India urged to stop embracing war criminals in Myanmar

March 27, 2024

India’s air force and state-invested companies are being urged to stop supplying Myanmar’s military with the fuel, equipment and technical assistance it needs to more effectively commit atrocities and war crimes, The Irrawaddy reports. “The Indian government and its PSUs must stop equipping the Myanmar military with weapons and related materials, which enable its Continue Reading

Arakan Army captures another battalion headquarters in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

March 27, 2024

The Arakan Army (AA) has taken complete control of the headquarters of the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 552 in Rakhine State’s Buthidaung Township, it said on Wednesday, The Irrawaddy reports. The ethnic army took control of the battalion’s headquarters on Monday after 32 days of intense clashes, it said, adding that the junta’s heavy bombardments […]Continue Reading

India to spend $3.7 billion to fence Myanmar border, source says

March 27, 2024

India plans to spend nearly $3.7 billion to fence its 1,610-km (1,000-mile) porous border with Myanmar within about a decade, said a source with direct knowledge of the matter, to prevent smuggling and other illegal activities, Reuters reports. New Delhi said earlier this year it would fence the border and end a decades-old visa-free movement […]Continue Reading

UN Security Council passes resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire

March 25, 2024

The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and the release of all hostages after the United States abstained from the vote. The remaining 14 council members voted for the resolution, which was proposed by the 10 elected members of the body. There […]Continue Reading

Nine Myanmar junta strongholds seized in two days: KIA

March 23, 2024

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allies say they have seized nine Myanmar junta strongholds in Waingmaw and Momauk townships, Kachin State, in two days, The Irrawaddy reports. The KIA, Arakan Army, Kachin People’s Defense Force (PDF) and other groups reportedly seized a major camp on Thursday near Nahpaw and Pajau Bum villages in […]Continue Reading

Gaza death toll surpasses 32,000 as Israeli attacks continue

March 23, 2024

At least 32,070 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since last October, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. A ministry statement said that 74,298 Palestinians have also been injured in the onslaught that continued on its 168th day. Over the past 24 hours, […]Continue Reading

Russia arrests suspected gunmen as concert death toll soars to 143

March 23, 2024

Russia said on Saturday it had arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting rampage that killed 143 people in a concert hall near Moscow, the deadliest attack in Russia for 20 years, Reuters reports. Militant Islamist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack but there were indications that Russia […]Continue Reading

Russia, China veto US-led UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire

March 23, 2024

The United Nations Security Council on Friday turned down a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an Israel-Hamas hostage deal after Russia and China vetoed the measure proposed by the United States, Reuters reports. The resolution, on which Algeria also voted no and Guyana abstained, called for an immediate and sustained ceasefire […]Continue Reading

India brings back 35 Somali pirates as part of operations near Red Sea

March 23, 2024

The Indian navy handed over 35 Somali pirates to the police in Mumbai on Saturday, after 100 days of anti-piracy operations east of the Red Sea, where piracy has resurfaced for the first time in nearly a decade, Reuters reports. India, the largest national force in the Gulf of Aden and northern Arabian Sea region, […]Continue Reading

UN Security Council fails to pass US resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

March 22, 2024

The United Nations Security Council on Friday failed to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as part of a hostage deal after Russia and China vetoed the measure proposed by the United States, Reuters reports. The resolution, which Guyana also abstained from voting for, called for an immediate and sustained ceasefire […]Continue Reading