Ukraine’s Zelenskiy meets troops near eastern front, says “all our people will be free”

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops close to front lines in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and expressed thanks to everyone involved in the war effort to mark the country’s Armed Forces Day. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends an award ceremony of a battle banner to one of Army brigades in the Day […]
Updated: Myanmar security forces kill more than 100 protesters in “horrifying” day of bloodshed

Updated 7.30am (AEDT), 28th March, 2021 Reuters Myanmar security forces killed 114 people, including some children, in a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters on Saturday, the bloodiest day of violence since last month’s military coup, news reports and witnesses said. The killings, which took place on Armed Forces Day, drew strong renewed criticism from Western […]
Four killed in Myanmar protests; military warns of ‘danger’ of demonstrations

Reuters Myanmar’s ruling military junta warned on Friday that pro-democracy protesters risked being shot in the head or back as activists called for a huge show of defiance against the generals on the country’s Armed Forces Day on Saturday. Troops killed four more people in demonstrations on Friday, adding to a reported death toll of […]