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In Myanmar's jungles, young volunteers train hard to fight junta
A dense bamboo forest in rebel-held territory surrounds the training ground in eastern Myanmar where more than 100 young people, mostly...
Aug 23, 20244 min read
Oil tanker Sounion 'poses environmental risk' after Houthi attack in Red Sea
DUBAI/ATHENS - A Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude that was evacuated by its crew after being attacked in the Red...
Aug 23, 20243 min read
US envoy tells UN: Gaza ceasefire deal 'now is in sight'
UNITED NATIONS - A Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal "now is in sight," the U.S. envoy to the United Nations told the Security...
Aug 23, 20242 min read
Indian PM Modi set to visit Kyiv for talks with Ukraine's Zelenskiy
KYIV - India's Narendra Modi is set to visit wartime Kyiv for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday, the first trip by an...
Aug 23, 20243 min read
Late Chinese reformist leader's birthday stirs calls for bolder reform
BEIJING - Some Chinese economists called for bolder reforms on Thursday, the birthday of late reformist leader Deng Xiaoping, with...
Aug 23, 20242 min read
Japan ex-environment minister Koizumi to run for LDP leadership, TBS reports
TOKYO - Japanese former environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi will announce his candidacy for the ruling party leadership race at a press...
Aug 23, 20241 min read
China, Belarus agree to strengthen cooperation in trade, security
BEIJING - China and Belarus have agreed to strengthen cooperation in a range of sectors including trade, security, energy and finance,...
Aug 23, 20241 min read
Indonesia court finds drugmakers at fault over toxic cough syrup, awards parents
JAKARTA - An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah ($3,850) to each family whose children died of...
Aug 23, 20242 min read
Pakistan man charged with cybercrime linked to riots in Britain
LAHORE, Pakistan - Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has charged a local man with cybercrime offences for spreading fake...
Aug 23, 20241 min read
Power struggle between Indonesia's court and parliament sparks protests
JAKARTA - Protests are planned in Indonesia on Thursday as parliament looks to annul changes to election laws made by the constitutional...
Aug 22, 20242 min read
Tanker adrift after multiple attacks in Red Sea, UK maritime agency says
DUBAI - A Greek-flagged tanker was adrift in the Red Sea on Wednesday after repeated attacks that started a fire on the vessel and caused...
Aug 22, 20242 min read
Senior US officials meet with Dalai Lama in New York
WASHINGTON - Senior officials from the U.S. State Department and the White House met with the Dalai Lama in New York on Wednesday and...
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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