‘Could be your city’: a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor’s warning
By Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 18, 2023 (AFP) - On August 6, 1945, four-year-old Masao Ito…
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Ex-PM Truss urges UK to get tough with China on Taiwan
By Amber WANG Agence France-Presse TAIPEI, May 17, 2023 (AFP) -- Britain's former prime minister Liz Truss on Wednesday urged…
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Italy treading carefully on China’s Belt and Road
By Ella IDE Agence France-Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) -- When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets fellow G7 leaders this…
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China courts Central Asia as Russia’s influence wanes
By Oliver HOTHAM Agence France-Presse BEIJING, May 16, 2023 (AFP) - China is renewing its push for massive infrastructure…
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Japan to push disarmament in Hiroshima, with modest hopes
By Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 16, 2023 (AFP) - Japan hosts G7 leaders in Hiroshima…
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Iran frees Frenchman, Franco-Irish citizen after prison ordeals
PARIS, May 12, 2023 (AFP) - Iran on Friday released two French citizens, including one also holding Irish nationality, as…
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Top US, China officials meet in Vienna for ‘candid’ talks
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2023 (AFP) - US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi met in…
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ASEAN vows action on human traffickers operating online
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia, May 10, 2023 (AFP) - Southeast Asian nations vowed Wednesday tougher action on human trafficking as criminals…
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Indonesia’s Widodo calls for ASEAN unity as Myanmar crisis worsens
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia, May 10, 2023 (AFP) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo called Wednesday for "unity" among Southeast Asian…
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Myanmar to dominate ASEAN summit as violence escalates
By Martin Abbugao and Allison Jackson Agence France-Presse LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AFP) -- Junta-ruled Myanmar is set to dominate…
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Canada expels Chinese diplomat over alleged intimidation plan
By Michel COMTE Agence France-Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Ottawa announced Monday the expulsion of a Chinese diplomat accused of having…
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Convoy carrying ASEAN diplomats ‘attacked’ in Myanmar
YANGON, May 8, 2023 (AFP) - A convoy of diplomats travelling in Myanmar came under fire from an unknown armed…
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