State of Emergency

Myanmar's junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, 2021, presides over an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by 6 months

Three years on, the junta is struggling to crush widespread armed opposition to its rule and recently suffered a series of stunning setbacks to an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups.

Local residents react after their evacuation from a flooded area after the Nova Kakhovka Dam breached, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson, Ukraine 6 June, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko
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State of emergency imposed in Russia-controlled parts of Kherson

A fishing boat with some 500 migrants enters the southern Italian port of Crotone, early Saturday, March 11, 2023. Italy's right-wing government has declared a state of emergency to help it cope with a surge in migrants arriving on the country's southern shores. Premier Giorgia Meloni and her Cabinet on Tuesday, April 11 decided to impose the emergency status for six months. (AP Photo/Valeria Ferraro, file)
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Italy declares state of emergency as migrant numbers surge

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Ecuador declares emergency after 5 police gunned down

Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev. File Photo: Reuters
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Uzbekistan reports casualties in unrest, opposition says at least 5 killed

Ethiopia Flag. Picture: Reuters
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Ethiopia's parliament lifts state of emergency early

A man relaxes in his pickup truck as truckers and supporters continue to protest against the Covid-19 vaccine mandates in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 6, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency to deal with trucking blockade

A view shows a burning police car during a protest against LPG cost rise following the Kazakh authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 5, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Kazakhstan government resigns after violent protests over fuel price

A coronavirus disease (Covid-19) health pass poster and a poster reading "Mandatory Mask" are seen outside a bar as France brings in tougher restrictions where a proof of immunity will be required to access most public spaces and to travel by inter-city train, in Nice, France, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Europe

France to extend Covid-19 state of emergency until 31 July next year, govt says

File photo: Sri lanka flag/ Reuters
South Asia

Sri Lankan Parliament approves state of emergency

Journalists gather near a mural featuring Haitian President Jovenel Moise, at the leader’s residence in Port-au-Prince where he was killed by gunmen in the early morning hours of July 7. Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said police and military were in control of security in Haiti [Joseph Odelyn/AP Photo]
Middle East

Haiti declares state of emergency after Moise assassination

Pedestrians wearing protective face masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic walk past Japanese national flags in Tokyo, Japan, April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Coronavirus chronicle

Japan faces longer state of emergency, casting doubt on Olympics

A woman, wearing protective mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks on an almost empty street in the Dotonbori entertainment district of Osaka, Japan, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
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Japan's Osaka to ask government to declare state of emergency: governor