carbon credits enable cross-border trade to support emissions reduction and climate goals worldwide.