Myanmar to Sign Truce With 8 Armed Groups

A cease-fire agreement between eight of Myanmar's armed ethnic groups and the government is set to be signed on Thursday, the culmination of over two years of negotiations aimed at bringing an end to the majority of the country's long-running conflicts. But the deal will fall short of its nationwide billing, with seven of the 15 armed groups invited declining to take part amid disagreement over who the process should include and ongoing distrust of Myanmar's semi-civilian...

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