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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Exclusive: US officials express alarm over citizen detained in China

Chinese authorities are increasing restrictions on a wrongfully detained American academic, prompting U.S. officials to express alarm about a “significant deterioration” in his treatment, according to sources familiar with the matter. Min Zin, an American citizen who runs a think tank focused on politics in Myanmar, was arrested in China in June. The Trump administration on Thursday designated him as “wrongfully detained,” a powerful label that makes advocating for his release a top U.S. priority. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/6040770-trump-designates-min-zin-wrongfully-detained/ #china #trump #usa #american #xijinping

ABCNEWS - Trump admin sends 1st deportation flight to Haiti since ending TPS

The flight comes as TPS for Haiti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Syria, Myanmar and other countries ended following a U.S. Supreme Court order in June.

NPR (Lorcan Lovett) - Rare photos of ex-Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi give her family hope

Kim Aris, son of Aung San Suu Kyi, told NPR THAT photographs of his mother meeting a foreign official gave him "a reason to hope" for the first time since the military coup that ousted her in 2021.

ABCNEWS - Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets with International Red Cross

Myanmar’s military government says detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with the International Committee of the Red Cross’ representative in the capital on Monday in a rare moment of contact with the outside world

NYTIMES (Hannah Beech and Daniel Berehulak) - Amid Myanmar’s Civil War, the Rich Seek Parties and ‘Positive Vibes Only’

The lifestyles of the wealthy in Myanmar — nightclubs, caviar and trips abroad — have been largely untouched by years of deadly conflict.

NYTIMES (Michael Crowley and Edward Wong) - U.S. Mobilizes for Venezuela Despite Trump’s Disdain for Foreign Aid

The State Department has promised $100 million in new funds to aid groups, after President Trump was criticized for an anemic response to an earthquake in Myanmar last year.

DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - US Diplomat Dies In Myanmar After Thai Ex-Wife Allegedly Stabs Him In Head, Neck

Defendants Face Execution When Courts Find Premeditation Or Extreme Cruelty

NYTIMES (Hannah Beech and Daniel Berehulak) - Myanmar’s Civil War Has Become an Apocalypse

Overshadowed by conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the fighting in Myanmar’s isolated heartland has reached new depths.

NYTIMES (Hannah Beech) - What to Know About Myanmar’s Chaotic War

The Southeast Asian nation recently experienced its highest monthly civilian death toll since the war began in 2021.