Hundreds of unmarked graves have been found at a former Indian residential school in western Canada, the Cowessess First Nations Chief Cadmus Delorme said Thursday.

About 751 were discovered at the Marieval Indian Residential School in the province of Saskatchewan. The school operated from 1899 to 1996.
-This is not a mass grave site. These are unmarked graves- said Delorme at a virtual news conference.
It is the second such discovery in recent weeks, with 215 unmarked children's graves found at another residential school. First Nations children were taken from their families and forced to attend the schools beginning in the 1820s, where officials tried to obliterate their culture.

'This is not a mass grave site. These are unmarked graves,' says indigenous group chief

Canada indigenous group says 751 graves found at former residential school

Kenya's military on Thursday confirmed soldier fatalities in a helicopter crash that had occurred earlier in the morning, without sharing the actual death toll, with an exclusive source saying 17 had been killed.
Kenya Defense Forces spokeswoman Zipporah Kioko said that all passengers who were on board the Kenya Air Force helicopter Mi 171E, which crashed on its way to land in Ol Tepesi in Kajiado County, were accounted for and that survivors had been rushed to the Defense Forces Memorial Hospital in Nairobi.
-Regrettably, following the crash, we suffered fatalities. The process of communicating with the families to relay the information and KDF condolences are underway- she said.
A top security official from the area who spoke to Anadolu Agency on the condition of anonymity due to restrictions to speaking to the media said that "17 people were killed in the accident, we don't know what caused the crash as of now."
Local residents who rushed to the area as first responders posted images of smoke rising from the crash site as early as 9 a.m. (0600GMT).
Kajiado West police chief Muthuri Mwongera told local media that rescue efforts were underway, adding that the army chopper was carrying at least a dozen passengers.
Locals say that dozens are feared dead as witnesses reported the helicopter burst into flames soon after the crash.
In a statement, the Kenya Defense Forces had also confirmed the crash, saying that the air force helicopter was on a training mission when it crashed.

Authorities still unsure of cause of accident in southern Kenya involving chopper on training mission

Locals say that dozens are feared dead as witnesses reported the helicopter burst into flames soon after the crash

17 soldiers killed in Kenya helicopter crash

A strong earthquake shook Lima and regions of central coastal Peru late Tuesday, causing fear among the population and some damage, but no deaths or serious injuries.

Peru's Seismological Center said the quake was magnitude 6 and 32 kilometers deep, while the US Geological Survey recorded the magnitude as 5.8.
-It was one of the strongest earthquakes that has been felt in Lima in past years- said Hernando Tavera, head of Peru's Geophysical Institute (IGP).
Almost three hours after the first tremor, the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) said there were no victims or severe damage to infrastructure, while the IGP indicated that two small aftershocks had been registered.
Peruvian monitors said there was no risk of a tsunami.
The quake struck at 9:54 pm local time (0254 GMT Wednesday), with an epicenter 33 kilometers southwest of Mala, itself some 100 kilometers south of Lima.
Crowds of residents in the capital -- home to 9.7 million people, nearly one-third of Peru's population -- poured out onto the city's streets when they felt the ground moving. 
-It was very strong, it shook the whole house, we had to go outside- 60-year-old Julia Lazaro Rodríguez told AFP.
Mala Mayor Sonia Ramos told RPP radio that city officials were "walking the streets" looking for damage and victims. 
-People are out in the street, there are reports of people who have fainted from shock- Ramos said. 
Phone lines were temporarily interrupted to the city of 32,000 inhabitants, and Radio Nacional reported that some adobe houses had collapsed there, without giving details.

Traffic was suspended along the Costa Verde where a busy road hugs Lima's beaches, after some rocks fell from 80-meter cliffs above, according to local television.

There were also minor landslides in some of the desert hills outside the capital. 
Panels fell from the ceiling at Lima's international airport, though it continued operating, and in some supermarkets bottles were broken by the shock, local media reported. 
-It was very strong, but nothing happened, we are fine- retiree Julio Lopez told AFP. 
Peru is rattled by dozens of earthquakes of varying strength each year as it is located in the Pacific ring of fire, a particularly seismically active region where the Earth's tectonic plates collide. 
In the Americas the ring runs along the whole Pacific coastline, from Alaska to southern Chile.
Tensions are already running high in Peru as the country awaits the outcome of the June 6 presidential election, in which an apparent narrow victory by leftist Pedro Castillo is being challenged by right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori.

