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India keeps undermining the Bangladesh reset it claims to want

When Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman took office earlier this year, there was a tentative hint that New Delhi and Dhaka might finally transcend the bitter recriminations that followed ex-leader Sheikh Hasina’s dramatic ouster in a 2024 uprising, from

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Hong Kong hoists highest rain signal, closes schools

HONG KONG, June 18 - Hong Kong's observatory raised its highest black rain signal on Thursday at 12:55 p.m. local time (0455 GMT), prompting schools to close and some businesses to halt, as it asked residents to take shelter and be on guard for severe flooding.

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The unavoidable prisoner: Aung San Suu Kyi at 81

On June 19, Aung San Suu Kyi turns 81 in military custody. Myanmar’s military says it moved her in late April to a “designated residence,” but her family remains cut off, with no independent confirmation of her condition or exact whereabouts. More than five years after the

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Full MOU text revealed as Trump justifies ending Iran war

Foreign policy analysts and peace advocates expressed relief Wednesday that the end of the unprovoked US-Israeli war on Iran could be in sight, as the US government released the text of the memorandum of understanding reached this week by the Trump administration and Iranian

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The young woman at the handball gymnasium

On June 16, outside Seoul’s Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium, an extraordinary scene unfolded. For days, the venue had been at the center of controversy surrounding South Korea’s June 3 nationwide local election, with participants in the election transparency movement alleging

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Trump-Netanyahu war aims clash – can Iran peace deal survive?

The clock is ticking on the Iran peace deal. A memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US is due to be signed in Geneva on June 19, allowing for a 60-day ceasefire extension and the opening of the strategically vital waterway, the Strait of Hormuz. But key questions

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China, Myanmar pledge mutual support in joint statement

BEIJING, June 17 - China on Wednesday issued a joint statement with Myanmar following meetings between their leaders earlier this week in Beijing, saying the two nations will continue to support each other in areas of core interest and major concern.

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