Myanmar military extends state of emergency
Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar’s armed forces, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, delivers his speech at the IX Moscow conference on international security in Moscow, June 23, 2021.
Six months after a military coup in Myanmar, the generals who seized power have announced the formation of a new government, promising “free and fair” elections in at least two years. But almost no one seems to believe them. Also, winemakers have been adjusting to warming temperatures for years, picking grapes earlier and earlier each season. But this year, freak frosts and searing high temperatures in Europe have had catastrophic effects on wine grapes. And in Israel today, the Supreme Court ruled that Palestinian residents in the contested Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem will receive protected status and will not face future evictions.
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