feared in me and mark. that s the front page in bottom of the newspaper. myanmar. caroline, there had been a partial democracy come as you could say, in myanmar. now it s back to military dual to rule. . , now it s back to military dual to rule. . , , ., . , rule. that s right. devastating news that after those rule. that s right. devastating news that after those elections, - rule. that s right. devastating news that after those elections, the - that after those elections, the problem seems to be that it delivered a landslide or looked like a landside result which is now eluding to questions, of course, we have now seen as put under house arrest again which is a real backward step. already, we are seeing some international condemnation growing of that coup there with joe condemnation growing of that coup there withjoe biden with the new us president suggesting that there will be sanctions slapped on that country if they do not start abiding by the rule of law. so rea
the maker claims the fuel is cheap and sustainable, and even safe enough to eat. president biden has called the coup in myanmar a direct assault on the country s transition to democracy. the country s armed forces seized power, detaining civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, and her top advisers. the takeover follows a landslide win by her national league for democracy in november s election, which the army claims was fraudulent. myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until 2011. democratic reforms by aung san suu kyi ended their control. previously she d spent 15 years under house arrest. internationally aung san suu kyi was hailed as a beacon of democracy she was awarded the nobel peace prize. now her leadership and reputation has been tarnished by the army s ill treatment of myanmar s muslim rohingya minority. but she still enjoys great support throughout the country. our special correspondent fergal keane reports. an army reverting to autocratic type, swif
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the bbc has obtained secret recordings made by the daughter of the ruler of dubai in which she accuses her father of holding her in solitary confinement. sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoumon is a close ally of the united kingdom with extensive business interests here and he claims that princess latifa is safe in the care of the family. it s known that the princess tried to leave dubai in 2018 but was captured by troops and forced to return. last year, the high court in london found that sheikh mohammed had ordered and orchestrated the abduction. our correspondent, nawal al maghafi, has the story. princess latifa, daughter of one of the most powerful men in the middle east sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum, ruler of dubai. here she is skydiving. it looks like the perfect life, but it s not one that she wante
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