Peru's Seismological Center said the quake was magnitude 6 and 32 kilometers deep

Peruvian monitors said there was no risk of a tsunami

Strong earthquake shakes Peru's capital Lima

A tornado that tore into a town near Montreal killed one person and injured two others, Canadian authorities said.

After an "extreme weather phenomenon in Mascouche," around 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Montreal, "we unfortunately can confirm the death of one man," the deputy premier and minister of public safety of Quebec Genevieve Guilbault wrote on Twitter on Monday. 
-Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones. Our government teams are mobilized on the ground to help victims and support municipal authorities- she added.
Two people were injured and around 50 buildings were damaged, Mascouche spokeswoman Marisa Curcio told AFP early Tuesday. 
A video shared on social media showed a fast-moving, wide column of swirling dust approaching a road, whilst another captured an almost apocalyptic scene as cars stopped on a highway with the tornado directly ahead. 
Footage from a residential area showed dark skies, with trees straining in strong winds and debris whirling in the air as the twister drew nearer. 
-The severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until further notice so we ask you to be cautious and avoid travel- the mayor of the town of 50,000 residents, Guillaume Tremblay, posted on Facebook.
Environment Canada had warned Monday evening that a "severe thunderstorm watch" was in effect and the storm could produce strong winds, hail and tornadoes.

Around 50 buildings were damaged

A video shared on social media showed a fast-moving, wide column of swirling dust approaching a road, whilst another captured an almost apocalyptic scene as cars stopped on a highway with the tornado directly ahead

Tornado kills one, injures two others near Montreal

The UN's cultural agency UNESCO has recommended removing Liverpool's waterfront from its list of world heritage sites over concerns about overdevelopment, a move that has angered many in the northwestern English city.

The guidance was published by UNESCO ahead of a meeting of its World Heritage Committee, which oversees the coveted accolade, in Fuzhou, China, from July 16-31.
In moves that have also caused controversy, it has proposed that sites including Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Venice and Budapest be put on the list of "World Heritage in Danger," meaning they risk being removed entirely.
Participants at the China meeting will take the final decision on the deletion and warning proposals.
UNESCO said in a statement Friday that the Maritime Mercantile City in central Liverpool is a "property proposed for deletion from the World Heritage List" at the meeting in China.
This series of buildings, warehouses and docks along the waterfront were given World Heritage status in 2004 for what UNESCO said bears "witness to the development of one of the world's major trading centres in the 18th and 19th centuries."
Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool City Region, described the move as "deeply disappointing."
-We are proud of our history but our heritage is a vital part of our regeneration- he said in a statement posted on social media.
-I'd urge them to take up our invitation to visit rather than taking their decision sat around a table on the other side of the world.-Also proposed for deletion from the list is the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania.
In Europe, the sites being added to the World Heritage in Danger list are Budapest and Venice, which have both been the subject of concerns on development and cruise ship tourism.
-This would be a very serious thing for our country if Venice was removed- said Italy's Culture Minister Dario Franceschini, underlining the importance of finding long-term solutions to the problem of cruise ship tourism.
The valley of Kathmandu in Nepal is proposed for inscription on the list of World Heritage in Danger, as is the region around Lake Ohrid in Albania and Macedonia.
Australia said Tuesday that it would strongly oppose a UNESCO recommendation to list the Great Barrier Reef as "in danger" over deterioration caused by climate change.
Also recommended for the in-danger list are the volcanoes of the Russian Pacific region of Kamchatka.

Participants at the China meeting will take the final decision on the deletion and warning proposals

UNESCO said in a statement Friday that the Maritime Mercantile City in central Liverpool is a "property proposed for deletion from the World Heritage List" at the meeting in China

UNESCO recommends removing Liverpool from heritage list

The Indian Coast Guard was put on alert on Friday after a reported oil spill from a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship some 450 kilometers (280 miles) from the city of Chennai on the country's southeastern coast, according to an official statement.

-A Portuguese flag Container ship MV Devon, on passage from Colombo to Haldia, West Bengal in India, developed an underwater crack in the fuel tank containing about 120 KL of Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil- said the statement from the coast guard.
The crack resulted in the spillage of about 10 kiloliters (2,642 gallons) of oil into the sea before preventive action was taken and the remaining oil transferred to another tank by the ship's crew, it added.
Manned by 17 crew, the vessel is carrying 10,795 tons of general cargo in 382 containers. It is continuing on its voyage to Haldia, which it will likely reach on June 18, 2021.
The MV Devon has reported that the vessel is stable, said that statement, adding that coast guard officials were in continuous contact with it.
It also noted that the pollution response team at Chennai was alerted and is currently on standby, with coast guard ships and aircraft deployed at sea also put on alert accordingly.

