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Russia’s Lavrov walks out of G20 meeting over condemnation of Ukraine war

The G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Bali concluded Friday with several nations’ top diplomats condemning Moscow’s war in Ukraine in…

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Sagaing residents say they face discrimination under Myanmar junta

Burmese citizens with national registration cards indicating they reside in northwestern Myanmar’s Sagaing region face travel restrictions and other forms…

2 years ago

Landmines in Myanmar target civilians, maim and kill children, NGOs say

Myanmar’s military is guilty of war crimes for its alleged practice of laying landmines in populated areas where they have…

2 years ago

North Korea requires cellphone users to install invasive surveillance app

North Korea is forcing smartphone users to install an app to use the isolated country’s closed intranet that also allows…

2 years ago

Late former prime minister saw the fates of Taiwan, Japan as bound together

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated on Friday, once remarked: "If Taiwan has a problem, then so…

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Fears grow for Guo Feixiong, on hunger strike in a Guangzhou detention center

Fears are growing over the health of Chinese dissident and former legal advocate Guo Feixiong, also known as Yang Maodong,…

2 years ago

Shooting death of Japan’s Shinzo Abe gets mixed reactions on Chinese internet

UDPATED at  10:40 a.m. EDT on 2022-07-08  The shooting death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe Friday prompted mixed…

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Myanmar charges three pre-coup UEC members with breaching polling laws

Myanmar’s military government is cracking down on its opposition ahead of national elections expected next year by handing out jail…

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No amnesty for Vietnamese ‘anti-state’ prisoners this year

Vietnam’s annual September 2 National Day amnesty will not include anyone jailed for anti-state charges according to President Nguyen Xuan…

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Junta bid for Russian deal to address Myanmar’s energy shortages faces hurdles

Myanmar’s junta is in talks with Russia to address the country’s fuel and electricity shortages, although inking a deal may…

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