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Taliban revel in anniversary of foreign troop withdrawal

Authorities declare national holiday, hold celebration at former US military base

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Chinese cops rescue 150 cats headed for dinner tables

Activists find felines lured into rusty cages with live sparrows by gang

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Australia cuts Covid-19 isolation times, eases mask rules

Relaxation of measures applies only to asymptomatic people, says PM

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Vietnam to free 2,500 prisoners in independence amnesty

Mass pardon one of the smallest in recent years, excludes activists

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Japan relaxes border controls for tourism, allows package tours without guides

Country to raise daily cap on number of people allowed to enter to 50,000 from September 7 onwards

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Taiwan vows ‘counter-attack’ if China breaches airspace, territorial waters

This follows Beijing’s huge military drills around self-ruled island over past month

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Japan PM says ruling party to cut ties with ‘problematic’ Unification Church

This follows renewed scrutiny of Moonies after assassination of ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe

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Hong Kong leader cancels China trip over virus flareup on both sides

John Lee says he would instead meet mainland officials online, calling it ‘most convenient’ option

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After aborted launch for moon rocket, Nasa to make new attempt

Uncrewed Artemis 1 aims to bring US closer to returning astronauts to celestial body

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Russia’s Gazprom halts pipeline gas flow in new jitters for Europe

Germany accuses Moscow of using energy supplies as ‘weapon’

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Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, dies at 91

Renowned statesman known for diffusing US-Soviet nuclear tensions in 1980s

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Che Guevara’s eldest son dies in Venezuela

Camilo Guevara March dies from heart attack, remembered for continuing father’s causes

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Indonesia arrests soldiers accused of Papuan killings, mutilations

Authorities believe rebel groups responsible for body parts found in sacks