Politics May 31 Hegseth warns Indo-Pacific allies of threat from China The U.S. defense secretary reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defense.
World Apr 04 Focus turns to a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, week after catastrophic earthquake The quake worsened an already dire crisis with more than 3 million people displaced from their homes and nearly 20 million in need even before it hit.
World Apr 03 More bodies found as Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,145 Information Minister Maung Maung Ohn also announced at a meeting in the capital, Naypyitaw, that 4,589 people were injured and 221 others were missing, state television MRTV reported.
World Apr 02 Myanmar’s ruling military declares a ceasefire in civil war to facilitate earthquake relief efforts Rescuers have pulled two men alive from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar’s capital on Wednesday and a third from a guesthouse in another city. The rescues on Wednesday came five days after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
World Apr 01 Deaths top 2,700 in Myanmar earthquake, as hopes for more survivors begin to fade The Myanmar fire department in Naypyitaw said the woman was successfully pulled from the rubble early Tuesday about 91 hours after she was buried when the building collapsed.
World Mar 31 Massive earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis Myanmar was already one of the world’s most challenging places for humanitarian organizations to operate because of civil war that displaced millions of people.
World Mar 30 5.1 magnitude aftershock rattles Myanmar as residents struggle to clear rubble The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar's second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of finding someone still alive, two days after a massive earthquake struck that killed…
World Mar 28 At least 150 people killed after powerful 7.7 earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, bridges and a monastery.
World Mar 21 Israel orders soldiers deeper into Gaza, vowing to hold more land unless Hamas releases hostages Defense Minister Israel Katz said Friday that operations would continue "with increasing intensity until the hostages are released by Hamas."…
World Mar 19 USAID cuts jeopardize Agent Orange cleanup in Vietnam A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, leaving tons of dioxin-contaminated soil exposed.