At least 18 killed in Myanmar on bloodiest day of protests against coup
Yangon (Reuters) – Myanmar police fired on protesters around the country on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of
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Dutch parliament: China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide
Amsterdam (Reuters) – The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding motion saying that the treatment of the Uighur Muslim
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India, Pakistan militaries agree to stop cross-border firing in rare joint statement
New Delhi (Reuters) – The militaries of India and Pakistan said in a rare joint statement on Thursday that they
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Violence against civilians surges in Afghanistan after peace talks: UN report
Kabul (Reuters) – Civilian casualties in Afghanistan escalated sharply after peace talks began last year, the United Nations said in
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Indonesian foreign minister to visit Myanmar as pressure mounts on generals
Yagon (Reuters) – Indonesia’s foreign minister plans to fly to Myanmar on Thursday in the first known visit by a
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Canada’s parliament passes motion saying China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide
Ottowa (Reuters) – Canada’s parliament passed a non-binding motion on Monday saying China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority in
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Four Taiwan ex-intelligence officers charged with spying for China
Taipei (AFP) – Four retired Taiwanese military intelligence officers — including a major general — have been indicted for spying
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U.S. should consult Taliban on any Afghan pullout delay: Pakistani envoy to U.S.
Washington (Reuters) – The United States should consult the Taliban on any extension of a May 1 deadline for a
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No decision on any NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan, Stoltenberg says
Brussels (Reuters) – NATO defence ministers at a meeting on Thursday made no decision on whether or when to pull
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Myanmar rattled by army movements, apparent internet cutoff
Yangon (AP) – Sightings of armored personnel carriers in Myanmar’s biggest city and an internet shutdown raised political tensions late
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