3 h. ago Myanmar junta accused of blocking aid for earthquake victims as airstrikes continue

Doctors helping with aftermath of disaster and UN special rapporteur say aid is disappearing or being blocked in areas controlled by resistance groupsAftermath of the Myanmar earthquake – a visual guideMyanmar’s military is facing criticism over continued airstrikes and claims it is blocking aid to earthquake survivors, as international agencies urged “unfettered access” to humanitarian aid in the conflict-riven nation.The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit central Myanmar on Friday has caused widespread destruction, killing more than 2,000 people and leaving affected areas in dire need of basic necessities such as food and water. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago ‘I stopped counting after three’: the ‘girl sniper’ fighting on the frontline of Myanmar’s civil war

The country’s drawn out conflict has seen children recruited as soldiers on all sides. At the age of 18, Anina is a seasoned fighter with a feared reputation in her all-male resistance unitPhotographs by Valeria MongelliAnina is, in many ways, a typical teenager. She loves her boyfriend, cartoons and football – she supports Manchester City. Until recently, TikTok dancing brightened her days. “Any kind of dancing,” she says.When the Guardian met her she was about to turn 18 and was on crutches, her ankle twisted during a scramble to escape a Myanmar military airstrike. A soldier of the Chin militia, the four years of civil war against the ruling junta have consumed much of Anina’s adolescence. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Myanmar and Thailand earthquake latest: Aftershocks continue as race to find survivors enters critical hours

Myanmar’s military denounced over airstrikes as rescue efforts continue

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49 h. ago Myanmar military denounced as ‘inhumane’ for continuing airstrikes after devastating earthquake

Military accused of ‘taking advantage’ of biggest earthquake in a century to weeken rebel forces

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49 h. ago Myanmar and Thailand earthquake latest: Hospitals overwhelmed as race to find survivors enters critical hours

Myanmar’s military denounced over airstrikes as rescue efforts continue

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3 d. ago Myanmar and Thailand earthquake live: race to find survivors as huge rise in death toll confirmed

Myanmar’s military rulers have called for ‘any country, any organisation’ to help as concerns grow over how rescuers will reach affected areasFull report: Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to almost 700 as search for survivors continuesPatients evacuated from a Bangkok hospital have been taken to a nearby sports hall where hospital beds are lined up beneath basketball hoops and beside football goals.Agence France-Presse reports that when powerful tremors from Myanmar’s earthquake and aftershock shook the Thai capital on Friday afternoon, patients at Rajavithi hospital were rushed out of the building, some helped down stairs to nearby makeshift shelters, including to the hospital’s canteen and sports hall.I need to receive my blood platelets soon, and the hospital is currently checking which other hospital can provide the treatment. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Myanmar earthquake latest: Military make urgent plea with devastated quake

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates after a A huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake has rocked Myanmar causing homes to shake and collapse in neighbouring Thailand.

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4 d. ago Anthony Albanese calls Australian federal election for 3 May

Albanese visits governor general to kickstart Labor’s five-week election campaign, as Peter Dutton frames Coalition’s pitch around living standardsAustralian election campaign 2025: live updatesSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has framed the federal election as a choice between Labor’s plan to “keep building” and Peter Dutton’s “promises to cut” after announcing voters will head to the polls on 3 May.The prime minister visited the governor general, Sam Mostyn, on Friday morning to dissolve the 47th parliament, triggering a five-week race to form the next government.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Myanmar military chief reaffirms election plans and calls for opposition to join politics

Myanmar’s military chief used a speech at the annual Armed Forces Day celebration to reaffirm plans to hold a general election by year’s end and call on opposition groups fighting the army to join in party politics

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5 d. ago Aviation watchdog to look at rules on ‘resilience’ after Heathrow closure

CAA said it would consider whether it should take ‘further steps’ under Heathrow’s licence as part of a reviewBritain’s aviation watchdog will review the rules on “resilience” after the closure of Heathrow caused by a blaze at an electricity substation.Europe’s largest airport was closed in the early hours of Friday morning after the blaze at the Hayes substation in west London hit electricity supplies. No planes were allowed to take off or land, causing diversions which affected about 1,300 flights and roughly 250,000 passengers. Some flights resumed on Friday evening. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Aviation watchdog to look at ‘resilience’ rules after Heathrow closure

CAA says it will consider whether to take further steps under Heathrow’s licence as part of reviewBritain’s aviation watchdog will review the rules on “resilience” after Heathrow was closed because of a fire at an electricity substation.Europe’s largest airport was closed in the early hours of Friday last week after the blaze at the Hayes substation in west London hit electricity supplies. No planes were allowed to take off or land, causing diversions which affected about 1,300 flights and roughly 250,000 passengers. Some flights resumed on Friday evening. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Hyundai shows off its new $7.6B electric vehicle plant in Georgia as Trump talks tariffs

Hyundai says it will expand production capacity by two-thirds at its sprawling new electric vehicle plant in Georgia

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5 d. ago The Rohingya were driven from Myanmar. Now they’re taking up arms to fight back

In the heart of the world’s largest refugee camp, whispers of resistance grow louder as young men feel compelled to take up arms and return to fight in Myanmar. Shweta Sharma speaks to these rebels and meets their secretive leader in a hideout in one of the Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

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5 d. ago Inside the Rohingya resistance: Why refugees are taking up arms to return and fight in Myanmar

In the heart of the world’s largest refugee camp, whispers of resistance grow louder as young men feel compelled to take up arms and return to fight in Myanmar. Shweta Sharma speaks to these rebels and meets their secretive leader in a hideout in one of the Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

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7 d. ago UK issues travel warnings over growing Turkey unrest after Erdogan lashes out at ‘evil’ protests

Turkey’s main opposition party calls for boycott of ‘pro-Erdogan’ media, brands, and stores

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7 d. ago Queensland plans to build 2032 Olympics stadium on significant Indigenous site

Despite premier David Crisafulli ruling it out during election, the government is expected to announce plans for stadium at Victoria ParkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government is expected to announce that a significant preserved site of Indigenous heritage in central Brisbane, a massacre site on a songline, will host the main stadium of the 2032 Olympics.Premier David Crisafulli repeatedly promised not to build a new stadium to host the athletics during last year’s election, and also specifically ruled out building one in Victoria Park.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Ed Miliband mulls plan that could see people in the South pay MORE for electricity than Northerners

Under radical reforms being considered by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, the UK may be split into several different zones with varying electricity prices between them.

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7 d. ago Ed Miliband's plan to make people in the South pay MORE for electricity than Northerners

Under radical reforms being considered by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, the UK may be split into several different zones with varying electricity prices between them.

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9 d. ago Rachel Reeves bets the house on 60,000 new bricklayers to help jumpstart economy

The chancellor reveals plans to train up to 60,000 bricklayers, electricians, engineers and carpenters over the next four years

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9 d. ago Heathrow boss defends running of airport after criticism of shutdown

Thomas Woldbye says most other airports operate similar back-up power systems to Heathrow, as Ed Miliband announces investigationThe chief executive of Heathrow has defended the running of the airport after a fire at an electrical substation stopped about 1,300 planes and disrupted the journeys of hundreds of thousands of global passengers.It comes after Willie Walsh, the International Air Transport Association’s director general, criticised Heathrow for the disruption, while the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has now ordered the National Energy System Operator to “urgently investigate” the outage. Continue reading...

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