Asia
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North Korea’s President executes 30 govt officials over floods that killed 4,000 – report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered up to 30 officials to be executed over their alleged failure to prevent massive…
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Russian fighters to leave Burkina Faso for Ukraine
Russia is withdrawing 100 of its paramilitary officers from Burkina Faso to help in the war in Ukraine. They are…
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Afghanistan Taliban bans women from looking at non-relative men, singing in public
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are cracking down on the sound of women’s voices in public, under a strict new set of…
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Rape and murder of doctor in hospital sparks protests in India
Early on Friday morning, a 31-year-old female trainee doctor retired to sleep in a seminar hall after a gruelling day…
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It may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but ‘no one in the world would let us’ – Israeli minister
Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich said “it may be just and moral” to starve 2 million Gaza residents until Israeli…
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Thailand to become the first southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage
On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, Thailand’s Senate passed a marriage equality bill that allows the country to recognize same-sex marriage,…
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Khartoum and UAE envoys clash at UN Security Council over Sudan civil war
Sudan and the United Arab Emirates clashed at the UN Security Council on Tuesday over accusations by the army-aligned Sudanese…
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Red carpet for Putin in lavish ceremony in Pyongyang
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to North Korea on Tuesday, the Kremlin has confirmed, after months of speculation over…
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Iranian convicted of war crimes freed in Swedish swap
An Iranian convicted in Sweden of war crimes has been freed as part of a prisoner swap between the two…
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Eight Israeli soldiers killed in Rafah operation, IDF says
Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza on Saturday, Israel’s military has said. The soldiers were returning from an…
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