U.N. Security Council calls for release of Myanmar leaders after coup

The U.N. Security Council on Thursday called for "the immediate release of all those detained" including Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi following a military coup earlier this week in the Southeast Asian country.The members of the Security Council "expressed deep concern at the declaration of the state of emergency imposed in Myanmar by the military on 1 February and the arbitrary detention of members of the government, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint and others," they said in a press statement.A day after the military coup, the Security Council held a cl…READ FULL ARTICLE