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Long queues for petrol stations as fuel crisis hits Laos

Weak local currency, low foreign exchange reserves, soaring oil prices cause shortage

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Moscow to shun UN Human Rights Council meeting on Ukraine

Foreign Ministry spokesman says will not ‘legitimise’ West’s ‘anti-Russian measure’

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Afghan women protest Taliban decree to cover faces

Demonstrators chant for justice as regime’s order receives international condemnation

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Queen to miss UK parliament opening as PM eyes political revival

Buckingham Palace says decision made due to prolonged ‘episodic mobility problems’

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Ecuador prison riot leaves 44 dead, 108 on the run

Unrest is fifth such incident in nation’s jails since February last year

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South Korea’s Yoon calls on North to give up nukes

President Yoon Suk-yeol describes Pyongyang’s weapons as threat to regional, global security

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Sri Lankan troops evacuate outgoing PM Mahinda Rajapaksa

Protesters throw petrol bombs into official residence following violent demonstrations

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Anti-feminist security hawk: South Korea’s new president Yoon

Yoon Suk-yeol vows to abandon years of delicate diplomacy and get tough on North Korea

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Putin says Russia defending ‘Motherland’ as Ukraine war rages

Moscow flexes military muscle at huge parade marking Victory Day

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Death toll rises to 40 in Havana hotel blast

Six still critically injured, according to Health Ministry

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[UPDATED] Jailbreak drama ends with arrest, death of prison guard

10-day search ends in arrest of Vicky, Casey White

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Philippine dictator’s son wins landslide presidential victory

Victory comes for Ferdinand Marcos Jr 36 years after family’s fall from grace

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Sri Lanka imposes curfew after violent clashes hospitalise at least 36

Fights break out between supporters, opponents of ruling Rajapaksa family