the ethnic militias reject the peace proposal of the coup junta

Other news of the day: the Chinese Communist Party will modify its Constitution. The Isis is looking for new militiamen in the Syrian refugee camp of al-Hol. Indian journalist Siddique Kappan has been released on bail. Negotiations begin in the field of the Indo-Pacific Framework, promoted by Biden. A city council in St. Petersburg calls for Putin’s resignation.

MYANMAR

The country’s ethnic militias rejected the peace proposal of the leader of the coup military junta, Min Aung Hlaing. The Burmese generals offered the counterpart to join the army as “border guards”. The armed ethnic formations made it clear that said agreement must be preceded by a political solution to the current civil conflict.

CHINA

The Chinese Communist Party it will amend its constitution at its 20th Congress, which opens on October 16. Although the details of this decision are still unknown, it is expected that it will further strengthen Xi Jinping’s position, making him the most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.

SYRIA

Isis wants to take advantage of the horrendous conditions of the al-hol refugee camp to recruit new militiamen. This was stated by the head of the United States Military Command for the Middle East, General Erik Kurilla. Located in the area controlled by Kurdish forces, the facility houses 55,000 people, mostly women and children.

INDIA

The Supreme Court yesterday granted the journalist Siddique Kappan released on bail, arrested two years ago on charges of inciting terrorism. The Kerala-born reporter had been arrested for his investigation into the alleged rape of a woman, whose death caused outrage across the country.

INDO-PACIFIC

The 14 member states of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework They agreed yesterday to start formal negotiations to create a “rules-based” economic order that would apply to the vast region. The initiative, sponsored by the United States, aims to counter China’s geopolitical rise. According to critics, so far, the commitments made by Washington and its partners lack consistency.

RUSSIA

A zone (municipal) council of Saint Petersburg requested that Putin be framed for treason against the fatherland. The Moscow Lomonosov District Council joined the petition, according to which Putin should “resign, since his ideas and his administration model are hopelessly outdated and impede Russia’s progress.”

KAZAKHSTAN

A member of the Electoral Commission of Kazakhstan, Shavkat Utemisov, stated that former President Nazarbayev and his daughter Dariga could run in the upcoming early presidential elections. Last week, the deputy minister of Justice, Alma Mukanova, had declared the opposite, citing the content of the new Constitution.