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UK defends asylum plan after Nazi-era Germany comparison

Home secretary concedes to Parliament that she cannot confirm yet whether it respects European human rights law

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France workers maintain pressure after mass pensions protests

Strikes hobble country as 1.28 mil people take to the streets

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China says to play ‘positive role’ in helping bankrupt Sri Lanka

This comes after Beijing agrees to restructure loans, easing long-sought IMF bailout

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China plans sweeping revamp of data, tech authorities in self-reliance bid

Beijing pours resources into manufacturing, research in face of tightening restrictions from US-led West

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Afghan women ‘most repressed in the world’: UN

Taliban govt has imposed slew of restrictions on females, barred them from public spaces

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China lashes out at US, warns of ‘conflict and confrontation’

Beijing’s foreign minister accuses Washington of stoking tensions

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Swiss president opposes arms exports to Ukraine, citing neutrality

Country laws bar re-export of its weaponry to nations at war

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Pentagon chief says US wants to ‘strengthen’ ties in Iraq visit 20 years after invasion

Lloyd Austin tells Baghdad that American troops are ‘ready to remain’ in country at its invitation

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Thai man jailed for insulting royalty through rubber duck calendar

Court imposes two-year sentence with no parole on 26-year-old

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More than 20 held over attack on Russian plane: Belarus

Country confirms A-50 aircraft targeted, claims it did not suffer significant damage

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White House applauds bill that would allow TikTok ban

Proposed law against Chinese-owned app has rare bipartisan Senate support

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US intelligence sees ‘pro-Ukraine group’ behind Nord Stream sabotage: report

American officials, however, reportedly have no evidence implicating President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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US announces US$26 mil in new aid for Rohingya

New funds raise to US$2.1 bil the total amount of aid provided by Washington to the persecuted people