Over 2,000 gallons of oil seeps into sea from crack in cargo ship's fuel tank, says coast guard

The crack resulted in the spillage of about 10 kiloliters (2,642 gallons) of oil into the sea before preventive action was taken

Indian Coast Guard on alert after oil spill off southern coast

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin spoke via video conference Thursday, according to the Egyptian Presidency.

The spokesman for the Presidency said in a statement that the two leaders discussed ways to enhance cooperation between their countries and addressed the most prominent issues of common interest at the regional and international levels.
Yassin particularly emphasized Malaysia’s willingness to improve cooperation with Egypt in the fields of education, commerce, industry and economy, the statement said.
The latest developments in Palestine and the rebuilding of Gaza were also discussed, said the statement, noting that the two countries agreed on the intensification of bilateral coordination.
Sisi, for his part, praised the state of relations between Egypt and Malaysia and said he welcomes the opening of new horizons for cooperation with Malaysia, especially in industry and commerce.

Bilateral relations as well as regional, international issues of common interest discussed, says Egyptian Presidency

Egyptian, Malaysian leaders speak via video conference

NATO member Lithuania said Friday it would grant asylum to a dozen Afghans who worked as translators and interpreters for international armed forces and now fear Taliban reprisals once foreign troops leave Afghanistan.

-These are people who helped our forces. This is a matter of honour for our country to help them in return- Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte told AFP. 
Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis called it "the right and responsible decision", telling local media: "We will provide asylum to these people."
Authorities in the Baltic EU member received a letter this week from 12 Afghan translators and interpreters who said they worked with its troops in Afghanistan until 2013, when Lithuania was leading a reconstruction team in Ghor province.
The Afghans said their request for asylum was "a matter of life and death" in the letter seen by AFP.
Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said checks were underway to confirm that the people who sent the letter had truly worked with troops in Afghanistan.
The Afghans said that while working for foreign forces they had gathered information from locals and governmental authorities, attended intelligence meetings, assisted with training exercises and even participated in military operations against the Taliban. 
They warned that as the Taliban takes control the people who worked with international forces "are the first target for them".
Last week the Taliban said that Afghans who worked with foreign forces in the past have nothing to fear once international troops leave, as long as they "show remorse."&nbsp;

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis called it "the right and responsible decision"

The Afghans said their request for asylum was "a matter of life and death" in the letter seen by AFP

Lithuania vows asylum for Afghan translators

A Palestinian teenager died Thursday of gunshot wounds inflicted the day before, when the Israeli army opened fire during clashes in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.

Ahmed Zahi Dawoud, 16, was shot in the head Wednesday in the village of Beita, near Nablus, the ministry and Nablus hospital, where he was taken for treatment, said.
The area has seen regular protests against illegal Israeli settlement expansion on Palestinian land.
On Wednesday, the Israeli army said a soldier had opened fire after he "spotted dozens of Palestinians" approaching troops as they "were securing the area of Givat Eviatar", south of Nablus.
-One of the Palestinians ran towards the soldier and hurled a suspicious object at him, which exploded adjacent to the soldier- the army said in a statement, adding there were no soldiers injured.
-In response, the soldier operated to stop the suspect by firing into the air, and then by firing towards him. A hit was identified.-Asked by AFP, the army gave no further details.
Official Palestinian news website Wafa said Dawoud was the fourth Palestinian killed near Beita in a month.
Hundreds of mourners gathered in the village for his funeral Thursday, an AFP journalist reported.
The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967 and, excluding annexed east Jerusalem, some 475,000 Israeli settlers now live alongside around 2.8 million Palestinians.
A Palestinian woman was also shot dead by Israeli troops on Wednesday, after what the army said was an attempt to ram Israeli soldiers with her car and attack them with a knife.
Wafa identified the woman as Mai Afana, 29, from the town of Abu Dis, just outside Jerusalem.
On Wednesday afternoon, Palestinian militants again launched incendiary balloons from Gaza, hours after Israel retaliated for earlier launches.
The violence in Gaza was the first between Israel and Hamas since a ceasefire took effect on May 21, ending 11 days of heavy fighting.

