- 22 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitycoup
ASEAN should rethink non-interference policy amid Myanmar crisis, Malaysia FM says
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should rethink its decades-long policy of non-interference in the affairs of member states, amid a worsening human rights crisis…
Myanmar’s economic woes due to gross mismanagement since coup – U.S. official
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Myanmar's economic turmoil is due to political instability and mismanagement following a February coup, a U.S. official said on Wednesday after a junta minister blamed the crisis…
Turkey orders arrest of 158 in military probe over Gulen links
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish prosecutors ordered the arrest of 158 suspects including 33 serving soldiers in an operation targeting people allegedly linked to a Muslim preacher who Turkey says was…
Myanmar to release 5,600 held over anti-junta protests – state tv
(Reuters) - Myanmar will release more than 5,636 people arrested over their roles in protests against its ruling military, according to an announcement on state television on Monday. The amnesty…
Sudan military-civilian tensions reach low point in wake of coup attempt
CAIRO (Reuters) - Tensions between Sudan's military and civilian politicians reached a low point on Sunday in the wake of last week's attempted coup with senior officials calling on the…
Attacks on Myanmar telecom towers show evolving tactics in conflict
(Reuters) - Around 700,000 people in Myanmar are estimated to have lost internet access after attacks on telecommunication equipment run by Mytel, the partly army-controlled company said amid reports that…
West African bloc imposes sanctions on Guinea junta
ACCRA (Reuters) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea on Thursday and demanded they return the country to constitutional rule within…
‘Serious decisions’: West African leaders to hold summit on Guinea coup
By Cooper Inveen DAKAR (Reuters) - West African leaders will meet on Thursday to decide how to respond to the coup in Guinea and how to pressure the junta leaders…
Guinea opposition leader says he’s open to participate in transition following coup
By Bate Felix DAKAR (Reuters) - Guinea's main opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, a long-standing rival of deposed President Alpha Conde, said on Tuesday that he and his party were…
Kremlin says it hopes Guinea coup won’t hurt Russian business interests
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday it was closely following the political situation in Guinea after a military coup there and that it hoped Russian business interests in…
West Africa bloc to hold extraordinary summit on Guinea -staff memo
ABUJA (Reuters) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Guinea on Thursday, according to a staff memo shared with Reuters. Special forces…
Factbox-Guinea’s top minerals at risk after coup
LONDON (Reuters) - Guinea's special forces on Sunday ousted the West African country's president, raising the political and operational risk for its minerals, which include bauxite, diamonds, iron ore and…
