BANGKOK (AP) — More than a dozen rescue and charity groups used excavation machinery to recover bodies Monday after a massive blast from stored mining explosives in northeastern Myanmar.

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Myanmar junta gives formal assurance to India amid rising concerns over cross-border terrorism and insurgent activities along the shared border. Three Summary Pointers:

Myanmar opposition groups criticise India for hosting Min Aung Hlaing, but India says engagement is best way forward.

The tour comes as Myanmar's new government tries to consolidate its political position regionally, while continuing to wage a brutal civil war.

New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday that Myanmarese territory would not be allowed to use against India's security interests, as the two leaders held wide-ranging talks to boost bilateral ties in trade,

India and Myanmar agreed to enhance bilateral trade via a Rupee-Kyat settlement mechanism and backed closer cooperation in agro-processing, petroleum, energy, and mining during talks between PM Modi and President U Min Aung Hlaing in New Delhi.

Vikram Misri defended the engagement with Myanmar’s new government, saying history has shown that disengagement doesn’t give results better than engagement