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Myanmar – Myanmar military adopts ‘four cuts’ to stamp out coup opponents (Emily Fishbein, Nu Nu Lusan and Vahpual, Al Jazeera)

On May 24 in Myanmar’s Kachin State, 13-year-old Awng Di walked over to his aunt’s house about noontime to feed her chickens. Thirty minutes...

Malaysia – Malaysia Indigenous communities ‘hopeful’ on logging dispute (Al Jazeera)

Indigenous peoples from the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo are hopeful their objections to logging by Samling Group – covering...

Japan – Suga’s LDP falls short of majority in Tokyo city election (Al Jazeera)

Japan’s ruling party and its allies have failed to win an outright majority in Sunday’s election for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly. The vote in the...

USA/Afghanistan – US left Bagram without telling new commander: Afghan officials (Al Jazeera)

The United States left Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying...

USA/Afghanistan – Will the US do a U-turn on Afghanistan troop withdrawal? (Al Jazeera)

There is growing concern about the future of Afghanistan as the United States and allied troops leave the country. Afghan forces are surrendering outposts and...

Ghana – Ghana plans to issue Africa’s first social bonds with $2B sale (Ekow Dontoh, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Ghana is planning to issue green and social bonds of up to $2 billion by November, which would make it the first African country to sell...

Ethiopia – Ethiopia PM defends handling of Tigray conflict after rebel gains (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has defended the decision to fight rebels in the Tigray region and said he wants to foster a period...

OPEC+ – OPEC+ calls off meeting as UAE, Saudi spat continues (Al Jazeera)

OPEC+ ministers called off oil output talks on Monday after clashing last week when the United Arab Emirates rejected a proposed eight-month extension to...

Yemen – UN raises alarm over Yemeni children’s education amid conflict (Al Jazeera)

The United Nations has warned that Yemeni children’s education and futures were under threat because of the continuing war in the Middle Eastern country. In...

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