US Capitol Police will be stationed at @BWI_Airport, @Dulles_Airport, @Reagan_Airport and Union Station "to provide extra security on days with increased Member travel," @SpeakerPelosi tells colleagues
US Declares Ouster of Myanmar Government a Military Coup
7 month agoIslamic State (ISKP) claimed another MIED blast in Kabul that took place on Tuesday (there were total 4 IED/MIED blasts in Kabul on Tuesday). So that makes it two ISKP claims from Kabul and one from Nangarhar
7 month agoImages: Riots broke out this evening in Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, which also houses Taliban as well as Islamic State (ISKP) inmates
Markazay Behsood district has fallen to militia commander Alipooar. Alipooar's militia attacked the district, police officials in Wardak province, Wardak provincial council and a source in Wardak intelligence department confirms
7 month agoThe 37th PLA Navy fleet, composed of the guided-missile destroyer Changsha, guided-missile frigate Yulin, and comprehensive supply ship Honghu took over the escort mission from the 36th escort task force in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia on Sun
U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell says U.S. should pursue strongest possible sanctions against Myanmar's military leaders, including possible U.N. action
Iran agrees to release crew of seized South Korean tanker
"The relationship with China is going to be multi-layered," says @PressSec. "Of course that is a priority to President Biden
Wardak authorities denied fall of Bihsud, but confirmed that clashes took place in town
Afghan security forces have withdrawn from large parts of Behsud, Wardak after being attacked by Alipour's militiamen
Pakistan police has arrested another militant allegedly linked to Zainabiyoun Brigade in Karachi, the fourth such arrest since last December. (English language story)
Suspected hackers from China exploited a flaw in software made by @solarwinds to help break into US government computers last year, reports @Reuters
7 month agoThat happened after Kabul delegation left. Some say that RF entered District building without clashes but some sources reports otherwise Wardak Afghanistan
US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell calls for swift and decisive US/Western response to the coup in Myanmar, says he's expecting sanctions on military junta
7 month agoReports that Bihsud is under control of Alipour's militia. ANDSF left district tonight Wardak
7 month agoMilitia commander from eastern Uruzgan Abdul Haim Shuja also warned Kabul about situation in Bihsud according to pro RF pages
7 month agoMilitias from Ashtralay in northern Daykundi ready to help Resistance Front in western Wardak if needed
The UN envoy to Myanmar informs the Security Council that the army has placed Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest
7 month ago2 alleged suicide bombers were killed in Landi village, Nazyan district this evening. Nangarhar
7 month agoPM Imran Khan launches COVID19 vaccination drive in Pakistan with China-donated vaccines in efforts to bring outbreak under control
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 51 km NE of Chitre, Nepal
Top U.S. nuclear commander: "There is a real possibility that a regional crisis with Russia or China could escalate quickly to a conflict involving nuclear weapons," Adm. Richard warns "nuclear employment is a very real possibility"
Myanmar military warned media and the public against posting what it said were rumours on social media that could incite rioting and cause instability
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 176 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
#Delhi Everyone has seen the violence during the tractor rally on 26th January, barricades were broken, agreed route was not followed, rally began before the scheduled time and tractors were used as weapon against police personnel: Joint Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar (ANI)
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 199 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
Karnataka reports 395 new #COVID19 cases, 412 discharges and 3 deaths today. Total cases 9,40,170 Total recoveries 9,22,004 Death toll 12,223 Active cases 5924
Manipur reported 5 new #COVID19 cases and 6 recoveries today, says State Health Department. Total cases: 29,077 Total recoveries: 28,568 Active cases: 138 Total Deaths: 371
7 month agoPakistan continues its crackdown on Iran-backed militants. Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested yet another terrorist (identified as Zakir Raza alias Nadim) of Iran-backed, IRGC-trained Zainabiyoun Brigade from Karachi. CTD says he was trained in a "neighboring country"
7 month agoMilitary seized 2 Hell cannons in Qala e Ziyarat village Wardak
Two motorcycle-riding assassins shot and killed a policeman at a village in Mabinay town, Negros Oriental on Monday, Feb. 1, just after he talked with someone who owed him money
There has now been a fourth blast of the day in Kabul city. A short while ago at least two people were wounded in a blast (probably MIED) that targeted a vehicle in Kabul city's PD8 area
