Armed conflicts and attacks

Myanmar’s ousted president Win Myint was released under an amnesty on Myanmar’s New Year’s Day.(Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-free-more-than-4000-prisoners-amnesty-2026-04-17/

Law and crime

Australian Army veteran and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith is granted bail with travel restrictions after his previous arrest for war crimes while deployed to Afghanistan. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/australian-former-soldier-gets-bail-afghanistan-war-crime-charges-2026-04-17/