Rescuing American in Myanmar, former New Mexico governor scores again in despot diplomacy

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson helped free American Danny Fenster from a Myanmar prison on Monday, and the journalist's release was the latest…

U.N. aid chief says Myanmar deteriorating, Security Council meets

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths warned on Monday that the humanitarian situation in Myanmar was deteriorating with more than 3 million people in…

U.S. former diplomat Richardson meets Myanmar junta chief

(Reuters) - Former U.S. ambassador Bill Richardson held talks with Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing on Tuesday on the COVID-19 situation in the country, state media said, a rare…

New ASEAN chair Cambodia to keep pressure on Myanmar junta

By Prak Chan Thul and Tom Allard PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia, the incoming chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), will push Myanmar's military rulers to open…

Outgoing U.N. envoy says Myanmar has spiraled into civil war

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Myanmar has spiraled into civil war following a military coup, the outgoing U.N. special envoy on Myanmar said on Thursday, warning that the…