Ahmed Zahi Dawoud, 16, was shot in the head Wednesday in the village of Beita

Fellow villagers gather in Beita in the occupied West Bank to mourn teenager Ahmed Zahi Bani Dawoud, said to be the fourth Palestinian in a month to be killed by Israeli fire near the village

Palestinian teen shot by Israel army dies

Beijing said Tuesday that there had been no change in radiation levels at the Taishan nuclear power station in southern China, after its French operator said it was working to resolve an issue linked to gas build-up.

-There is no abnormality in the radiation levels around the nuclear power plant, and safety is guaranteed- said foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.
US broadcaster CNN reported earlier that the US government was assessing a report of a leak at the plant in populous Guangdong province after the French company, Framatome, warned of an "imminent radiological threat".
Framatome said in a statement to AFP that it is "supporting resolution of a performance issue" at the plant but that according to "the data available, the plant is operating within the safety parameters."
EDF, the majority owner of Framatome, said in a statement that it had requested an extraordinary meeting of the power plant's board.
Powered up in 2018, the Taishan plant was the first worldwide to operate a next-generation EPR nuclear reactor -- a pressurised water design that has been subject to years of delays in similar European projects in Britain, France and Finland.
There are now two EPR power units at the plant in the city of Taishan, which sits close to the coastline of southern Guangdong and the financial hub of Hong Kong.
Zhao added Tuesday that "China's nuclear power plants have maintained a good operating record, and there have been no incidents affecting the environment and public health."
The Chinese operator of the power station, state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group, had said in a Sunday statement that "the environmental indicators of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant and its surroundings are normal", without referencing any incident at the station.

US broadcaster CNN reported earlier that the US government was assessing a report of a leak at the plant in populous Guangdong province after the French company, Framatome, warned of an "imminent radiological threat"

Powered up in 2018, the Taishan plant was the first worldwide to operate a next-generation EPR nuclear reactor -- a pressurised water design that has been subject to years of delays in similar European projects in Britain, France and Finland

China says 'no abnormality' in radiation levels around Taishan nuclear plant

The Russian skipper of a container ship that caught fire and burned for almost two weeks before sinking off Sri Lanka's coast has been arrested and is expected to be charged with marine pollution, police said Monday.

The island nation is seeking $40 million in damages from the operators of the ship, which released tonnes of plastic raw materials that swamped local beaches in what officials called the "worst marine disaster" in the country's history.
Vitaly Tyutkalo, the captain of the Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl, was arrested at his hotel in the capital Colombo on Monday and faced the High Court before being released on bail.
-No formal charges were laid, but he was produced before court on suspicion that he has committed an offence under the Marine Pollution Prevention Act- a police official told AFP.
Tyutkalo, whose passport had previously been seized, will return to the court, which has jurisdiction over maritime issues, on July 1, he added.
The passports of the chief engineer, Oleg Sadilenko, who is also a Russian national, and Chief Officer Peter Anish, an Indian, were also seized. All three were questioned by police after a criminal probe was launched.
Police told a Colombo magistrate last week the local agent of X-Press Pearl had deleted emails vital to the investigation.
The ship reported an onboard acid leak to its Sri Lanka representative Sea Consortium Lanka, which in turn failed to alert local authorities, the state prosecutor had said.
Sri Lankan environmentalists earlier sued the government and the ship's operator X-Press Feeders for allegedly failing to prevent the disaster.
The vessel has been submerged in seas off Colombo since June 2.
Officials have said that about 1,200 tonnes of plastic pellets and other debris scooped from the beaches are being stored in 45 shipping containers.

Vitaly Tyutkalo, the captain of the Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl, was arrested at his hotel in the capital Colombo on Monday and faced the High Court before being released on bail

Vitaly Tyutkalo (centre), the skipper of the sinking Singapore-registered container carrier MV X-Press Pearl, faced the Sri Lanka High Court before being released on bail

