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Myanmar reported exports of over US$3 billion, while the EU cited higher figures, with more than half going to the bloc. (EPA Images pic) YANGON: As civil war pounds Myanmar’s economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on an empty stomach. The orders she and […]
A civil war is devastating Myanmar, but thousands of garment workers in the country still churn out clothing for brands like Adidas and H&M. Photo: Ye Aung THU / AFP/FileSource: AFP As civil war pounds Myanmar’s economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on […]
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the negotiating lines for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, Israel and Hezbollah inching closer to a truce, and a major national security trial in Hong Kong. Land, Troops, and NATO Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a cease-fire deal with Ukraine once U.S. President-elect Donald […]
The Swedish government is sending an expanded version of its crisis preparedness booklet to all 5 million households. CLAUDIO BRESCIANI/AFP The Swedish government is sending an expanded “In case of crisis or war” brochure to all five million households this week amid ongoing escalation in the Ukraine-Russia war. The 32-page brochure outlines what its citizens […]
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s looming return to office is causing sleepless nights in Europe. Diplomats expect Trump 2.0 will cause more headaches because the world is less stable today than it was in 2017. Chief among their fears is the growing partnership between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. “Trump is getting one global theater. […]
President Vladimir Putin will not agree to freeze the war in Ukraine along the current front lines, the Kremlin said Wednesday, countering reports that he might consider such an arrangement in discussions with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. “The [Russian] president has repeatedly said that any option of freezing the conflict won’t work for us,” Kremlin […]
South Kores’s spy agency is still trying to determine the exact number of the North’s troop casualties in Ukraine. (KCNA/KNS/AFP pic) SEOUL: Around 10,900 North Korean troops have been deployed to Kursk as part of Russia’s airborne unit and marines, with some already participating in battles in the Ukraine war, a South Korean lawmaker said […]
US embassy in Kyiv shuts over anticipated air attack The US embassy in Kyiv has received “specific information” of a potential significant air attack on Wednesday and will be closed, the US Department of State Consular Affairs said in a post on X. It recommended US citizens to be prepared to immediately shelter in the […]
The Bundeswehr is training businesses based on a newly approved secret document, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper has reported The German military has started instructing local enterprises on how to prepare and what to do in the event of a conflict between NATO and Russia, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) newspaper has reported. The Bundeswehr […]