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Pacific leaders have expressed mounting frustration over how Paris has handled turmoil in New Caledonia.

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Pacific

Pacific leaders meet for ‘pivotal’ climate change, decolonization and security talks

The Pacific Island Forum’s importance is growing as geopolitical competition heats up in the region.

Archeologists unearth ruins of ancient Uyghur city in Mongolia
Uyghur

Archeologists unearth ruins of ancient Uyghur city in Mongolia

The discovery comes at a time when China is trying to recast Uyghur history as its own.

Rohingyas face ‘gravest threats since 2017’ as fighting rages in western Myanmar
Myanmar

Rohingyas face ‘gravest threats since 2017’ as fighting rages in western Myanmar

Caught in the crossfire, Rohingyas are fleeing into Bangladesh, sometimes with deadly consequences.

Pro-junta ethnic army finishes training for 10,000 in southern Shan state
Myanmar

Pro-junta ethnic army finishes training for 10,000 in southern Shan state

New fighters with ethnic Pa-O National Army will shore up the junta’s depleted forces.

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North Korea unveils new suicide drones, calls for more

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Pro-junta ethnic army finishes training for 10,000 in southern Shan state
Myanmar

Pro-junta ethnic army finishes training for 10,000 in southern Shan state

New fighters with ethnic Pa-O National Army will shore up the junta’s depleted forces.

Philippine ships 4402 (BRP Malabrigo) and 9701 (BRP Teresa Magbanua) transferring supplies in the waters of Sabina Shoal on May 3, 2024.
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Philippines, China clash near disputed shoal in South China Sea

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Manila said its fishery vessel was on a humanitarian mission to Sabina Shoal when rammed by a Chinese ship.

The Hong Kong market at London’s Canary Wharf, June 2024.
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A far cry from sweet and sour: Hong Kongers bring their food to the UK

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The recent wave of Hong Kong migrants to Britain are bringing a wealth of new flavors with them.

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Junta stops 50 young people from departing Yangon airport in single day
Myanmar

Junta stops 50 young people from departing Yangon airport in single day

The military began blocking youths from flying earlier this month – even those with valid documents.

Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, holds talks with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 26, 2024.
China

Top White House official to visit China

The Nov. 5 US presidential election will be ‘in the background’ but ‘not the point’ of the three-day trip.

Cambodian workers speak during an online interview in a shipping container that is used as their home installed at a farm in Pocheon, South Korea, Feb. 8, 2021.
Cambodia

Cambodia’s embassy in South Korea extends passport services for 60 days

Visitors pose for a picture in front of a picture of the late Chinese reformist leader Deng Xiaoping in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province, Aug. 19, 2014.
China

China's Xi praises Deng Xiaoping but won't continue his reforms

Journalists Htet Myat Thu (left) and Win Htut Oo (right) were shot during a raid by junta soldiers on Aug. 21, 2024.
Myanmar

Two Myanmar reporters among four killed in raid by junta forces

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