martial law
23 Mar 2021
Soldiers patrol through Yangon after the junta imposed martial law over six areas in the city, effectively putting nearly two million people under the direct control of military commanders.
29 Sep 2020
Fighting has erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan around the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Both sides have blamed each other; the Armenian military claims to have destroyed several helicopters and tanks.
27 May 2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte joked Friday that soldiers could rape up to three women, as he reassured them of his full support under his newly imposed regional martial law.
16 Jan 2017
President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to impose martial rule to prosecute his deadly war on drugs, three decades after the nation shed dictatorship with a famous "People Power" revolt.