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The military deposed Suu Kyi in February 2021, jailing the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and triggering an ongoing civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people on all sides.
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met an International Committee of the Red Cross representative on Monday, Myanmar's government and the ICRC confirmed. The 81-year-old has been jailed since the military coup in February 2021. Her son, Kim Aris, said photographs of the meeting gave him "a reason to hope" and called it the first positive development in years.
NPR – World The military deposed Suu Kyi in February 2021, jailing the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and triggering an ongoing civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people on all sides.
Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, a Myanmar government spokeswoman said, following years of questions over the health and well-being of the 81-year-old.
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NPR – World Kim Aris, son of Aung San Suu Kyi, told NPR THAT photographs of his mother meeting a foreign official gave him "a reason to hope" for the first time since the military coup that ousted her in 2021.
Meeting follows years of questions over wellbeing of 81-year-old, who was ousted by military coup in 2021 Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the aid organisation has confirmed. The meeting follows years of questions over the wellbeing of the 81-year-old , whose whereabouts and health condition have been largely unknown since th…
The military deposed Suu Kyi in February 2021, jailing the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and triggering an ongoing civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people on all sides.
NPR – Politics Republican Senator Mitch McConnell returned to the US Senate on Monday, casting his first vote after a three-month absence. The 84-year-old Kentucky lawmaker was hospitalised in June following a fall at home and said he was "briefly unconscious" during recovery. McConnell said he looked forward to being back on the Senate floor.
NYTimes – US California governor Gavin Newsom said in a CNN interview that he will not run for president in 2028 if former vice-president Kamala Harris enters the race. Newsom, who is term-limited, called a potential matchup against fellow Californian Harris a waste of everybody's time. The comments appeared to conflict with his widely assumed presidential ambitions.
NYTimes – US Alex Saab, a former high-ranking Venezuelan official and ally of Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty to a single count of money laundering in federal court in Miami. He is charged over an alleged conspiracy to create fake companies and falsify shipping records. Reports say he could potentially cooperate against Maduro, who is awaiting trial in New York, but no agreement has been confirmed.
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