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A young man avoids Myanmar's conscription service by fleeing to Thailand
NPR· 7 days agoAs the civil war in Myanmar rages on, the country's military junta is forcibly conscripting young people to replenish its depleted ranks, but many are fleeing.
Kenya President Ruto Visits White House in First African State Visit in 16 Years
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 24 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- An American president will host a state visit for an African leader for the first...
Biden welcomes Kenya's leader as US under pressure in Africa
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAmerican efforts to find a way to continue security co-operation broke down in March. The junta’s...
Myanmar Rebel Group Claims Control of Town, Denies Targeting Rohingya
US News & World Report· 5 days agoKhine Thu Kha, a spokesman for the Arakan Army (AA), said its soldiers had taken Buthidaung near Myanmar's border with Bangladesh, marking another battlefield defeat for the ruling ...
Chad's Deby sworn in as president after three years of military rule
Reuters via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoN'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's newly elected President Mahamat Idriss Deby was sworn in to succeed his...
Chadian PM Masra resigns following Déby victory in presidential elections
RFI via Yahoo News· 2 days agoChadian Prime Minister Succès Masra has resigned, just over two weeks after his defeat to junta...
Myanmar rebel group claims control of town, denies targeting Rohingya
Reuters· 5 days agoKhine Thu Kha, a spokesman for the Arakan Army (AA), said its soldiers had taken Buthidaung near...
New local West Point grad to speak at Memorial Day service
McCook Daily Gazette· 1 day agoMcCOOK, Neb. —The McCook American Legion Post 203 will hold its annual Memorial Day services on Monday, May 27 starting at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will take place at the Veteran’s Memorial Monument ...
Powerful states are finding it harder to dodge legal challenges, says Marc Weller
The Economist· 21 hours agoIn the international arena, the rules have traditionally been different. While states are also supposedly equal in the eyes of international law, international decisions have depended largely ...
US troops, equipment will depart from Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says
NBC 17 Raleigh· 5 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by the West African country’s ruling junta will...