U.N. special envoy to visit Myanmar amid 'deteriorating situation'

Myanmar has been in chaos since the military overthrew an elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi early last year and launched a bloody crackdown on protests that followed. Noeleen Heyzer, the U.N. secretary-general's special envoy to Myanmar, is visiting after "extensive consultations with actors from across the political spectrum, civil society as well as communities affected by the ongoing conflict", the United Nations said in a statement dated Monday.

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Policy watch: Where Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak stand on the key issues

We are at the halfway point in the battle for the Tory leadership and Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are intensifying their bids to be the next prime minister.

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  Liz Truss: I'll give Sturgeon's critics protection to scrutinise SNP failures

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Tory leadership hustings: Dates of events in the battle to be next prime minister

The seventh members' hustings is set to take place today, August 16 in Perth, with Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss continuing their battle to win the Tory leadership race.