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The Guardian view on literature in wartime: words do not stop when the bombing begins | Editorial
Published: June 12, 2026 17:07
Writers do not only document the horror of conflict; they speak to a future that must exist beyond itLast week, thousands of readers gathered for a literary festival in Kyiv, risking air raids to hear from writers. Four brutal years of war have notâŚ
China arrests US academic at conference for âespionage activitiesâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/12/china-arrests-us-academic-min-zin-espionage
Published: June 12, 2026 10:27
Arrest of Min Zin, who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy, comes just month after Trump visit to BeijingChina has arrested a US scholar who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy on suspicion of spying.Min Zin was suspected ofâŚ
Tortured, humiliated and killed: the women who disappear into Myanmarâs prisons
Published: June 11, 2026 04:00
The military junta has detained thousands of political prisoners since the 2021 coup, and a pattern of gender-based abuses is becoming clearIn August 2021, news spread across a Myanmar protestersâ network that Thazin*, an activist and former universityâŚ
US diplomat found dead in Myanmar as police treat case as possible homicide
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/10/us-diplomat-found-dead-myanmar
Published: June 10, 2026 12:30
Thai woman is in custody in connection with investigation after man was reportedly found dead at a hotel in YangonA US diplomat has been found dead in Myanmarâs largest city, and members of the diplomatic community in Yangon say a Thai woman has beenâŚ
Trump-ally Roger Stone condemned for providing lobbying services to Myanmarâs military junta
Published: May 8, 2026 00:57
Stone being paid $50,000 a month to ârebuildâ relations between Washington and Myanmarâs military-backed governmentUS lobbyist Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of Donald Trump, has been condemned for accepting $50,000 a month to ârebuildâ relationsâŚ
Myanmarâs former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest, state media says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/01/myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-house-arrest
Published: April 30, 2026 22:40
Suu Kyi, 80, has been detained by the junta and her whereabouts unclear amid a deadly civil war triggered by the February 2021 coupMyanmarâs detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to be moved to house arrest, state media reported on Thursday, more thanâŚ
From Jakarta to Manila, south-east Asia turns to Russia to plug fuel, fertiliser gaps caused by Iran war
Published: April 29, 2026 03:51
South-east Asia, which relied heavily on the Middle East for energy and fertiliser, is desperately seeking to plug huge gaps in its suppliesThe European Union has sounded the alarm to countries in south-east Asia, urging them not to turn to Russia for oilâŚ
Weather tracker: Torrential rain in southern China leads to flooding fears
Published: April 27, 2026 09:29
Heatwaves reach 45C across India as unseasonably cold weather affects parts of central CanadaWidespread heavy rain is sweeping over southern China. By Wednesday, rainfall totals are expected to exceed 100mm across many parts of Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian,âŚ
Myanmar military regime widens sanitary towel ban, claiming rebels use them for first aid
Published: April 20, 2026 09:00
Activists say clamp down on period products to target insurgents is gender-based violence and violates rightsMyanmarâs military regime is expanding its ban on the distribution of period products, claiming they are being used to treat wounded resistanceâŚ
Norwayâs state telecoms firm accused of helping Myanmar regime seize activists
Published: April 16, 2026 09:00
Lawsuit in Norway alleges Telenor passed on data helping Myanmar military arrest 1,200 activists, some in safe housesWhen even two weeks of torture could not force Aung Thu to betray his fellow anti-coup activists, his military interrogators in MyanmarâŚ