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Added on the 16/02/2024 09:01:07 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images of the White House in Washington, D.C. following President Joe Biden's announcement that he will no longer run for reelection in November. IMAGES
K-pop megastar Jin from BTS was discharged from his South Korean military service on Wednesday. Jin is the first member of the band to complete the mandatory duty, freeing him up to fully resume musical activities. The seven members of the world's most popular boy band have been performing their service -- which South Korea requires of all men under 30, due to tensions with the nuclear-armed North -- with the K-pop juggernaut on a self-described "hiatus" since 2022. IMAGES
Streets in Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon are quieter than usual, with a heavy military presence in parts of the city where soldiers stand guard at checkpoints and patrol in trucks, as the nation marks the third anniversary of a 2021 coup d'etat. Opponents of the military have called for people to stay indoors in a "silent strike" against the coup. IMAGES
BTS star Kim Seok-jin arrives by car at an army training center in Yeoncheon on Tuesday to start his mandatory South Korean military duty, the band's first member to enlist since a hiatus announcement this year left fans heartbroken over the K-pop band's uncertain future. IMAGES
People gather and wait outside Insein prison in Yangon with hopes of seeing their loved ones Sunday after Myanmar's junta said it would release over 1,600 prisoners from jails across the country to mark the Buddhist new year. IMAGES