Myanmar's rebel group Arakan Army (AA) has announced its intention to achieve 'final victory' in Rakhine State by 2027. The announcement was made by the group's commander-in-chief, Major General Twan Mrat Naing, on the occasion of the group's 17th founding anniversary on Friday, April 10.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the United Kingdom will not join the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz announced by President Donald Trump.
The Iranian military has said that a US naval blockade on vessels in international waters would be illegal and amount to piracy, warning that no Gulf ports would be safe if its own were threatened.
Dozens of people are feared dead after Nigerian military aircraft struck a village market while pursuing members of the rebel group Boko Haram in the country’s northeast, according to a local official and an international human rights group.
Australia has appointed a woman as its first female army chief. Lieutenant General Susan Coyle has been named the new Chief of Army. She will take office in July.
Donald Trump has said he doesn’t care if Iran comes back to negotiations with the US after the weekend talks in Pakistan ended without a deal.