As civil war-torn Myanmar struggles to recover from a devastating earthquake, the United States is facing criticism that it has abandoned the country in its hour of need – and is ceding global ...

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The numbers underline the gravity of the situation. In 2023, for the first time, Myanmar had the highest annual number of ...

Here’s what to know about the challenges from the natural disaster—compounded by ongoing civil war—and where the country ...

Last week’s earthquake only compounds Myanmar’s decades-long disaster of misrule by corrupt and brutal generals.

The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma BANGKOK -- The Southeast Asian ...

Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors more than four days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar ...

We have the capacity to save lives, and the choice has been not to use it,” said the former head of the agency's Myanmar ...

Myanmar’s military junta should allow immediate unfettered access to humanitarian aid for earthquake survivors and lift ...

Recovery efforts from the earthquake in Myanmar are slow-moving. The country is grappling with the natural disaster plus an ...

BANGKOK -- International aid organizations are assessing needs and delivery routes in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday damaged two major airports and left many roads impassable ...

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