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NewsDesk MC May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 activists, amnesty international, Andrie Yunus, authoritarianism, civil liberties, digital propaganda, Disinformation, Gerindra Party, human rights, indonesia, jakarta, meta, military influence, online harassment, political repression, Prabowo Subianto, social media platforms, Southeast Asia politics, tiktok, X platform, youtube

Amnesty Accuses Indonesia of Using Disinformation to Silence Government Critics

Jakarta-Amnesty International accused Indonesia’s government on Tuesday of adopting increasingly authoritarian tactics under President Prabowo Subianto, alleging that officials and

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NewsDesk MC May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Andong summit, Asan Institute for Policy Studies, bilateral cooperation, BTS Dynamite, comfort women, donald trump, East Asia diplomacy, forced labor issue, geopolitical tensions, historical disputes, indo-pacific, Iran conflict, japan, Lee Jae Myung, Nara summit, north korea, regional security, Sanae Takaichi, Seoul-Tokyo relations, south korea, US allies

Japan, South Korea Leaders Hold Rare Hometown Summit Amid Regional Security Pressures

Seoul-South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met on Tuesday in the South Korean city

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NewsDesk MC May 18, 2026 australia, Beijing influence, china, Diplomacy, dolphin trade, environmental policy, Foreign Policy, geopolitical rivalry, Honiara, Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, Jeremiah Manele, marine conservation, Matthew Wale, One China policy, Pacific Islands, Pacific security, Peter Kenilorea, Rick Hou, solomon islands, taiwan, tuna industry

Wale Signals Policy Shift as Solomon Islands Elevates China Critics

Honiara— The new government of Solomon Islands appointed prominent critics of Beijing to senior cabinet positions and reinstated a ban

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NewsDesk MC May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 Bangkok, bus crash, drug test, emergency services, freight train, level crossing, negligence charges, public bus, public safety, rail transport, railway crossing, railway safety, reckless driving, Siam Boonsom, thailand, Thailand police, traffic congestion, train collision, train driver, transport accident, urban infrastructure

Drug-Tested Train Driver Charged After Fatal Bangkok Crossing Crash

Bangkok- Thai police on Monday charged the driver of a freight train involved in a deadly collision with a public

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NewsDesk MC May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Anstice Justin, Anthropological Survey of India, HGS Dhaliwal, india, indian ocean, indigenous rights, Indigenous tribes, isolation policy, John Allen Chau, marine patrols, North Sentinel Island, poaching, protected zone, Sentinelese, social media tourism, Sri Vijaya Puram, Survival International, tribal protection, tribal reserve, uncontacted tribe

Isolation Under Siege as India’s Sentinelese Face Growing Outside Threats

Sri vijaya Puram — Growing incursions by poachers, thrill-seekers and social media-driven adventurers are intensifying concerns over the survival of

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NewsDesk MC May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 Albert Ho, amnesty international, Beijing, china, Chow Hang-tung, civil liberties, communist party, democracy activists, free speech, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Alliance, Hong Kong court, judiciary, June 4 vigil, Lee Cheuk-yan, national security law, one-party rule, political dissent, pro-democracy movement, subversion charges, Tiananmen Square

Hong Kong Security Trial Tests Limits of Tiananmen Vigil Legacy

Hong Kong-Final arguments began on Monday in the national security trial of two veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy figures accused of

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NewsDesk MC May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 cave diving, DAN Europe, decompression illness, deep sea rescue, diving accident, Finland, indian ocean, Italian divers, italy, Jenni Westerlund, Maldives, Maldives National Defence Force, maritime accident, Mohamed Mahudhee, Patrik Grönqvist, recreational diving, Rescue operation, Sami Paakkarinen, scuba diving, underwater cave, Vaavu Atoll

Bodies of Four Italian Divers Located in Maldives Cave Recovery Operation

Rome: Rescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers believed trapped inside an underwater cave system in the Maldives

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NewsDesk MC May 17, 2026May 17, 2026 14 Peaks Expedition, adventure tourism, climbing record, Dave Hahn, Edmund Hillary, Everest season, Everest summit, expedition, Garrett Madison, Himalayan climbing, Himalayas, Kami Rita Sherpa, Kenton Cool, Lakhpa Sherpa, mount everest, mountaineering, nepal, Nepal tourism, Sherpa guides, Solukhumbu, Tenzing Norgay

Everest Veteran Kami Rita Extends Climbing Record With 32nd Summit

Kathmandu-Veteran Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 32nd time on Sunday, extending his own world

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NewsDesk MC May 17, 2026May 17, 2026 arrest warrant, crime against humanity, Darlene Berberabe, Duterte drug crackdown, extrajudicial killings, human rights, ICC investigation, ICC warrant, International Criminal Court, justice department, Manila, Philippine politics, Philippine Senate, philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, Rome Statute, Ronald dela Rosa, Southeast Asia, Supreme Court, The Hague, war on drugs

Philippines Urges Supreme Court to Clear ICC Arrest of Duterte Ally

Manila-The Philippine government has asked the Supreme Court to allow authorities to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa over an International

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NewsDesk MC May 17, 2026May 17, 2026 Aadhaar card, Abdullah Abu Hureira, Al Falah module, counterterrorism, forged passport, hair transplant, India security, Jammu and Kashmir, Lahore, Lashkar-e-Taiba, militant infiltration, Mohammed Usman Jatt, nia, overground workers, pakistan, Red Fort blast, sleeper cells, srinagar, Srinagar police, terrorism, Umer-un Nabi

Pakistani terrorist paused attack plans for hair transplant in Kashmir, NIA says

Srinagar-A Pakistani operative linked to the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba told investigators he temporarily halted militant activities in Jammu and Kashmir to