Rohingya Crisis Is Making Some In Myanmar Rethink Their Views Of Aung San Suu Kyi
“All this likeness of Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi, it’s all make-believe,” says the director of a civic organization in Yangon. “And now we know the real Aung San Suu Kyi.”
Sara Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister’s Wife, Is Charged With Fraud
Sara Netanyahu is accused of ordering some $100,000 worth of food and having the government pick up the tab, despite having a cook on staff at her home.
Aung San Suu Kyi Faces Mounting Criticism Abroad Over Rohingya Crisis
Once hailed as a human rights standard-bearer, Suu Kyi is criticized internationally for her inaction in the ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas in Myanmar. Nearly a million of them escaped to Bangladesh.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Becomes A New Mom
Ardern became the first sitting head of state to give birth in almost three decades. The baby girl weighed just over 7 pounds. Arden’s pregnancy sparked a national conversation about working mothers.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Gives Birth
Jacinda Ardern became the first sitting head of state to give birth in almost three decades. Her pregnancy sparked a national conversation about working mothers.
Meanwhile in … Mongolia, Millennial monks are running the country’s monasteries
Mongolia, Millennial monks are running the country’s monasteries. It was only in the 1990s that monasteries and religious schools reopened. “It’s easy to chop down a forest, right?” Lobsang Rabten, second in command at Amarbayasgalant Monastery, said…
Venezuela Tries To Convince Investors That It’s The Land Of Opportunity
Venezuela is suffering hyperinflation, shortages of food and medicine and a mass exodus. But while the socialist government is trying to promote the country, it inadvertently highlights shortcomings.
Hungary Passes ‘Stop Soros’ Laws, Bans Aid To Undocumented Immigrants
The right-wing parliament made it illegal for organizations and individuals to help asylum-seekers. A separate constitutional amendment declared an “alien population” can’t be settled in the country.
Trump flip on family separation underscores ‘chaos’ in immigration reform
Undocumented immigrant parents in anguish over losing custody of their children, as they await possible deportation – unsure of whether they will ever see their kids again. Until Wednesday, President Trump defiantly insisted that only Congress could s…
‘Born Independent,’ Taiwan’s Defiant New Generation Is Coming Of Age
Much of Taiwan’s older generation sees itself as exiles from China. Younger people, including a metal vocalist-turned-legislator, identify the island as home — a free society independent from China.
Ahead Of Turkey’s Election, Rising Inflation And Weakening Currency Loom
The Turkish president is holding elections next week in an attempt to win a new term in an already powerful presidency. But Turkey’s economy is worrying voters.
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