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  • According to Yemen's government, a Houthi missile attack on the al-Maashiq presidential palace in Aden was survived by the prime minister and cabinet. At least five people died and sixteen were injured.
  • Attacks on King Khalid International Airport between October 7 and October 11 resulted in 17 fatalities and 333 injuries, according to the spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
  • Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
  • Iran's navy said an oil tanker that tried to cross a forbidden area in the Sea of Oman is on fire in the eastern portion of the Strait of Hormuz.
  • After a shooting at an elementary school in Oregon on Thursday, at least three people—including children—have died.
  • Nidal Hasan, a convicted military base shooter who killed 13 people in 2009 at Fort Hood in Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3, US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was canceling plans to broadcast the execution live.
  • Only a few days after undergoing surgery, Pope Leo XIV resumed work, the Vatican press office announced on Thursday.

Tag: Myanmar News

April 4, 2024

Junta Troops Kill 2 Political Prisoners...

Junta soldiers killed two inmates after secretly removing them from a prison in southern Myanmar, activists told Radio Free Asia on Thursday. 

April 1, 2024

Police,Soldiers Injure 17 Following Myanmar Prison...

Fighting began when two inmates attempted to escape, locals said. By RFA Burmese Police and prison guards injured at least 17 inmates in western Myanmar after a prison riot broke out, an advocacy group told Radio Free Asia on Monday. Fighting between prison staff and inmates, including political prisoners charged with opposing Myanmar’s regime, started …

March 21, 2024

Junta Navy Arrests Around 80 Rohingya...

Myanmar’s junta navy arrested around 80 Rohingya attempting to flee the country by boat, residents who witnessed the event told Radio Free Asia on Thursday. 

March 14, 2024

800 Chinese Deported from Myanmar’s Thai...

More than 800 Chinese nationals were deported from near Myanmar’s border with Thailand in relation to online fraud, according to China’s Ministry of Public Security.

March 12, 2024

Videos Appear to Show Myanmar Military...

Videos have emerged on social media in recent days that appear to show junta personnel providing military training to ethnic Muslim Rohingyas at a site in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, amid reports of forced recruitment around the country.

March 7, 2024

Myanmar’s Arakan Army Draws Closer to...

An ethnic rebel army captured a city near the capital of western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, locals told Radio Free Asia on Thursday. 

March 5, 2024

Junta Airstrike Hits Passenger Bus in...

Junta forces dropped an explosive on a passenger bus, killing an elderly woman, locals told Radio Free Asia Tuesday. 

February 28, 2024

Junta Troops Beat Myanmar Man Unconscious...

Junta troops have arrested at least 10 young people from Myanmar’s delta region, beating one unconscious during questioning, locals told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday.

February 26, 2024

30 Ugandans Stuck in Myanmar Scam...

30 Ugandans are reportedly stuck in Myanmar and forced to work as internet scammers, according to the Ugandan government. Authorities say that traffickers lured them there with the prospect of employment, and gangs behind the scam operations are currently holding them captive.

Six-Day Battle in Central Myanmar Kills...

Ongoing junta shelling across central Myanmar has killed seven civilians as of Monday, locals told Radio Free Asia. 

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