Critics of army rule in Myanmar stage a silent strike against upcoming election

Local media reports indicate that Myanmar carried out an airstrike within its own borders on a hospital controlled by a leading rebel force. The attack Wednesday killed 34 patients and medical staff and injured about 80 others. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military took power in 2021. Bulgaria’s government has resigned as mass protests grip the country just weeks before the Balkan nation is set to join the eurozone. The move came minutes before a scheduled parliamentary vote over econom