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Kyrgyzstan’s ‘controversial’ health minister jailed for graft

Prosecutor says probe reveals 2,460,000 vaccine doses unjustifiably received from foreign companies

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China, Papua New Guinea discuss free-trade deal

Beijing vies with Australia to be Port Moresby’s leading commerce partner

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Vietnamese cops seize biggest bear bile haul

Police arrested animal owner carrying 350 bottles of ‘traditional medicine’

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Pakistani Taliban declares indefinite ceasefire as peace talks ‘progress’

Afghan govt brokers talks between Islamabad and the TTP, who have been in conflict more than a decade

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As EU squeezes Russia, Serbia embraces old ally

Although Belgrade seeks bloc membership, it’s energy sector is heavily monopolised by Moscow

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China’s diplomatic gambit heralds new ‘Battle for the Pacific’

Beijing’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s 10-day tour of region ends in failure, but challenges long-standing Western primacy

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Biden to visit former ‘pariah’ Saudi Arabia: reports

Sources say he will meet Crown Prince Mohammed Salman, following kingdom’s decision to hike oil output, extend Yemen truce 

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Protest as N. Korea chairs world disarmament forum

Many nations opt to send lower-level diplomats, others chastised Pyongyang over nuclear tests

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Ukraine’s Russian invasion enters 100th day as fighting rages

Less than a day prior, Kyiv announces Moscow now in control of 20% of Ukrainian territory including Crimea and parts of Donbas seized in 2014

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Junta opens schools, Myanmar classrooms become battleground

Charity organisation says Myanmar received at least 260 attacks on schools between May 2021 and April 2022

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Turkey officially changes name at UN to ‘Turkiye’

Name change puts President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in protector role, says professor 

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Biden makes emotional appeal for gun control

With several shootings happening in less than a week, POTUS pleads to lawmakers to act

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US backs Philippines in China fishing ban

Latter’s unilateral moratorium in South China Sea contravenes international law, says State Dept