Pro-Beijing lawmaker criticises UK over extended residency rights for Hongkongers, claims those who left have 'no skills or education'
Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi is under house arrest in the capital Naypyitaw
7 month agoLockdown in Sham Shui Po, Jordan/Yau Ma Tei and Tin Shui Wai tonight
7 month agoImages: Peace and Freedom Business Institute building was torched in an arson attack in Momand Dara, Nangarhar. Local security officials say they're searching for the perpetrators
7 month agoHong Kong police have arrested 97 under national security law, as commissioner rejects complaints of 'white terror'
7 month ago2 alleged Taliban members arrested by military in Chahar Bolak district Balkh
7 month agoIMAGE: Afghan intelligence (NDS) member Musa Karim was assassinated this morning in Jalalabad, Nangarhar. Confirmed by local officials
7 month agoChina: Fire is reported to have started at Huocun Plastics Factory in Wen'an County, Langfang, Hebei Province on February 2, 2021
7 month agoOne border policeman was killed and two more wounded in IED explosion that targeted their vehicle in Surkh Rod district in Nangarhar this morning, as per local officials
The world's democracies would risk pushing Myanmar into the arms of China if their response to the coup closes channels for communication with the Southeast Asian country's powerful generals, Japan's deputy defense minister said on Tuesday
7 month agoIMAGE: Afghan MoI claims two alleged Taliban militants were killed in clashes with police forces in Khair Abad village, Surkh Rod district of Nangarhar province, and two AK-47 assault rifles, several hand grenades & one vehicle were seized by police
Four policemen were killed and three more wounded in a Taliban attack on a security outpost in Kunduz city last night, as per local authorities
7 month agoPolice Ranger blown up near Jalalabad Nangarhar
7 month agoNDS agent Musa Karim was gunned down in Jalalabad according to pro Taliban accounts. Nangarhar
7 month agoHouse hit by mortar shell near Sabari Khost
7 month ago3rd IED attack reported also in Kabul 3 districts affected-2,3 and 10 Afghanistan
7 month ago2 alleged Khurasan members arrested in Shinwari district Nangarhar
7 month ago11 alleged Taliban members arrested in Herat
7 month agoChairman of the Central Council of Jamiat e Islah, Mohammad Atif was killed in one of MIED attacks in Kabul today
7 month agoCar of Parwan police commander was blown up by IED near Charikar
2 killed after series of rush-hour car bombs rocked Kabul, while police vehicle was targeted in attack north of Afghan capital
Mumbai: Fire breaks out on 6th floor of a building in Andheri, reports ANI
7 month agoYangon youth network activist group says launches civil disobedience campaign after Myanmar's coup
7 month agoProtest rally by PTM Qala Saifullah on the second death anniversary of the national martyr prof.Arman Loni. Arman loni was killed in Loralai by police torture
Singapore reports 19 new #COVID19 cases, all imported; no locally transmitted infections for 3 consecutive days
People in Haryana's Jind have blocked the national highway to protest against internet ban
China's top diplomat insisted on "red lines" the Biden administration shouldn't cross-Covid blame, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan-hours after the U.S.'s top diplomat gave a speech challenging Beijing on pretty much all of them
7 month agoVIDEO: Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand protest against the military coup in front of their embassy, waving posters of leader Aung San Suu Kyi and stomping on the photos of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
7 month agoAftermath of a bomb blast targeting deputy police chief of Parwan province in Charikar, a city to the north of Kabul. Afghan cities are infested with bombs
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 61 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
Protesters against the anti-terror law gather at the intersection of Padre Faura and Taft Ave in Manila Tuesday in support of the legal panel who are due to attend the oral arguments on why the anti-terror law must be declared unconstitutional. via @joncellona
Protesters against the anti-terror law mass up at the intersection of Padre Faura and Taft Ave in Manila on Feb. 2, 2021 in support of the legal panel who are due to attend oral arguments on why the anti-terror law must be declared unconstitutional. via @joncellona
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 110 km NNE of Lobujya, Nepal
7 month agoGun battle near CP in Kunduz District 1 was reported earlier this evening
UK: Today the Myanmar Ambassador, Kyaw Zwar Minn, was summoned to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. The Minister for Asia, Nigel Adams, condemned the military coup and unlawful imprisonment of civilians, including Aung San Suu Kyi
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 107 km N of Tual, Indonesia
7 month agoStatement from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on summoning of envoy in wake of the BurmaCoup
Three militants were killed during an intelligence based operation close to Pak-Afghan border in Lower Dir
