Today in History for Nov. 13: In 354, African theologian Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, was born in Numidia, now Algeria. Augustine wrote many works that had a dominant influence on later Western ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the immediate release of former Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi after learning of her worsening health problems in military custody. Mr Macron wrote to ...

Women in Iran, Liberia, Yemen and Myanmar have been recognized for their activism, occasionally while they were in prison and faced serious personal risk. By Hannah Beech Reporting from Bangkok The ...

The son of one of the world's most recognised pro-democracy activists fears she could die in a "hellhole" prison amid reports she has a serious health condition. Little has been seen of Myanmar's ...

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing made a working visit to China from August 30 to September 6. At the invitation of Chinese president Xi Jinping, he participated in Shanghai Cooperation Organization ...

Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from worsening heart problems and urgently requires medical treatment, her son has said, in a fresh appeal for her release from what he ...

The deteriorating health of detained Myanmar democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the junta’s custody has raised concerns among officials in Beijing who work on Myanmar issues, according to ...

Suu Kyi is being held in military custody Her son Kim Aris says her heart condition worsening Unclear if request to see cardiologist has been granted Suu Kyi is a symbol of Myanmar's pro-democracy ...

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government announced on Thursday that it was ending the state of emergency declared after it seized power in 2021 and would restructure administrative bodies to prepare ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government made a rare appearance at a ceremony on Saturday honoring General Aung San, an independence hero and father of jailed former leader Aung San ...

This article by Kyaw Zwa Moe was originally published on June 19, 2025, on The Irrawaddy, an independent news website in Myanmar that has been exiled in Thailand since the military coup in 2021. An ...