Myanmar junta under attack on new front as opposition intensifies November 12, 2023 at 11:37PM

Ethnic minority insurgents launched attacks on security posts in northwest Myanmar on Monday, residents and the rebels said, as fighting erupted on a new front against a military government facing its biggest test since a 2021 coup. The Arakan Army (AA), a group formed to fight for greater autonomy in Rakhine State, seized posts in the Rathedaung and Minbya areas, about 200 km (124 miles) apart and fighting was raging elsewhere in the state, AA spokesman Khine Thu Kha said.

Israel sharpens warning to Lebanon as cross-border hostilities spike November 12, 2023 at 11:31PM

Israel and Hezbollah engaged in hostilities on the Lebanese front, with Hezbollah launching a missile attack and Israel retaliating with airstrikes. Hezbollah, backed by Iran, has been carrying out attacks in solidarity with Palestinians, using rockets and kamikaze drones. The Israeli military holds Hezbollah and the Lebanese government responsible for the hostilities. Both Israeli and Lebanese civilians have been affected, leading to evacuations.

UN flags at half-mast for staff killed in Gaza November 12, 2023 at 11:27PM

United Nations staff around the world observed a minute's silence in memory of colleagues killed in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas conflict. The UN flag was flown at half-mast at offices in Bangkok, Tokyo, Beijing, Geneva, Kathmandu, and Kabul. The UN agency for supporting Palestinians reported that over 100 of its employees had died in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war. Israeli officials reported that around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Hamas attacks, while the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza reported over 11,000 deaths in retaliatory strikes by Israel.