Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military toppled democratically elected State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and her civilian government almost two years ago, alleging massive fraud during elections her party won in 2020.
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The Italian government released the first tranche of two million dollars in relief funds following a deadly landslide in the south of the country, where rescuers are still searching for a dozen missing people.
President Xiomara Castro imposes emergency after hundreds of bus and taxi drivers protested in capital Tegucigalpa to demand the country take steps to stop gangs from extorting a "war tax" from them.
Authorities urge residents to prepare for Ian that is forecast to become a major hurricane within days as it tracks toward the US state.
The junta extended a state of emergency by six months saying elections could only take place when the conflict-wracked country is "stable and peaceful".
The junta first declared a state of emergency after seizing power from the government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup in February last year.
Protesters defy tear gas, water cannon and a state of emergency to storm the prime minister's office after the president fled overseas, with the crowd demanding both men step down amid an economic crisis.
The move followed president’s decision to declare a state of exception in three provinces, in a bid to calm protests called by Indigenous groups rejecting the government’s economic policies.
Military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, issues decree lifting a state of emergency that he imposed after seizing control in a military coup on October 25 last year.
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invokes the tough laws to "ensure public order" after a nationwide strike brought the South Asian island nation of 22 million people to a standstill amid weeks of unrest.
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