A spokesman for the NLD told the Washington Post that all the party's cabinet ministers were detained at gunpoint. "I expect that soldiers will arrive for me soon"
7 month ago"It's a message to all countries in the region," @PressSec Jen Psaki said about President Biden's statement on the coup in Myanmar
Britain summons its ambassador to Myanmar, against the backdrop of the army's takeover of power
Speaking at a presser in Tehran, Taliban's former political office spox Suhail Shaheen said that Taliban will reassess the DohaDeal if US does not withdraw all troops by May 2021, in which case Taliban will likely resume attacks on foreign troops
7 month agoAccording to local account, SOF tried to regain Husein Khel, but Taliban repelled their attack. Baghlan
7 month agoStatement from @POTUS on #BurmaCoup: US "removed sanctions on Burma over the past decade based on progress toward democracy. The reversal of that progress will necessitate an immediate review of our sanction laws and authorities, followed by appropriate action"
I-Space (Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology Ltd.) developed Hyperbola-1 (Shian Quxian-1) rocket failed during its second launch on Monday in an attempt to orbit the small Fangzhou-2 (Ark-2) satellite. By Rui C. Barbosa
FBI warns of cyber attacks from China-backed parties to steal information related to Coronavirus vaccines, treatments and tests
The FBI warns of Chinese cyberattacks targeting Coronavirus vaccine information
The Security Council will discuss tomorrow the developments in the situation in Myanmar after the coup
7 month agoPro Taliban accounts claimed capturing a soldier in Alishing area Laghman His name hasn't been provided so far
7 month agoTaliban fighter Mawlavi Shafaruddin died today in drone strike in Charkh Logar
7 month ago3 alleged Taliban fighters were killed in Surkh Rod area according to Nangarhar authorities
An Afghan intelligence (NDS) operative has been assassinated in PD-5, Kabul a short while ago
China's capital Beijing detects H5N8 bird flu in wild swans - agriculture ministry
A member of the Afghan intelligence service was assassinated in PD5, close to Ghani bus taxi taxi stand, eye witnesses and a security office in the area tells
7 month agoTaliban attack near Mughul village, east of Saripul city earlier afternoon
7 month agoIMAGE: Afghan intelligence (NDS) claimed arrest of alleged Taliban member, who was identified as Ajmal and was apparently wearing women's outfit, in Taloqan city of Takhar province
AFG " Last night fighters loyal to militia commander Alipooar attacked Hesay Awal Behsood district. District governor Abdul Rahman Ghani along with 3 bodyguards and 2 members of ANDSF kidnapped. The office of the district governor on the main Wardak - Bamian highway
7 month agoIMAGE: Taliban suicide bomber Mullah Yusuf Kandahari who carried out the SVBIED attack in Shirzad, Nangarhar last month
Covid-19: Hong Kong social distancing measures to stay in place, 'ambush' lockdowns in Yuen Long and Tsim Sha Tsui
7 month agoLocal account reported that 2 guards of politician Yusuf Nuristani were also killed yesterday in Kabul District 5
7 month agoVIDEO: Footage from the site of today's second MIED blast in Kabul, which took place in PD-7, targeting an Afghan Army vehicle
3 people were brought to a hospital after a beam at the LRT-1 Blumentritt station fell on them Monday afternoon. Police are investigating the incident
7 month agoPolice officer Zahir was killed in Kandahar District 3 according to pro Taliban accounts A
Riot police are still blocking North Sathorn Road and confronting some protesters, causing a traffic nightmare in the area, though a majority of demonstrators has already left. #Thailand #ม็อบ1กุมภา #KE
7 month agoThai Protesters have taken the opportunity to air their grievances against the government. These two are angrily addressing being left behind by the country's Covid response
The Yuen Long On Hing Street area now with govt supplies truck and police presence. Resident went down to check situations
7 month ago3 alleged "militants" arrested in Parwan by NDS
7 month agoImages from the today's first IED (MIED) blast in Kabul city, which took place at Shaheed roundabout in Kabul's PD10
Five Taliban fighters were killed & four more wounded in attack on a security checkpoint in Pul-e-Alam, Logar province, this morning, local officials said, adding that the Taliban attack was repelled & there are no casualties among security forces
7 month agoThere were two IED blasts in Kabul city today. In the second IED blast that targeted an Afghan Army (ANA) vehicle in PD7 of Kabul city, police confirmed that one civilian and one ANA member were killed and another ANA member was wounded
Both demonstrators and journalists were caught off guard by the crackdown, which took place shortly after a police officer declared the rally illegal and told the protesters to leave the area around the Myanmar Embassy on Sathorn Road
7 month agoFormer ANA commander Murad arrived to Bihsud in Wardak to monitor work of Govt. team who will investigate civilian deaths during unrest 3 days ago
7 month agoILaw reported that riot control police has arrived to break up the protest against the coup in Myanmar in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok.
