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UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since coup, much of it from Russia and China
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UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since coup ...
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S’pore ‘to act’ over junta shipments: THE government of Singa­po­re will not hesitate to take action against any individual or entity that contravenes its laws ...
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S’pore ‘to act’ over junta shipments
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Weapons from China and Russia fuel Myanmar’s bloody civil war: A new report pinpoints the origins of the arms the junta relies on to retain power.
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Weapons from China and Russia fuel Myanmar’s bloody civil war
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UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since coup, much of it from Russia and China
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UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since coup ...
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S’pore ‘to act’ over junta shipments: THE government of Singa­po­re will not hesitate to take action against any individual or entity that contravenes its laws ...
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S’pore ‘to act’ over junta shipments
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Weapons from China and Russia fuel Myanmar’s bloody civil war: A new report pinpoints the origins of the arms the junta relies on to retain power.
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Weapons from China and Russia fuel Myanmar’s bloody civil war
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S’pore says it will not hesitate to take action after UN report flags shipments to Myanmar military
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Myanmar military has imported weaponry worth $1bn since coup: UN expert says Russia, China and companies in Singapore top list of those sending weapons to ...
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Myanmar military has imported weaponry worth $1bn since coup
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India supplied $51 million in arms, raw materials to Myanmar military since 2021 coup: UN report
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India supplied $51 million in arms, raw materials to Myanmar military ...
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UN expert: Myanmar military imported US$1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup: UNITED NATIONS (AP): Myanmar’s military has imported at least US$1 billion worth of ...
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UN expert: Myanmar military imported US$1 billion in weapons since 2021 ...
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UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since 2021 coup: Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and other material since it ...
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UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since 2021 coup
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Russia and China amping up Myanmars military with deadly aid: UN expert: Russia and China amping up Myanmars military with deadly aid: UN expert
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Russia and China amping up Myanmars military with deadly aid: UN expert
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UN expert says Russia, China sending deadly aid to Myanmar’s military: “The good news is we now know who is supplying these arms and the jurisdictions in which ...
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UN expert says Russia, China sending deadly aid to Myanmar’s military
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Israel fumes as UN secretary-general leaves Hamas off sexual violence blacklist: Foreign Ministry denounces UN chief as 'standing shoulder to shoulder with ...
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Israel fumes as UN secretary-general leaves Hamas off sexual violence ...
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Russia, US clash at UN Security Council meeting over nuclear weapons in space: Russia on Wednesday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution ...
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Russia, US clash at UN Security Council meeting over nuclear weapons in ...
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Mass graves in the Gaza Strip what we know: Palestinians report that hundreds of dead have been discovered in mass graves in the Gaza Strip. Who are the dead ...
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Mass graves in the Gaza Strip what we know
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Israel 'moving ahead' with Rafah offensive to target Hamas: Israel says aid has begun moving into Gaza more quickly after international pressure to increase ...
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Israel 'moving ahead' with Rafah offensive to target Hamas
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Israel Yet to Offer Proof UN Staff in Gaza Have Ties to Hamas: (Bloomberg) -- Israel has yet to provide evidence that workers for the United Nations relief ...
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Israel Yet to Offer Proof UN Staff in Gaza Have Ties to Hamas
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Middle East updates: US blocks UN membership for Palestine: The US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that recommended full UN membership for the ...
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Middle East updates: US blocks UN membership for Palestine
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"USA should stay out": Tehran warns of counter-attacks: After the Iranian attacks on Israel, Tehran warns other countries against counter-attacks ...
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Russia, US clash at UN Security Council meeting over nuclear weapons in space: Russia on Wednesday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution ...
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Russia, US clash at UN Security Council meeting over nuclear weapons in ...
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Portugal has to “pay costs” for its colonial past - President | Africanews: Portugal’s president said late on Tuesday (Apr. 23) that his country was responsible ...
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Portugal has to “pay costs” for its colonial past - President | Africanews
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Children among 16 dead after asylum-seeker boat capsizes off Djibouti: UN: At least 28 others are missing after a boat carrying 77 asylum seekers sinks ...
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Children among 16 dead after asylum-seeker boat capsizes off Djibouti: UN
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What is Netzah Yehuda, the Israeli battalion facing possible US sanctions?: Washington is considering to impose sanctions on the Israeli military unit accused of ...
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What is Netzah Yehuda, the Israeli battalion facing possible US sanctions?
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US Vetoes Palestine Becoming a United Nations Member State: The United States vetoed Palestine’s draft resolution to have full membership in the United Nations ...
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US Vetoes Palestine Becoming a United Nations Member State
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Myanmar rebels target stranded junta troops near Thai border: (Reuters) -- Fighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses ...
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Myanmar rebels target stranded junta troops near Thai border
Quick Glance: Refugees Flee Violence in Southeastern Myanmar
  • Thousands of people from Myanmar’s Kayin (Karen) State have fled to Thailand to escape the fighting between the junta and ethnic Karen troops.

  • The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) captured the last military outpost in Myawaddy, leading to retreat and reinforcement by junta forces.

  • The battles intensified, causing an influx of refugees crossing the Moei River into Thailand, with Thai authorities offering humanitarian aid.

