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The Trump administration has opened direct talks with Myanmar's military government, reversing years of U.S. efforts to isolate its leaders following the 2021 coup. Senior U.S. official Michael Vance met Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing on September 15–16, marking the highest-level contact since the coup. The talks initially focused on securing the release of detained American businessman Adam Castillo but have expanded to combating cyber scam centers and discussing access to Myanmar's vast rare-earth mineral deposits, as Washington seeks to reduce dependence on China
Junta troops shelled a funeral Sunday in Kanphyu Village in Mandalay’s Kyaukpadaung as villagers prepared to cremate three elderly women killed in a fire set during a military raid Friday, local sources said. (Photo: Kyaukpadaung Youth Network)