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UK to seek ‘diplomatic levers’ to restore democracy in Myanmar
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it would pursue diplomatic steps with its allies to ensure a return to democracy in Myanmar, after a military coup led to the arrest of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi...
Feb 01, 2021
Britain summons Myanmar ambassador after coup: official
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain summoned Myanmar's ambassador in London on Monday, a British foreign ministry official said, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned a coup in the southeast Asian count...
Feb 01, 2021
As U.S. warns on withdrawal, data shows Taliban attacks climb in past year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of attacks in Afghanistan by the Taliban in the last quarter of 2020 were higher than the same period the year before, a U.S. watchdog agency said on Monday, after re...
Feb 01, 2021
U.N. fears for Myanmar Rohingya after coup, Security Council due to meet Tuesday
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar will worsen the plight of some 600,000 Rohingya Muslims still in the country, a U.N. spokesman said on Monday as t...
Feb 01, 2021
Coup prompts outcry from Myanmar as West ponders how to respond
(Reuters) - Western leaders condemned the coup by Myanmar's military against Aung San Suu Kyi's democratically elected government and hundreds of thousands of her supporters took to the social media t...
Feb 01, 2021
With cheesy potato bake, French restaurant owner defies COVID rules
By Pascal ROSSIGNOL LIGESCOURT, France (Reuters) - Since COVID-19 restrictions forced the closure of her bistro in northern France, Kathia Boucher has been working as a cleaner, and worrying about los...
Feb 01, 2021
Ukrainian president’s party expels lawmaker on U.S. sanctions list for election interference
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's party voted on Monday to expel Oleksandr Dubinsky after the lawmaker was put on a U.S. sanctions list for election meddling, fellow legislato...
Feb 01, 2021
Biden statement on Myanmar is directed to all countries in the region, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday that a statement by President Joe Biden about the military coup in Myanmar is directed at all countries in the region, when ...
Feb 01, 2021
U.N. fears situation will worsen for Rohingya in Myanmar
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar on Monday will worsen the situation for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims still in the country's Rakhine state, U.N. spokesman...
Feb 01, 2021
Pope says he is intent on making Iraq trip despite difficulties
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday he is intent on making a trip to Iraq next month even if it means many Iraqi Christians won't be able to see him in person because of COVID-19 rest...
Feb 01, 2021
