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People walk past an election banner ahead of a general election in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar, December 27, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer Jan 11 (Reuters) - Voters in war-torn Myanmar cast ballots ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar began a second round of voting Sunday in its first general election since the military takeover five years ago. Voting expanded to additional townships including some ...

Myanmar's military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, early results cited by state media showed, in the first vote since ...

The ruling military junta in Myanmar (Burma) is holding elections for the first time since taking power in a coup in 2021. The Trump administration sees the elections as progress for the Asian country ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war ...

Voters queued at polling stations in Myanmar on Sunday to vote in a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected ...

Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten regional health security, experts say. People wait at the Mae Tao Clinic in ...

The world has not collapsed, but 2025 made it clear that the global order that once restrained dictators and upheld democratic norms is deteriorating fast. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February ...

Dec 24 (Reuters) - Nearly five years after it seized power, Myanmar's military is moving ahead with a multi-phase general election starting on Sunday, despite conflict across the country. Here is a ...

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AMHERST — The big cat population in Myanmar — Bengal tigers, Indochinese leopards and mainland clouded leopards — are declining at a rapid rate. A study conducted between 2014 to 2018 reported that no ...