7 month agoAftermath of IED blast this morning in Kabul city that targeted vehicle belonging to Khushnood Nabizada, head of the office of the state minister for peace affairs. Police said there were no casualties
7 month agoMilitia commander Hashim, wounded few days ago in battles around Baghlan capital, died today according to pro Taliban accounts
Armed attack in Kabul District 5 this afternoon Afghanistan
7 month agoAlleged Khurasan member arrested in NDS raid in Nangarhar
7 month ago2 people were assassinated in Khushal Khan yesterday. Pro Taliban accounts reported they were NDS operatives. Kabul
7 month ago2 people were killed yesterday near Taloqan. Pro Govt. accounts says they were civilians and blamed Taliban, Takhar
7 month ago2 civilians killed near Nagahan as area is engulfed in fighting, Arghandab Kandahar
7 month agoCrater from IED blast on Helmand road in Maywand district, western Kandahar
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 78 km E of Namie, Japan
7 month agoLogar authorities claimed repelling Taliban attack on Bidak CP near Pul e Alam
7 month agoMilitary claimed surrender of alleged Taliban fighter in Logar
7 month agoMilitary staff was targeted in 2nd attack Kabul Afghanistan
Afghan Ministry of Defense: 30 Taliban militants were killed in army air and ground attacks
Several defection attempts & smuggling operations occurred near the Sino-North Korean border in North Pyongan Province during the Eighth Party Congress, with three dead & two in hospital after border guards fired shots (Daily NK)
Cheung said that a residential building would be put under a compulsory Covid-19 testing order if the site records an infection with unknown origins, or if sewage sample tests positive. He said workplaces, such as construction sites, could also undergo mandatory testing
Telangana reported 118 new #COVID19 cases, 264 recoveries, and 2 deaths on 31st January. Total cases reported as per the latest update 2,94,587 Total recoveries 2,90,894 Death toll 1,601 Active cases in the state 2,092
7 month agoInfront of myanmar embassy in Bangkok Thailand where Myanmar citizens working here are gathered to protest against the militarycoup in their country. They were reportedly stomping on picture of military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
Hong Kong has extended current Covid19 social distancing rules and the group gathering ban until February 17: There is "no room to relax social distancing measures" Chief Sec. Matthew Cheung said
7 month agoAnother MIED attack in Kabul this time in District 7
7 month agoUnknown People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft Mode s 7BE605 orbiting over the Strait of Taiwan
7 month agoTaliban claimed defection of 2 alleged ANDSF personnel in Shahjoy Zabul Afghanistan
Boris Johnson condemns the army's takeover of power in Myanmar and demands the immediate release of the country's leader
China response to Myanmar's coup: "hope all sides can properly manage difference under constitution and legal framework and uphold stability"
7 month agoMilitary propaganda playing on TV, Internet and telephones disrupted, banks & ATMS closed, panic buying in stores & embassies warning of possible civil unrest as Myanmar's Military stages a coup, arrests civilian gov't leaders & declares state of emergency for one year
7 month agoMP Myint Htwe announcing the NLD statement is fake.
Myanmar NLD party statement quoting leader Suu Kyi calling for protests says statement was prepared prior to military coup
![The National Defence & Security Council meeting at the President's house [.] to officiate State of Emergency. Only 5 military members plus the military-appointed Temporary President in shot. Unclear if any of 5 civilian members attended](https://asia.liveuamap.com/pics/2021/02/01/22164348_0.png)
7 month agoThe National Defence & Security Council meeting at the President's house [.] to officiate State of Emergency. Only 5 military members plus the military-appointed "Temporary President" in shot. Unclear if any of 5 civilian members attended
7 month agoMilitary Coup in Myanmar: Police trucks are seen in Yangon before noon on Monday after the Myanmar military staged a coup earlier in the morning
Myawaddy Military TV just announced 1. There will be an election again 2. The winning party will be tranferred power
Myanmar's military has taken control of the country in a coup and declared a state of emergency, after the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior government leaders in early morning raids Monday
Four suspected NPA rebels were killed in an encounter with Army soldiers in a remote village in Garchitorena, Camarines Sur Monday, the military said
Foreign Office: Myanmar updated info following state of emergency declared by Myanmar Military
Myanmar detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she urges people not to accept coup and to protest
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 186 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
7 month agoMilitary coup in Myanmar: President, government party leader, and several senior executives were detained by the military forces in the early morning in Myanmar. Internet and telephone were cut off at 03:00 local time in the capital
US Department of State: Burma: Burmese military have detained political leaders including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. There is potential for unrest. We advise all U.S. citizens to review personal security plans, remain aware of surroundings, and monitor news for updates
All banks in Myanmar are temporarily closed after government leaders have been arrested
Thai deputy Prime Minister calls Myanmar coup "their internal affairs"
[email protected] reports that the Thai-Myanmar borders Chiang Rai are closed "until further notice". No news from other crossings yet. Thai military officials say borders are already on high alert of "illegal crossers" because of COVID19
US State Department: We call on the Myanmar army to release the detainees and respect the will of the people
7 month agoWhite House "alarmed" by Myanmar coup: "The United States opposes any attempt to alter the outcome of recent elections or impede Myanmar's democratic transition, and will take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed
7 month agoNarathiwat: Police officers injured in bomb trap by suspected insurgents
Reuters: Myanmar military says power has been transferred to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, General Min Aung Hliang
7 month agoMyanmar's army announces yearlong state of emergency with new acting President Myint Swe transferring all power to military
The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.
