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The UN Security Council called for Myanmar’s junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday as it adopted its first ever resolution on the situation in the turmoil-ridden Southeast Asian country. The 15-member Council has been split on Myanmar for decades and was previously only able to agree on formal statements about the country, which has been under military rule since February 2021. Suu Kyi, 77, has been a prisoner since the army toppled her government almost two years ago and violently cracked down on dissent. Wednesday’s resolution “urges" the junta to “immediately release all arbitrarily detained prisoners," including Suu...
