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More than 1,600 people were confirmed dead across Myanmar over the weekend, and more than 3,000 were injured in the worst earthquake to hit the country in over a century.
An aftershock yesterday struck Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, near the epicenter of the initial quake, toppling several buildings that had previously survived.
Amid the natural destruction, the governing military junta over the weekend continued a brutal bombing campaign.
A long-running civil war has ravaged the country, leaving nearly 20 million people in need of shelter and food even before the quake, according to the U.N.
Power: Experts say the earthquake could change the trajectory of the civil war.
Aid: Support from other countries is arriving, but doubts remained about how the Myanmar Army would distribute the much-needed relief.
Thailand: The earthquake sent one building in Bangkok crashing to the ground, killing at least 11 people.
The secret history of the war in Ukraine: After Russia’s armies crossed into Ukraine in 2022, two Ukrainian generals traveled in secret to a U.S. military facility in Germany.
That deal, known only to a small group of officials, became part of what the Biden administration framed as its effort to both rescue Ukraine and protect the post-World War II order in the West.
More on Trump: Trump’s aid and visa cutoffs have left students of the American University of Afghanistan in crisis.
Syria formed a new government: Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, announced a new caretaker government over the weekend, and finished swearing in 23 cabinet ministers yesterday.
What’s next: The government will be in power for five years, allowing for a permanent constitution to be adopted and elections to be held.
Skateboarding is taking to the sky again: Before the skateboarder Tony Hawk landed the 900 in 1999 — named for the number of degrees of rotation the move needs — the trick seemed impossible.
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