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ICYMI – From Myanmar to Chile, citizens make their vision for the future clear
Reuters journalists captured rare footage of some of the men and women in Myanmar who left their lives as civilians to become guerilla fighters after the military coup in February. “Taking up arms is the only option for us” said a 34-year-old former fitness trainer, a new recruit who has a tattoo of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi across his back.
On the other side of the world, democracy thrived. The streets of Santiago were filled with supporters of Gabriel Boric celebrating the Chilean leftist’s victory in Chile’s presidential runoff election. The election was the most divisive in decades, with both candidates posing diametrically opposing alternatives to the centrist political mainstream that has dominated Chile since the return to democracy in 1990.
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In Myanmar jungle, civilians prepare to battle military rulers
At a secret jungle camp in Myanmar’s eastern Karen state, civilians are training with armed ethnic guerrillas to fight back against the country’s military takeover.
Student protest leader Gabriel Boric wins Chile’s presidential election
Ten years after leading student protests demanding better education, Boric’s victory demonstrates the remarkable rise for the Andean nation’s progressive left.
Algeria beat Tunisia 2-0 to win Arab Cup
Extra-time goals by substitute Amir Sayoud and Yacine Brahimi gave Algeria a 2-0 win over neighbors Tunisia in the Arab Cup final at the Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday
At least 27 people feared dead in blaze in Japanese city of Osaka
The fire was reported shortly after the clinic opened for business and was mostly extinguished within 30 minutes. Police are investigating the cause of the fire.