  • Thailand is fortifying its border defenses and providing assistance to refugees as the situation remains tense along the border.
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Maduro announces return of UN rights office to Venezuela: President Nicolas Maduro announced Tuesday that a United Nations human rights office would begin ...
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Maduro announces return of UN rights office to Venezuela
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UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo: The UN mission has been told to leave due to inefficiency in protecting civilians from armed ...
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UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo
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The West has lost its judgment: Some 200 humanitarian workers, almost all Palestinians, have died in Gaza due to attacks by the Israeli army ...
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The West has lost its judgment
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Germany signals it will resume funding UNRWA: Germany will follow in the footsteps of Australia, Canada, Sweden, and Japan.
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Germany signals it will resume funding UNRWA
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US veto sinks latest Palestinian bid for full UN membership: The United States on Thursday spoiled a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership ...
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US veto sinks latest Palestinian bid for full UN membership
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US says Russia’s arms trade with North Korea violates sanctions: The US ambassador to the United Nations said Russia’s arms trade with North Korea breaches ...
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US says Russia’s arms trade with North Korea violates sanctions
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UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur: Attack on al-Fashir would have ‘devastating consequences’ for civilians in area already on ...
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UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur
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UN officials urge UK to reconsider plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda: GENEVA: Two United Nations top officials on Tuesday called on the UK to reconsider ...
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UN officials urge UK to reconsider plan to transfer asylum seekers to ...
Quick Glance: British Law on Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
  • The new British deportation law aims to curb illegal migration and secure the reelection of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

  • However, experts doubt the effectiveness of the law in stopping illegal migration to the UK.

  • Rishi Sunak is under significant pressure due to political challenges in the election year, including inflation and healthcare issues.

  • The Rwanda law intends to deport migrants without valid papers to Rwanda, although the efficacy of the law is being questioned.
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Clashes break out at Thai-Myanmar border between soldiers, armed groups: Thai police say the latest violence was triggered when Karen groups launched an attack ...
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Clashes break out at Thai-Myanmar border between soldiers, armed groups
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PA’s Abbas threatens to reconsider ties with US after veto of UN membership bid: Palestinian leader rails at Washington which he says 'continues to support the ...
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PA’s Abbas threatens to reconsider ties with US after veto of UN ...
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US vetoes Palestinian attempt to gain statehood at the United Nations: The United States on Thursday blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution that ...
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US vetoes Palestinian attempt to gain statehood at the United Nations
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Iran downplays reported Israeli attack; US 'not involved,' Blinken says: Live updates
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Iran downplays reported Israeli attack; US 'not involved,' Blinken says: ...
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IDF rejects ‘baseless’ claim it dug mass graves at Gaza hospital; analysts also doubt charge
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IDF rejects ‘baseless’ claim it dug mass graves at Gaza hospital; analysts ...
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Countries came to Israel's help during Iran's attack because Israel is their firewall - opinion
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US report: ‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya took place last year: The annual US human rights report also says that Uyghurs remain in internment camps in China.
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US report: ‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya took place last year
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US warns Iran, calls on Security Council to condemn attack on Israel: But Russia and Iran criticized the calls for deescalation as hypocritical.
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US warns Iran, calls on Security Council to condemn attack on Israel
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Myanmar regime sends Russian aircraft to bomb lost territory: BANGKOK -- From their perch in Thailand, air force officers track radar blips of the busy skies ...
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Myanmar regime sends Russian aircraft to bomb lost territory
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UN Watchdog to Travel to Tehran Over Concerns Iran Could Build a Nuclear Weapon: The United Nations’ atomic watchdog expects to meet senior Iranian officials ...
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UN Watchdog to Travel to Tehran Over Concerns Iran Could Build a Nuclear ...
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Iran, Pakistan urge UN Security Council to take action against Israel: Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council in a joint statement ...
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Iran, Pakistan urge UN Security Council to take action against Israel
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UN warns of possible imminent attack on Sudanese city: The United Nations is increasingly concerned about a possible imminent attack on al-Fashir in Sudan’s ...
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UN warns of possible imminent attack on Sudanese city
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US Says Russia’s Arms Trade With North Korea Violates Sanctions: The US ambassador to the United Nations said Russia’s arms trade with North Korea breaches ...
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US Says Russia’s Arms Trade With North Korea Violates Sanctions
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Life Along the Thai-Myanmar Frontier: The border town of Myawaddy has now fallen and ethnic rebels want negotiations with the Thai government.
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Life Along the Thai-Myanmar Frontier
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🔴 Live: Macron urges Israel to ‘avoid escalation’, calls Iranian attack ‘disproportionate’
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🔴 Live: Macron urges Israel to ‘avoid escalation’, calls Iranian attack ...
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Live updates: Israel weighs response to Iran as war devastates Gaza: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will make its "own decisions" on ...
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Live updates: Israel weighs response to Iran as war devastates Gaza
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UN Calls For Independent Investigation Into Gaza Mass Graves : The United Nations called for an independent investigation into mass graves found around Gaza ...
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UN Calls For Independent Investigation Into Gaza Mass Graves 
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Israeli envoy slams UN for even considering full status for Palestinian Authority
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Israeli envoy slams UN for even considering full status for Palestinian ...