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China’s Communist Party will signal its approach to the country’s challenges at a meeting this week
China’s ruling Communist Party is starting a four-day meeting that is expected to lay out a strategy for self-sufficient economic growth in an era of heightened national security concerns and restrictions on access to American technology.
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China’s economy slowed in the last quarter as weak consumer demand dragged on growth
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Nepal’s new prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu
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Rescuers in Nepal recover 11 bodies after a landslide swept 2 buses full of people into a river
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A decade after deadly MH17 crash, the father of one victim is still waiting for Russia to say sorry
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New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar’s northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene
Recently renewed combat in northeastern Myanmar between troops of the military government and ethnic minority militias has in the past few days become more complicated, as two minority groups not previously involved in the fighting stepped into the fray.
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Sister of North Korean leader Kim hints at resuming flying trash balloons toward South Korea
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is vowing to respond to what she calls a fresh South Korean civilian leafleting campaign.
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China, Russia start joint naval drills, days after NATO allies called Beijing a Ukraine war enabler
China and Russia’s naval forces have kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua reported, days after NATO allies called Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war in Ukraine.
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King Charles III to visit Australia and Samoa as he recovers from cancer
King Charles III is preparing to visit Australia and Samoa in October, an itinerary that will span 12 time zones and test the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment.
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Extravagant wedding celebrations for the son of Asia’s richest man conclude with a reception
A wedding reception in India completes the monthslong celebrations as the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend.
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8 civilians wounded in 2 coordinated suicide attacks near a military facility in northwest Pakistan
Police say a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and at least one of his accomplices exploded his vest near the outer wall of a military facility in northwestern Pakistan, wounding eight civilians.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl
With around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov.
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Thousands of Islamists rally near the Pakistani capital to denounce Israeli strikes in Gaza
Thousands of supporters of a Pakistani radical political party have rallied near Islamabad, denouncing Israeli strikes in Gaza and urging the government to send more aid to the Palestinians.
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Cambodia’s defense ministry says a search is on for a military helicopter missing since Friday
Cambodia’s Defense Ministry says a military helicopter has gone missing while flying over the heavy forested Cardamom Mountain range in the country’s southwest.
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Taiwan steps up alertness after detecting test-firing by China’s missile unit
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says it’s monitoring waves of test-firing by China’s missile unit in a region more than 1,000 miles from the self-ruled island and that its air force stepped up its alertness.
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A Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan but supporters’ hopes of his release are dashed
A Pakistani court has overturned the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in a case relating to the legality of their marriage.
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North Korea threatens to boost nuke capability in reaction to US-South Korea deterrence guidelines
North Korea has threatened to boost its nuclear fighting capability and make the United States and South Korea pay “an unimaginably harsh price” as it slams its rivals’ new defense guidelines that it says reveal an intention to invade the North.
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An Indian billionaire’s son is married after lavish celebrations that spotlight his global clout
The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year.
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Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal
Nepali authorities say rescuers have recovered the first body from two buses that were swept away by a landslide and submerged into a raging river in a raging river.
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Who is the Buddhist nun who built a global charity from a tiny apartment in rural Taiwan?
In 1966, Cheng Yen, a Buddhist nun living in eastern Taiwan, asked local housewives to contribute 50 cents a month to fund her charity.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear taking Asia trip amid turmoil over Biden’s candidacy
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is taking a business trip to Asia to promote the Bluegrass State. The trip comes amid turmoil over whether President Joe Biden should continue with his bid for a second term.
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US renews call on China to stop aggressive actions in disputed sea, where hostilities have flared
The United States has renewed a call on China to stop its aggressive actions in the South China Sea, saying a broader web of security alliances has emerged to preserve the rule of law in the disputed waters.
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court awards more seats to imprisoned ex-premier Imran Khan’s party
Pakistan’s top court has found that the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was improperly denied at least 20 seats in parliament, in a significant blow to the country’s fragile governing coalition.
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Nepal’s prime minister loses a confidence vote forcing him to step down
Nepal’s prime minister has lost a vote of confidence in parliament after losing the support of the largest party in his governing coalition, forcing him to step down after 19 months in power.
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These Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted them
An Australian art museum curator has divulged that she was the creator of three paintings that she presented as works by Pablo Picasso -- and which prompted a gender discrimination case when she only permitted female gallery patrons to view them.
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Solomon Islands and China are strengthening ties in a worrying move for US and its Pacific allies
The new Solomon Islands prime minister is in China for a visit as Beijing and the strategic Pacific archipelago strengthen their ties.
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Japan punishes hundreds of defense officials for mishandling classified data and other misconduct
Japan’s defense ministry announced disciplinary action on Friday against more than 200 senior officials and service members over mishandling of classified materials and other misconduct, an embarrassment that could undermine Tokyo’s efforts to work more closely with United States and other partners.
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The son of Asia’s richest man is set to marry in the year’s most extravagant wedding
Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians are arriving in India’s financial capital to attend the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, the world’s ninth richest man.
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US and South Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines in face of North Korean threats
The U.S. and South Korea signed new joint nuclear deterrence guidelines, weeks after North Korea and Russia struck a defense pact that raised concerns in the region about the North’s growing nuclear threats.
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2 buses carrying more than 50 people were swept into a river by a landslide in Nepal
A landslide has swept two buses carrying more than 50 people into a swollen river in Nepal, and continuous rain and more landslides were making rescue efforts difficult.
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Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine damaging the country’s largest children’s hospital and other buildings in a fierce assault that interrupted heart surgeries and forced young cancer patients to take their treatments outdoors.
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Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia
An Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia have been denied bail on the first charges against suspected operatives under Australia’s updated 2018 espionage laws.
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Faced with threats from Russia and its Asian supporters, NATO and Indo-Pacific partners get closer
Four Indo-Pacific countries attending the NATO summit have issued a joint statement to “strongly condemn the illicit military cooperation” between Russia and North Korea.
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Court in Japan allows transgender woman to officially change gender without compulsory surgery
A Japanese high court has approved a legal gender change for a transgender woman without requiring compulsory gender-affirming surgery.
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Pakistan will consider expelling hundreds of thousands more Afghans in a continued clampdown
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says authorities will consider a plan to expel hundreds of thousands more Afghans who have been living in Pakistan for years, the latest in a monthslong government clampdown on undocumented migrants.
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South Korea to deploy laser weapons to intercept North Korean drones
South Korea will deploy laser weapons systems designed to intercept will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept North Korean drones, as their launches in recent years have caused security concerns in the South.
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2 Australians and a Filipina killed in Philippine hotel, officials say
Officials in the Philippines say two Australian nationals and their Filipina companion have been killed in a hotel in a popular resort city south of the capital, and that police are trying to identify and track down the suspects.
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Former Indonesian agriculture minister sentenced to 10 years for corruption
Indonesia’s anti-graft court has sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison for extortion, abuse of power and bribery involving ministry contracts with private vendors.
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11 killed as passenger bus collides with pickup truck in northern Philippines
A passenger bus collided with a pickup truck early Thursday morning, killing 11 people and injuring six others in a northern Philippine town.
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Papua New Guinea lawmaker pleads not guilty in Sydney court to assaulting woman
Papua New Guinea’s sidelined Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute in Australia.
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