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10 Jun 2026
27m

BBC goes inside Myanmar with rebel fighters

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Global News Podcast

Myanmar’s military is regaining battlefield momentum through forced conscription and drone technology, despite ongoing resistance and severe civilian casualties. Simultaneously, the US and Iran have engaged in their most significant military exchange since the April ceasefire, with both sides trading strikes and accusing each other of violating agreements. Tensions have also flared along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, where recent airstrikes resulted in civilian deaths amid mutual accusations of harboring militants. In other developments, a model has filed a civil lawsuit against Kanye West alleging sexual assault during a 2010 music video shoot, while South African authorities are investigating a brutal mass shooting in a Johannesburg settlement linked to illegal mining. Finally, researchers are introducing new behavioral tests to determine whether dogs exhibit right or left-paw dominance, potentially offering insights into their cognitive traits and fear responses.

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