Boeing did not immediately comment.

In mid-May, witnesses said, a military air attack hit a school near the earthquake’s epicentre in Sagaing region, killing 22 people, including 20 children.Numerous anti-coup and ethnic armed groups have made their own pledges to pause hostilities.

However, some residents in eastern Myanmar said they have been displaced as anti-coup forces have also besieged military-held towns on a lucrative trade route towards neighbouring Thailand.Myanmar’s military government has announcedplans to hold an election

around the end of the year.But the opposition “National Unity Government” has urged the public and political parties to boycott any poll organised by the military government.

Pakistan’s government says it is recognising his leadership in the India-Pakistan confrontation. But critics caution that the move could further entrench the military’s control over the country.

Islamabad, Pakistan –Hundreds of thousands deported by Pakistan and Iran face poverty, unemployment, and lack of aid in fragile Afghanistan.

A deepening humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Afghanistan as neighbouring countries force tens of thousands of Afghans to return home.More than 280,000 Afghans were deported or pressured to leave Pakistan and Iran in April alone. Many arrived destitute, desperately needing assistance to rebuild their lives. Their stories reveal the precarious futures they now face.

Ezatullah, 45, recently entered Afghanistan through the Torkham border with his wife and seven children.“They told us to leave urgently,” he said. “All of our belongings were left behind; everything was lost. We now have nothing.”