Sri Lanka arrests captain over ship fire pollution

Canada is pressing terrorism charges against a man accused of mowing down a Muslim family with a pick-up truck, prosecutors said Monday, in an attack denounced as "terrorist" by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Four members of the Afzaal family -- a man and his wife, their teenage daughter and his mother -- were out for a walk in London, Ontario on June 6 when a truck driver ploughed into them on purpose, according to authorities.
Prosecutors revealed in a brief hearing that they were adding terrorism charges to the four counts of premeditated murder and one of attempted murder leveled last week against 20-year-old Nathaniel Veltman, 20. 
-The federal and provincial attorneys general provided their consent to commence terrorism proceedings, alleging that the murders and the attempted murder also constitute terrorist activity- the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement after the hearing. 
Veltman, who has no criminal record and no known link to any extremist group, told the court via video link that he does not have a lawyer. He has yet to enter a plea. 
The Afzaals' nine-year-old-daughter survived the attack in their neighborhood in the city of London, around 125 miles (200 kilometers) southwest of Toronto, but was seriously injured.
-This killing was no accident. This was a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred, in the heart of one of our communities- Trudeau said during an impassioned speech at the House of Commons.
The attack has fueled debate about the prevalence of Islamophobia in Canada and heightened fears within the Muslim community that outward signs of religious affiliation can make a person a target.
It was the deadliest anti-Muslim attack in Canada since a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City that had killed six people in 2017.&nbsp;

Veltman, who has no criminal record and no known link to any extremist group, told the court via video link that he does not have a lawyer

Pallbearers move the caskets of four members of the Afzaal family at the Islamic Centre of Southwest Ontario on June 12, 2021

Suspect charged with terrorism for truck attack on Canada Muslims

India's top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal will reopen this week, the government said Monday, two months after it was shut as a deadly surge in coronavirus infections swept the country.

Cases and deaths in the vast nation of 1.3 billion people soared to record levels in April and May, with state and national authorities imposing lockdowns and other restrictions to stem the spread of the virus.
Infections have declined in recent weeks, with major cities including the capital New Delhi and the financial capital Mumbai lifting some curbs on movement and activities.
One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Taj Mahal was shut down in March last year as India imposed one of the world's strictest lockdowns at the start of the pandemic.
The monument of love built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal reopened in September with restrictions on the number of visitors before shutting again in mid-April.
The Taj Mahal is in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which was badly hit during the massive wave of infections and deaths.
Covid-19 precautions mean visitors would not be allowed to touch the shining marble mausoleum, an Archaeological Survey of India official said.
-All Covid-appropriate precautions are being taken- the official told AFP.
-Visitors will have to step on a sponge-like platform which will act as a sanitiser for shoes.-

Infections have declined in recent weeks, with major cities including the capital New Delhi and the financial capital Mumbai lifting some curbs on movement and activities

The Taj Mahal -- India's top tourist attraction -- was shut down in March last year as the country imposed one of the world's strictest lockdowns

Taj Mahal to reopen as India eases COVID-19 restrictions

The NATO summit gathering heads of member states and governments has begun on Monday in Brussels.

Including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leaders of 30 member countries were welcomed one by one by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meeting.
A traditional family photo was taken with the leaders following social distancing rules. Erdogan posed between US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The leaders will discuss a wide range of issues, including the main themes of the NATO 2030 initiative: how to reinforce the alliance's unity, broaden its approach to security, and contribute to safeguarding the rules-based international order.
Also, decisions to prepare NATO for the challenges of today and tomorrow, including Russia's pattern of aggressive behavior, terrorism, cyber-attacks and disruptive technologies, the rise of China, and the security implications of climate change, will be taken.
Transatlantic relations are also among the topics as the US will attend the summit under the new Biden administration.
Stoltenberg will hold a press conference at the end of the meeting. Additionally, a closing statement will be shared by NATO.
Since Sunday evening, the leaders were holding bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit and those meetings will continue to be held until the end of the summit.

Leaders to discuss NATO 2030 goals, Russia, China, terrorism, cyber-attacks during meeting

Transatlantic relations are also among the topics as the US will attend the summit under the new Biden administration

NATO summit begins in Brussels

The bodies of 25 migrants were recovered off Yemen on Monday after the boat that was carrying them capsized with up to 200 people on board, a provincial official told AFP.

