Political situation in Myanmar
Myanmar's junta leader elected president
Myanmar's
junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has been elected president of the country
after a vote in parliament, AFP reports. He is thus formally allowed to
retain the power he seized by force five years ago.
“He has long
had the ambition to swap the title of commander-in-chief for the title
of president, and now his dreams seem to have come true,” independent
Myanmar analyst Aung Kyaw Soe told Reuters.
The vote was held in a
parliament dominated by pro-military members and the junta-controlled
Union Solidarity and Development Party, which won more than 80 percent
of the seats in the heavily criticized parliamentary elections last
winter.
Middle East Crisis Iran War
Trump: Hope Iran does not capture pilot
Donald Trump has been receiving regular updates on the US rescue operation in Iran on Friday, The Guardian reports. According to NBC, his national security adviser has gathered at the White House to monitor developments surrounding the downed planes.
In an interview with NBC, Trump is said to have expressed frustration with the media's reporting on the operation, but he says the events do not affect any peace negotiations.
- No, not at all.
When asked by The Independent how Trump intends to act if Iran manages to reach the pilot who is still wanted, he replies:
- We hope that will not happen.
Trump's USA The President's Team
Bondi reportedly got the kick in the car: "I think it's time"
Pam Bondi was told she was being fired as Attorney General while she was in a car with Donald Trump on the way to the Supreme Court, according to information to the Wall Street Journal.
Bondi and Trump have reportedly discussed her future on several occasions since the beginning of the year, and she is said to have asked to stay on until the summer. But the answer was no.
- I think it's time, the president is said to have said on the way to the Supreme Court.
The dissatisfaction is said to have been about the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein documents and that she did not implement the president's reforms quickly enough.
