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Washington has urged the leaders of Myanmar's new military regime to refrain from violence and relinquish power, after the death of a young anti-coup protester sparked new anger against the junta.
US President Donald Trump issued a ban on immigration from Myanmar and three other countries in an expansion to his controversial travel ban on Friday.
The UN's top court said Thursday it has the authority to rule in an urgent case in which Myanmar is accused of genocide against Rohingya Muslims.
US President Donald Trump may add Myanmar to his controversial travel ban, with an announcement expected early next week.
Facebook apologised Saturday for a distasteful mistranslation of Chinese President Xi Jinping's name from Burmese language posts during his much-touted visit to Myanmar.
China's Xi Jinping doubled down on his support for fallen rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday, signing dozens of infrastructure and trade deals and meeting with the Myanmar army chief accused of overseeing a genocide against Rohingya Muslims.
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to usher in a "new era" of ties with Myanmar after a red carpet welcome Friday on a state visit aimed at buttressing the embattled government of Aung San Suu Kyi and driving through multi-billion-dollar infrastructure deals.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar on Friday laden with investment pledges worth billions that could reshape the country.
A male tiger noses the bloodied carcass of its latest kill in a pocket of forest split between Thailand and Myanmar, extraordinary footage conservationists are hailing as a rare spot of good news for the endangered big cats.