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Why are Tunisians protesting? Understanding the country’s crisis of democracy
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied on Monday suspended parliament indefinitely and fired the country’s defense minister — one day after he unilaterally fired the prime minister. Nick Schifrin reports on moves that critics call a coup — one decade after the…
Mali junta leader sworn in as president after 2nd coup
The inauguration ceremony for Col. Assimi Goita in the capital Monday came as Mali faces increasing isolation from the international community over the junta's power grab.
U.S. House condemns Myanmar coup, urges freeing of detainees
The U.S. Congress was signaling its "steadfast support for the Burmese people, their democratically elected leaders in detention, and the future of a democratic Burma," Connolly said in a statement.
Bolivia arrests ex-leader in crackdown on opposition
The conservative interim president who led Bolivia for a year was arrested Saturday as officials of the restored leftist government pursue those involved in the 2019 ouster of socialist leader Evo Morales, which they regard as a coup, and the…
Protests were reported Saturday morning in the country's biggest city, Yangon, where stun grenades and tear gas were used against demonstrators. On Wednesday, 18 people were reported killed there.
Nikol Pashinyan has faced opposition calls to step down over a Nov. 10 peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh by handing over large parts of the region and surrounding areas to Azerbaijan.
In our news wrap Friday, the Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 active duty troops to help with coronavirus vaccinations, the U.S. trade deficit surged to a 12-year-high in 2020 due to the pandemic, hundreds of people in Myanmar protested…
Hundreds of students and teachers have taken to Myanmar’s streets to demand the military hand power back to elected politicians.
When it comes to Myanmar, pretty much everything is political. Including language.
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