World’s biggest fossil fuel firms ‘profited in Myanmar after coup’ | First Thing

Leaked tax records suggest subsidiaries of international gas field contractors continued to make millions after coup. Plus, the secret life of André Leon TalleyGood morning.In the two years since a junta launched a coup in Myanmar, some of the world’s biggest oil and gas service companies continued to make millions of dollars from operations that have helped prop up the military regime, tax documents seen by the Guardian suggest.What else is happening? The UK, US and Canada have imposed fresh sanctions against Myanmar’s military, including measures from some aimed at stopping the supply of aviation fuel to its air force, which is accused of indiscriminately bombing civilian areas. Australia has also announced sanctions.What did US secretary of state Antony Blinken say about the sanctions? He said in a statement that the coup had placed Myanmar on “a disastrous path that has killed and displaced thousands”, and fresh sanctions would be imposed in conjunction with Canada and the UK.What