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Myanmar military chief General Min Aung Hlaing (L) and National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) shake hands after their meeting at the Commander in-Chief's office in Naypyidaw in 2016. (Phyo Hein Kyaw / AFP)

Washington has urged the leaders of Myanmar's new military regime to refrain from violence and relinquish power, after the death of a young anti-coup protester sparked new anger against the junta.

US President Donald Trump (L), Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha (C) and Myanmar's State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi( R) arrive for a photo during the ASEAN-US 40th Anniversary commemorative Summit in Manila on November 13, 2017. (Manan Vatsyayana / AFP)

US President Donald Trump issued a ban on immigration from Myanmar and three other countries in an expansion to his controversial travel ban on Friday.

A handout photo released on December 10, 2019 by the International Court of Justice shows Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attending the start of a three-day hearing on the Rohingya genocide case before the UN International Court of Justice at the Peace Palace of The Hague. (Frank Van Beek / UN Photo / ICJ / AFP)

The UN's top court said Thursday it has the authority to rule in an urgent case in which Myanmar is accused of genocide against Rohingya Muslims.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the Global Chief Executive Officers dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2020. (Jim Watson / AFP)

US President Donald Trump may add Myanmar to his controversial travel ban, with an announcement expected early next week.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi shake hands before a bilateral meeting at the Presidential Palace in Naypyidaw on January 18, 2020. (Nyein Chan Naing / Pool / AFP)

Facebook apologised Saturday for a distasteful mistranslation of Chinese President Xi Jinping's name from Burmese language posts during his much-touted visit to Myanmar.

 Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attend a signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding at the presidential palace in Naypyidaw on January 18 2020. (Nyein Chan Naing / Pool / AFP)

China's Xi Jinping doubled down on his support for fallen rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday, signing dozens of infrastructure and trade deals and meeting with the Myanmar army chief accused of overseeing a genocide against Rohingya Muslims.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Myanmar President Win Myint meet at the Presidential Palace in Naypyidaw on January 17, 2020. (Thet Aung / AFP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to usher in a "new era" of ties with Myanmar after a red carpet welcome Friday on a state visit aimed at buttressing the embattled government of Aung San Suu Kyi and driving through multi-billion-dollar infrastructure deals.

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to attend a welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 26, 2019. (Jason Lee / Pool / AFP)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar on Friday laden with investment pledges worth billions that could reshape the country.

 A tiger moves in on a dead wild gaur in Thailand's Mae Wong National Park in western Kamphaeng Phet province. (WWF-Thailand / Facebook)

A male tiger noses the bloodied carcass of its latest kill in a pocket of forest split between Thailand and Myanmar, extraordinary footage conservationists are hailing as a rare spot of good news for the endangered big cats.

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