Biden demands Myanmar military ‘relinquish power’
By AFP
05 February 2021 |
2:15 pm
US President Joe Biden calls on Myanmar's military to "relinquish power" in the Southeast Asian nation and release the government officials and activists detained in this week's coup.
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