U.N. Security Council discusses military coup in Myanmar

The U.N. Security Council held a closed-door meeting Tuesday to discuss the military coup in Myanmar but failed to agree on a collective response after China and Russia requested more time to assess the matter, according to a diplomatic source.The council will continue negotiations towards establishing a unified front, including the possibility of issuing a statement, according to the source.Britain, the chair of the online council meeting, hoped to issue a statement to the media condemning the coup and calling for the release of detained Myanmar leaders. Such statements require unanimous a…READ FULL ARTICLE