China says Philippine boat’s ‘provocative action’ caused near-crash
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said Friday that a near-collision in the South China Sea between a Chinese coast guard…
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India presses China on Himalayan border disputes
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has told his Chinese counterpart that military deployments on their…
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Chinese ‘scorpion’ combat drone circles Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A long-range Chinese combat drone capable of carrying a large weapons payload has circled Taiwan, the…
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11 dead after Indonesia boat capsizes
PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Eleven people drowned in western Indonesia after a passenger boat carrying dozens overturned, an official said…
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China rehabilitation scheme makes morticians of murderers
Shenyang, China (AFP) by Matthew WALSH Once jailed for murder, Cao Yongsheng now makes a living caring for the dead,…
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Chinese, Philippine vessels in ‘David and Goliath’ near-crash
ABOARD THE BRP MALABRIGO , April 27, 2023 (AFP) - A Chinese coast guard ship cut off a Philippine patrol…
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Can China bring peace to Ukraine?
Beijing, China | AFP | Thursday 4/27/2023 by Jing Xuan TENG From Ukraine to the Middle East, Beijing is positioning…
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Biden, Yoon warn North Korea of nuclear response to any attack
by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart Yoon…
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Indonesia: Powerful 7.1-magnitude quake sends islanders fleeing
Padang, Indonesia | AFP | Tuesday 4/25/2023 A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled residents on islands west of Indonesia's Sumatra on Tuesday,…
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Bangladesh swears in new president ahead of election
Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former judge and a ruling party official, was sworn in as the president of Bangladesh on Monday,…
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