Polls close on first day of Myanmar’s widely criticised ‘sham’ election | BBC News
BBC NewsThe first of three phases of voting has finished in Myanmar in an election widely dismissed as a “sham”. Major political parties have been dissolved, leaders jailed and as much as half the country are not expected to vote due to an ongoing civil war. The military government is holding the ballot nearly five years after it seized power in a coup, prompting widespread opposition and spiralling into civil war. More than 200 people have been charged for disrupting or opposing the polls under a new law which carries severe punishments, including the death penalty. There were reports of explosions and airstrikes across multiple regions as the first round of voting took place on Sunday. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews
Ukraine’s president says Russia ‘doesn’t want peace’, ahead of meeting with Donald Trump | BBC News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday, for the latest round of talks aimed at ending nearly four years of war with Russia. The pair will discuss an updated version of a US-brokered peace plan, which Moscow is yet to support, as well as separate proposals for US security guarantees. Their meeting at the US president's Mar-a-Lago home follows intense Russian bombardment of Kyiv over the weekend, which Zelensky said is evidence that Moscow "doesn't want peace”. On Friday night, a 10-hour missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine's capital killed two people and left 32 others injured, local authorities said. There were further Russian strikes on Saturday night. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was "in no hurry to resolve this conflict peacefully", state-owned news agency Tass reported. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews
