Hi, I'm Nyla Boodoo. Welcome to Axios Recap where we dive into one big story. Today's Tuesday,

July 27. Indoor masks are up. Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka are down, and we're focusing on protests

around the globe. Even if you're an avid consumer of U.S. news, you might not be aware of some of the big international stories that are playing out in places like Myanmar, Belarus, and Venezuela.

Three things to know. First, in Myanmar, protests have been steady for months since the military seized power after the February election.

Dozens of children have been killed, and at least a thousand more have been detained.

Second, in Belarus, protests continue against Alexander Lukashenko, who some call the last European dictator.

Protests are illegal in Belarus, and just this month, its biggest newspaper was rated

and the editor hauled off for critical coverage. Third, and in Venezuela, President Nicholas

Maduro has held on to power and is trying to get the U.S. to lift sanctions after he refused

to honor election results that would have unseated him. So where are we on these global stories that

aren't on many Americans radar? Dave Lawler, Axios's world editor, will update us in just a moment.

We're joined now by Axios's world editor, Dave Lawler. Dave, welcome back.

Thanks, Ella.

Let's start with Myanmar. The military took over in a coup in February. What's the latest with the new

government and the continuing clashes it's had with protesters? Yeah, so you have a bunch of things

happening at once. You have this ongoing civil disobedience movement among supporters of the

deposed government. You also have violence around the country between the military and these rebel militias that have formed to take on the ruling junta.

And you have also the worst yet wave of the pandemic hitting the country.

So a lot of difficult things happening at the same time in Myanmar.

I mentioned the kids at the beginning, More than a thousand children have been detained.

The UN says arbitrarily.

Why hasn't this conflict bubbled up to front page news here in the U.S.?

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