“Regardless of any basic moral considerations, which neighboring countries may see as a liberal distraction, treating the Naypyidaw junta as a reliable authority is simply impractical,” says #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Many of China’s spying and influence operations are much more pervasive, stealthy, and insidious than commonly understood.
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“As Western nations remain focused on the conflict in Ukraine, the civil war in Myanmar has been largely ignored by the outside world” by #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Young Thais who questioned monarchy look to win seats in parliament #เลือกตั้ง66 #ThaiElection23 #whatishappeninginthailand
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Why is the U.S. Navy planning to spend hundreds of billions on attack submarines that barely go to sea?
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More than balloons
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Chinese military could soon use a high-altitude spy drone that travels at least three times the speed of sound, according to a leaked 
military assessment, a development that would dramatically strengthen 
’s ability to conduct surveillance operations. washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/
military assessment, a development that would dramatically strengthen ’s ability to conduct surveillance operations. washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/1
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Interesting Ukrainian perspective here on risk of putting too much hope in heavily hyped counteroffensive and recognizing that, despite its heavy losses, Russia has made big territorial gains that strengthen its negotiating position. By
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The Pentagon is telling its employees not even to access the leaked Ukraine documents on their home computers.
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"It is impossible not to sense how on edge Myanmar is, even in the places the military believes are safest for its troops" #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar on a rare visit
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There's a new set of 20 documents here from the U.S. intelligence leak. Published by for the first time. Reporting by . Not everyone has been as open. bit.ly/3KPyRMS
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Myanmar’s junta is trying to encourage - or even force - people to join their new year festivities. But people are in no mood to celebrate, reports bit.ly/3GIbbIJ #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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ASEAN condemns Myanmar junta bombing of a crowd that killed at least 130 people, including many children, but will it bring action as well as words? #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Horrific eyewitness details from Myanmar of the killing of at least 133 people, including many women and children, when the junta bombed a crowd in a town run by its opponents in the run up to Myanmar’s new year #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Messages saying no civilians died in the Myanmar junta’s Pazigyi massacre are being shared by linked pro-army accounts. They are written in the army Department of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare’s usual font. Many civilians were reported dead. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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People were gathered ahead of Myanmar’s Thingyan festival - the biggest holiday of the year. First the junta sent a jet with bombs and then a helicopter gunship. Many children were among the dead #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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As many as 80 people, including children, are feared dead following an air raid carried out by Myanmar’s military #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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In India, that means a growing labor force and growth that sparks economic activity. In China, that means fewer working-age adults able to support an aging population.
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Chinese state media seem very concerned about racism and inequality in the United States…
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Over the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has further aggravated the predicament of non-white people. As racial divides are worsening in the U.S., the myth that America is 'the beacon of democracy' is crumbling. #GLOBALink
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“AI technologies can help increase the power of those who already have it -- the states and large firms -- over those who don't. This is not a justification that the majority of us should be content with”
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“The charade permits American politicians to flaunt success in decoupling from China, and gives corporate leaders a chance to display their patriotism – while America’s indirect dependence on China’s industrial power increases.”
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Another mass kidnapping reported in northern Nigeria. Kidnapping doesn’t only target the better off. All Nigerians can be victims.
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Media doing story about media doing too many stories about Trump.
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Whatever ideological objections they harbor—and wealthy news executives have fewer than you might think—Trump is good for the television news business, and the rapid return to Trump TV illustrates how much the networks missed the guy, writes @AdamSerwer:
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Would be interesting to know personal view on whether loyalty to Nigeria should be secondary.
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Let me make myself abundantly clear: the views I express on Twitter are my personal views. I don't owe anyone any apology for addressing the existential threats of our people. I am after all, first of all a Yoruba, before being a Nigerian.
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Huge number of insurgents and family spotted on the move in northern Nigeria by drone. 30 said to have been “neutralised”. h/t
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#osint A Niger republic TB2 drone appeared to have tracked mass migration of Boko Haram members and family's escaping an iswap advance in Sambisa Forest, they are going into Niger.... The share number of terrorist in Sambisa is an indication is alarming.. no french
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How U.S. officials are playing down the surprise deal China brokered between Iran and Saudi Arabia - and the obvious implication that this is a sign of China eroding America’s global influence
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“In a world where history has returned, a policy of "You are either with us or against us." is probably not as viable as it once was.”
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“Conflicts beyond Europe—from Ethiopia to Myanmar—have claimed thousands of lives but received only a fraction of the attention devoted to Russia’s war in Ukraine.”
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📢In #Myanmar🇲🇲, journalist #HanTharNyein, who was nominated for the 2022 #RSFPrize, has been languishing in prison for 2 years. He is serving a 7-year sentence for having solely reported on #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar. RSF calls for his immediate release. #FreedomForHanThar
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Fascinating piece arguing that Western media didn't only call Nigeria's election wrong, but might have helped undermine public confidence in the integrity of the election on.cfr.org/41S8Sf7 via
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Keen to study at Oxford on a full scholarship? The Africa Oxford Initiative and Mastercard Foundation are offering a new pathway ... afox.ox.ac.uk/mastercard-fou
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Indonesia is the primary source of land-based plastic debris found on beaches in the Seychelles - over 4,500 km away
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This from polling on interest in memoirs. Very interested 3%, Not at all interested 64%👇
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"Regardless of what group they represented, everyone with power has kept most Burmese, Bamar or not, poor," writes #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2023
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Speaking w/Arirang's "Good Morning Seoul" radio program about current situation in #Myanmar, the persecution & imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi, & what international community must do to restore rights & democracy in #Burma. #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar podbbang.com/channels/17751
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"I have never seen a case where a pretrial detainee, innocent in the eyes of the law, was held in solitary confinement for a year, without ever having his day in court, and was so neglected that he wasted away and died looking like a starving prisoner of war."
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A truly appalling tale of the neglect and death of one poor man in a U.S. jail – a lonely and horrifying end before he even got to court to face charges over pointing his finger like a gun. By @EricFerk of @Newsweek #criminaljustice newsweek.com/2023/01/20/sta
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