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China’s Top Diplomat to Visit North Korea to Reinforce Strategic Ties

Beijing— China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will travel to North Korea on Thursday to strengthen bilateral relations, China’s foreign ministry

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Taiwan Opposition Chief Heads to China as Tensions Rise

Taipei— Cheng Li-wun, leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party, departed for China on Tuesday on what she described as a

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India Plans Loan Guarantees to Shield Firms From Iran War Impact

New Delhi — India is preparing to offer sovereign guarantees on loans worth about $26.7 billion to support businesses hit

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Australia’s Most Decorated Soldier Arrested Over Afghanistan War Crime Allegations

Sydney — Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, was arrested on Tuesday and is set to be charged with

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Vietnam’s To Lam Secures Presidency, Consolidating Power

Hanoi — To Lam was unanimously elected Vietnam’s state president by the National Assembly on Tuesday, consolidating power as he

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Ex-SAS Soldier Charged in Afghanistan War Crimes Case

Melbourne— An Australian former Special Air Service soldier has been charged with the murder of five unarmed Afghans during deployments

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Bangladesh Mounts Emergency Measles Drive as Outbreak Intensifies

Dhaka — Bangladesh has launched an emergency vaccination campaign targeting more than one million children as a rapidly spreading outbreak

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India Scrambles for Urea as War Disrupts Fertiliser Flows

Mumbai— India is seeking to import 2.5 million metric tons of urea to stabilise domestic supplies hit by disruptions linked

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North Korea Calibrates Iran Ties, Signals Openness to US Engagement

Seoul — North Korea is distancing itself from Iran and moderating its public stance on the ongoing conflict to preserve

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Indonesia buries UN peacekeepers killed in Lebanon blasts

Bandung — Indonesia laid to rest three peacekeepers killed in separate explosions in southern Lebanon, officials said on Sunday, as