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Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says
A lawyer says activist publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at his Hong Kong national security trial.
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Philippine oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising concerns about a possible major spill
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Taiwan sees flooding and landslides from Typhoon Gaemi, which caused 22 deaths in the Philippines
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Myanmar violence, South China Sea tensions are top issues as Southeast Asian diplomats meet in Laos
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Japan’s population falls for a 15th year with record low births and record high deaths
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India and UK launch tech initiative as new British foreign minister makes his first official visit
India and Britain are launching a new technology security initiative expected to boost economic growth and deepen collaboration on critical technologies.
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NORAD says it tracked Chinese and Russian military planes off Alaska
A joint U.S.-Canada aerospace command says two Chinese and two Russian military planes were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska.
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Inquiry finds 200,000 people were abused in care in New Zealand over decades in ‘national disgrace’
Nearly a third of the children and vulnerable adults in state, foster and faith-based care in New Zealand between 1950 and 1999 were physically, sexually, verbally or psychologically harmed.
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New Zealand’s inquiry into systemic abuse follows 2 decades of similar probes worldwide
New Zealand is the latest country to confront cruel, systemic and commonplace abuse of children and vulnerable adults in state and faith-based care institutions.
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A slight temperature drop makes Tuesday the world’s second-hottest day
Global temperatures have dropped slightly after breaking the all-time heat record the two previous days.
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A prominent Myanmar Christian leader is released from prison for a second time in 4 months
A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was released from prison earlier this week. The Rev.
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French air force mission makes stopover in Indonesia to boost security ties
France’s air force has made a stopover in Indonesia’s capital, part of a visit to Southeast Asia that’s meant to display French commitment to security in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing Chinese maritime activity there.
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Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people
Bangladesh is crawling back to normalcy after more than a week of chaos triggered by student protests over a quota system in government jobs.
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Philippines and Singapore broaden defense ties with a new agreement
The Philippines and Singapore have signed a defense pact that will allow their militaries to broaden their engagement, but few details were given about how the agreement could help address their security concerns in a region rife with conflicts.
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Japan protests against Russia’s entry ban on 13 mostly business leaders over sanctions
Japan’s government says it has protested against Russia’s announcement that it is permanently banning 13 Japanese citizens, mostly business leaders of prominent companies including Toyota Motor Corp., in retaliation for Tokyo’s sanctions over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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A typhoon kills 3 as it nears Taiwan. It killed 13 in the Philippines, where people plead for rescue
A typhoon killed has three people in Taiwan as it approaches the island where air travelers have rushed to board remaining overseas flights.
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Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound
Trash carried by at least one North Korean balloon has fallen on the South Korean presidential compound, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities during North Korean provocations.
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Belarus’ foreign minister arrives in North Korea for talks expected to focus on Russia cooperation
Belarus’ foreign minister has arrived in North Korea as experts predict that he and North Korean officials would discuss forming a trilateral anti-Western front also involving Russia.
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Malaysia evacuates 123 citizens from violence-hit Bangladesh
Malaysia has evacuated 123 of its citizens from Bangladesh in response to violent unrest that has killed dozens of people.
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Taiwan’s air force cancels drills as typhoon approaches. Naval and land exercises to continue
An approaching typhoon has prompted the cancellation of air force drills off Taiwan’s east coast. But naval and land exercises are set to continue in other parts of the self-governing island democracy, which China threatens to invade.
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The leader of Myanmar’s army government is named acting president so he can renew state of emergency
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military-government, has also taken the position of acting president to replace the holder of that post, who was unable to perform his duties due to health problems.
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Heading to Asia, Blinken aims to shore up Indo-Pacific ties and stress US commitment to the region
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Asia this week on an eight-day trip aimed at shoring up ties with Indo-Pacific allies and partners but with the priority of assuring them that the United States remains committed to the region.
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Pakistan police raid former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party office and arrest its spokesman
Pakistan’s Interior Ministry says police have raided the imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party office in Islamabad and arrested its spokesman for carrying out anti-state propaganda.
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Philippine president orders shutdown of Chinese-run online gambling industry employing thousands
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an immediate ban on the mostly Chinese-run online gaming operations in the country.
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Belarus’ foreign minister will visit North Korea for possible talks on Russia cooperation
Belarus’ foreign minister is to visit North Korea for a rare trip expected to focus on forging trilateral cooperation involving Russia.
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Internet is still down in Bangladesh despite apparent calm following deadly protests
Bangladesh is still without internet for a fifth day and the government declared a public holiday Monday, as authorities maintained tight control despite apparent calm following a court order that scaled back a controversial system for allocating government jobs that sparked violent protests.
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A top Chinese university fires a professor after a student accused him of sexual harassment
A top Chinese university has fired a professor a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment and posted recordings online as evidence.
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Pakistan protests to Germany after protesters get into the grounds of its Frankfurt consulate
Authorities say Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with Germany over its failure to prevent protesters getting into the grounds of the Pakistani consulate in Frankfurt, demanding action against “a gang of extremists” that it says breached security and endangered the lives of its staff.
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Anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrested in Greenland. He faces possible extradition to Japan
Greenland police say they have apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan.
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India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it
India’s lithium ion battery storage industry — which can store electricity generated by wind turbines or solar panels for when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing — makes up just 0.1% of global battery storage.
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South Korea boosts border propaganda broadcasts after North Korea flies more trash balloons
South Korea says it is bolstering anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the tense border with rival North Korea, after the North launched more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea.
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Malaysia honors a new king in coronation marked by pomp and cannon fire
Traditional pomp and cannon fire marked the coronation of Malaysia’s billionaire King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, who pledged to govern fairly the five-year term he will serve under a unique rotating monarchy system.
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Myanmar’s civil war has seen a devastating increase in attacks on schools, researchers say
A group that monitors armed conflict in Myanmar says an intensification of fighting in the Southeast Asian nation’s civil war has resulted in a sharp increase in destructive attacks on schools.
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Bangladesh imposes strict curfew with a ‘shoot-on-sight-order’ following deadly protests
Police imposed a strict curfew with a “shoot-on-sight” order across Bangladesh as military forces patrolled parts of the capital after scores were killed and hundreds injured in clashes over the allocation of civil service jobs.
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Indonesian women assert themselves with martial arts as gender-based violence remains a challenge
An emotionally abusive marriage of 11 years has led Rani Miranti to join a fight club that has trained her in martial arts.
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Pakistan says it arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden
Pakistan counterterrorism police say they have arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.
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Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed
Three Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft again until the military can fix the root causes of multiple recent accidents, including a deadly crash in Japan.
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Strife-torn Myanmar marks 77th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San
Myanmar’s military government has held a wreath-laying ceremony in the country’s largest city to mark the 77th anniversary of the assassination of the country’s fallen independence heroes, including Gen.
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Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at age 80
Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health. He was 80.
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Five people survive after a helicopter crashes in Bali
Officials say two Australian and three Indonesian nationals have survived after a tourist helicopter crashed in Bali, due to being entangled in a kite string.
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