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‘Maximally pragmatic’: How Central Asia navigates Russia’s war on Ukraine
A separatist warlord turned Russian lawmaker said he wasn’t “kidding around” when calling for Moscow to annex Uzbekistan and other…
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At least 40 killed, more than 100 wounded in Moscow concert hall shooting
Gunmen burst into a big concert hall in Moscow and fired automatic weapons at the crowd, killing 40 people and…
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Russia, China veto US resolution on Gaza
Russia and China veto a UN Security Council draft resolution on Gaza proposed by the United States. The US draft was “an…
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At least 69 Rohingya refugees rescued after boat capsizes off Indonesia
At least 69 Rohingya refugees have been rescued after a wooden boat with an estimated 150 people on board capsized…
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Deadly Russian attack rocks Odesa; Ukraine vows to defeat ‘lunatic’ Putin
Russian forces’ creeping momentum has continued for a fifth week after the fall of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine as the…
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India’s Congress party accuses government of freezing accounts before polls
The Congress party, India’s main opposition political group, has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of stifling democracy and “crippling”…
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With record of Gaza truce vetoes, US unveils new, ambiguous UN resolution
The United States has circulated a draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire tied to the…
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Why has UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda been delayed again?
The UK’s House of Lords delivered another blow to the government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda on Wednesday…
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‘No dancing in the streets’: Why has Cambodia banned musical vehicle horns?
Having ruled with an iron fist for 45 years, Cambodia’s governing party leaders have a lengthy list of practices that…
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Why are the US and Japan pushing to ban nuclear weapons in space?
The US and Japan on Monday proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling on countries not to deploy or…
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