Iran and the U.S. have see-sawed between enmity and grudging diplomacy in the years since, with relations peaking when Tehran ...

Myanmar is China’s top source of raw rare earth elements. As conflict threatens that supply chain, Beijing is moving more ...

Myanmar’s military leader Gen. Min Aung Hlaing attends the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok, Thailand, April 4, 2025. (Thailand Foreign Affairs Ministry photo via AP). After Myanmar was struck by a ...

BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR -- Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the military regime of civil war-ravaged Myanmar, has given no indication whether he will extend the ceasefire he declared in ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called out Myanmar’s military junta on Monday for years of unlawful attacks on the healthcare system that have left 2 million people in need of assistance following a 7.7 ...

The United Nations and many countries now use the name Myanmar, but some, like the United States, still use Burma. Iran used to be called Persia, which is linked to its ancient empire and culture.

“What should we do about Iran?” That’s one of the most frequent questions these days. I’m hearing it from all sides, as Iran continues its drive to build nuclear weapons, at the same time ...

Hundreds of thousands of people in Myanmar desperately need humanitarian assistance a month after a deadly earthquake, aid agencies have warned. The UN and other humanitarian organisations say ...

(Bangkok) – The Myanmar military junta’s years of unlawful attacks on healthcare facilities and health workers have severely hindered the emergency response to the devastating earthquake on ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran finally extinguished a fire Monday at a southern port rocked by an explosion as the death toll in the blast rose to at least 70 people killed, authorities ...

Bangladesh has agreed to a request by the UN to establish a humanitarian corridor along its border with Myanmar’s Rakhine state for citizens of the war-torn country, officials said Sunday.

Yangon, Myanmar, April 28, 2025 — One month since the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar, killing more than 3,800 people, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has reached ...