Death toll rises from air strikes in Gaza and rocket fire on Israel
Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Gaza on Wednesday and Palestinian militants fired multiple rocket barrages at Tel Aviv and the southern city of Beersheba in the region’s most intense hostilities in years. At least 49 people have been killed in Gaza since violence escalated on Monday, according to the enclave’s health ministry. […]
Myanmar unity government tells ASEAN no talks until prisoners freed
Myanmar’s pro-democracy unity government, which includes members of parliament ousted by the military coup, has told Southeast Asia’s regional bloc that it will not engage in talks until the junta releases all political prisoners. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been trying to find a path for Myanmar out of a bloody […]
