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Myanmar: Military Airstrike Kills At Least 100

Myanmar: Military Airstrike Kills At Least 100

According to the shadow government of the ousted National Unity Government (NUG), over 100 people, including at least 30 children, were killed when Myanmar's military junta bombed a large gathering in rebel-held territory in the north-western Sagaing region on Tuesday....

Myanmar

Brazil: Kindergarten Attack Leaves 4 Children Dead

Brazil: Kindergarten Attack Leaves 4 Children Dead

On Wednesday, a 25-year-old man armed with an axe jumped over a wall to enter the playground of Cantinho Bom Pastor, a kindergarten center in the southern Brazilian city of Blumenau, where he killed four children and injured another four victims before turning himself in at a police station....

Brazil

Thousands Flee to Thailand Amid Renewed Myanmar Fighting

Thousands Flee to Thailand Amid Renewed Myanmar Fighting

Thai officials on Thursday said thousands of people have fled into Thailand's province of Tak to escape fighting between the Myanmar military and rebels that recently broke out near Karen State's bordering town of Myawaddy....

Myanmar

Colombia: Mine Explosion Kills 21

Colombia: Mine Explosion Kills 21

On Thursday, Colombian Pres. Gustavo Petro announced that the death toll from a mine collapse on Tuesday had risen to 21 after rescue operations ended and failed to rescue 10 trapped miners....

Colombia

Report: At Least 22 Killed in Alleged Massacre at Myanmar Monastery

Report: At Least 22 Killed in Alleged Massacre at Myanmar Monastery

According to a doctor's post-mortem report, at least 22 people, including three monks, were killed at a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar's southern Shan state on Saturday as local insurgent groups and Mynammar's junta accused each other of carrying out a massacre of civilians....

Myanmar

Colombia Truth Commission: 450K Killed in Civil War

Colombia Truth Commission: 450K Killed in Civil War

On Tues., the Colombian government-appointed truth commission released its report on the country's civil war that lasted more than a half-century. The internal conflict cost billions to American taxpayers and allegedly killed at least 450K people....

Colombia