The ruling military government of Myanmar said Wednesday that it will release more than 2,000 political prisoners as a “humanitarian” gesture to mark a major Buddhist holiday. In an administrative order, the military junta said it was releasing “2,153 prisoners…
US top envoy calls for ‘dialogue’ in rare call with Nicaragua FM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to his Nicaraguan counterpart, foreign minister Denis Moncada, in a rare high-level contact between the two countries. The call on Friday came a day after Managua released 222 political prisoners arrested in…