Aung San Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years

BBC News Monday 03 August 2026, 06:53 UTC 1 min read

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Photos newly released by Myanmar's military government show Suu Kyi meeting with an ICRC official.

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