Rare photos of ex-Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi give her family hope

In this photo released by Myanmar President Office on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, shakes hands with Arnaud de Baecque, resident representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross, during their meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Myanmar President Office/AP hide caption toggle caption Myanmar President Office/AP CHIANG MAI — The son of Aung San Suu Kyi has told NPR that rare new pictures of the detained former Myanmar leader released by the country's military have given them renewed hope over her well-being. Kim Aris, the younger son of Suu Kyi, said photographs released Monday of his mother meeting the head of an international humanitarian group gave him "a reason to hope" for the first time since the military coup that ousted her in 2021. After years of enforced isolation, Suu Kyi met with Arnaud de Baecque, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)'s resident representative in Myanmar, in the capital Naypyitaw on Monday, according to government spokeswoman Khine Khine Soe, who announced the meeting via Telegram. The ICRC confirmed in a statement it took place and "included the opportunity" to speak in private with her. Ph...