Fishermen who found the bodies told AFP that they were floating in the waters of Ras al-Ara in the southern province of Lahij, an area so rife with human trafficking that local people call it the "Gate of Hell".
-The boat overturned two days ago and was carrying between 160 and 200 people- said Jalil Ahmed Ali from the Lahij provincial authority, citing information given by Yemeni smugglers. The fate of the other people on board was unclear.
The UN's International Organization for Migration confirmed to AFP that a boat sank in the area but said it was still trying to establish the details of the incident.
Despite the grinding war in impoverished Yemen, migrants continue to travel there in the hopes of finding work in Saudi Arabia and other neighbouring oil-rich states whose economies depend on millions of foreign labourers.
The fishermen said the victims, found in the Bab al-Mandab strait that separates Djibouti from Yemen, appeared to be of African origin.
-We found 25 bodies of Africans who drowned when a boat carrying dozens of them sank off the Yemeni shores- said one of the fishermen.
-We saw the bodies floating in the water 10 miles from the shores of Ras al-Ara- added another.
Migrants often find themselves stranded in Yemen, which is mired in the world's worst humanitarian crisis after six years of conflict.
The beaches of Ras al-Ara are among the areas most targeted by smugglers.
Earlier this month, local people appealed to Yemen's internationally recognised government to intervene, saying the area had become a free-for-all for human traffickers without any action from the authorities.
In recent months, dozens of migrants have died in the Bab al-Mandab strait, a major route for international trade but also for human trafficking.
In April, at least 42 migrants died off Djibouti after the capsize of their boat which had left from Yemen, according to an IOM report. They were likely among those who try to return home after finding themselves stranded or detained.
The IOM reported this month that 5,100 immigrants arrived in Yemen so far this year, while 35,000 travelled in 2020 and 127,000 in 2019 before the outbreak of the coronavirus which suppressed demand for labour in the Gulf states.
The UN agency often sends migrants back to their home countries from Yemen. But it said in April that more than 32,000 migrants, mostly from Ethiopia, were still stranded in the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country.

Fishermen who found the bodies told AFP that they were floating in the waters of Ras al-Ara in the southern province of Lahij, an area so rife with human trafficking that local people call it the "Gate of Hell"

Migrants often find themselves stranded in Yemen, which is mired in the world's worst humanitarian crisis after six years of conflict

Bodies of 25 migrants recovered off Yemen after boat capsized

A US journalist detained in Myanmar since March was released on Monday after charges against him were dropped, his lawyer said.

US citizen Nathan Maung "was released this morning from Insein prison as the police withdrew the charges against him", and will fly back to the US on Tuesday, his lawyer Tin Zar Oo told AFP.
Maung, who founded local outlet Kamayut Media, had faced charges under a colonial-era law that criminalises encouraging dissent against the military, she added.
Earlier this month a Myanmar journalist working for another outlet was jailed for two years under the same law.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, triggering a mass uprising as large swathes of the population take to the streets.
The junta has responded with force -- shooting protesters, arresting suspected dissidents in night raids, targeting journalists and shutting down news outlets.
Several foreign journalists have been detained, including another US citizen, Danny Fenster, who was held while attempting to leave the country on May 24.
Authorities have yet to release any information on his whereabouts and well-being.
Since the February coup, a military crackdown on dissent has killed more than 860 civilians, according to a local monitoring group.
Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has justified his power grab by citing alleged electoral fraud in the November poll won by Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party.

Canada indigenous group says 751 graves found at former residential school

17 soldiers killed in Kenya helicopter crash

Strong earthquake shakes Peru's capital Lima

Tornado kills one, injures two others near Montreal

UNESCO recommends removing Liverpool from heritage list

Indian Coast Guard on alert after oil spill off southern coast

Egyptian, Malaysian leaders speak via video conference

Lithuania vows asylum for Afghan translators

Palestinian teen shot by Israel army dies

China says 'no abnormality' in radiation levels around Taishan nuclear plant

Sri Lanka arrests captain over ship fire pollution

Suspect charged with terrorism for truck attack on Canada Muslims

Taj Mahal to reopen as India eases COVID-19 restrictions

NATO summit begins in Brussels

Bodies of 25 migrants recovered off Yemen after boat capsized

US journalist detained in Myanmar released

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Canada indigenous group says 751 graves found at former residential school

17 soldiers killed in Kenya helicopter crash

Strong earthquake shakes Peru's capital Lima

Tornado kills one, injures two others near Montreal

UNESCO recommends removing Liverpool from heritage list

Indian Coast Guard on alert after oil spill off southern coast

Egyptian, Malaysian leaders speak via video conference

Lithuania vows asylum for Afghan translators

Palestinian teen shot by Israel army dies

China says 'no abnormality' in radiation levels around Taishan nuclear plant

Sri Lanka arrests captain over ship fire pollution

Suspect charged with terrorism for truck attack on Canada Muslims

Taj Mahal to reopen as India eases COVID-19 restrictions

NATO summit begins in Brussels

Bodies of 25 migrants recovered off Yemen after boat capsized

US journalist detained in Myanmar released