Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon on Saturday to condemn this week's military coup and demand the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar: Demonstrators seeking to roll back the military seizure

Myanmar's army chief General Min Aung Hlaing said that the military ouster of Aung San Suu Kyi's government in the country was "inevitable", as Washington formally designated the takeover as a coup.

Myanmar army chief: Military ouster was inevitable

Myanmar army chief: Military ouster was was inevitable

Senators have called for the United States to slap sanctions on Myanmar's army chief, saying more needed to be done to bring accountability over the campaign against the Rohingya.

Senators ask US to sanction Myanmar army chief

Myanmar's powerful army chief has given a rare foreign media interview to insist there was no "certain proof" the military had persecuted the country's stateless Rohingya Muslim community.

'No proof' Myanmar military persecuted Rohingya: Army chief