YANGON: A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group is preparing to hand a captured city back to the military in a Beijing-brokered deal, China’s foreign ministry said Tuesday, as residents reported junta troops already returning.The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) ousted Myanmar’s military from the city of Lashio in August 2024, […]" />
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Myanmar rebels prepare to hand key city back to junta, China says | World News

AI Image” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”/> YANGON: A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group is preparing to hand a captured city back to the military in a Beijing-brokered deal, China’s foreign ministry said Tuesday, as residents reported junta troops already returning.The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) ousted Myanmar’s military from the city of Lashio in August 2024, […]

Mayor of Mississippi’s capital city fights for third term despite federal bribery indictment

_Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba (AP) JACKSON: The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, who’s under indictment on federal bribery and conspiracy charges, is fighting to keep his job. In a matchup Jackson voters have seen before, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, seeking a third term, faces state Sen. John Horhn in a Democratic primary runoff on Tuesday. […]

D.C. Mayor Prepares City for Cuts After Congress Goes on Break

The mayor of Washington, D.C., ordered citywide spending and hiring freezes on Tuesday and raised the possibility of furloughs after the U.S. House of Representatives left for recess with the District still facing a potential billion-dollar budget cut. The order does not lay out specific cuts, but it paves the way for possible steep reductions […]

2 killed, 9 injured in shooting at a city park in Arkansas

This is a representational image Two people were killed and nine others injured in a shooting at 5th Avenue Park in Conway on Sunday night, local authorities said.The incident occurred at the city park, located about 27 miles north of Little Rock. Conway police confirmed the casualties in a Facebook post, saying that all nine […]

Watch: Iran unveils massive underground ‘missile city’ as regional tensions mount

Iran last week revealed an extensive underground missile facility, showcasing some of its most powerful weapons in what appears to be a direct message to Israel and the United States. Iranian state media aired footage of Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head […]

‘Multiple fights’ at Pentagon City mall in US – Video

Screengrab from a video of the Pentagon City mall mass brawl (@STATter911) ‘Multiple fights’ broke out at a shopping mall in Arlington in United States’ Virginia on Saturday, leaving a police officer and a mall security guard with minor injuries, Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) said.Three juveniles, including one who also received minor injuries, were […]