Record number of civilians hurt by explosives in 2023
Last year saw the highest number of civilian casualties killed or injured by explosives in more than a decade, according to new research.
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Armed ethnic alliance in northern Myanmar is said to have seized a city that was a key goal
BANGKOK (AP) — An alliance of ethnic armed groups in northeastern Myanmar has reportedly achieved one of the main goals it set when it launched an offensive last October by taking control of Laukkaing, a key city on the border with China, according to local residents and independent media accounts on Friday.
Myanmar artillery shells land in China, wounding 5 people and angering Beijing
China has protested to Myanmar after five people were injured by artillery shells lobbed during battles between its ruling junta and rebel groups that strayed into a small town near their border, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.