Iran war live: Tehran says US must ensure Israel ends attacks on Lebanon
Iranian deputy foreign minister says Iran ‘ready to move forward’ on diplomacy with US, but war must end on all fronts.
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In pictures: Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies at age 47
Thailand's royal household has announced the death of Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the eldest daughter of King Vajiralongkorn, at the age of 47. She had been in...
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The unknown man in my mother’s coffin: A year after Air India crash, families still waiting for answers
Miten Patel remembers the day hospital staff in Ahmedabad drew two vials of his blood to help identify his parents. He had landed in the...
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Vincent’s parents ‘never say he’s good enough’ – so he turned to a middle-aged couple online
During mealtimes, Vincent Zhang, a tech worker in Shanghai, has a habit of whipping out his phone to check on his "virtual parents": a middle-aged...
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Group of women and children with alleged ISIL ties returns to Australia
ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Members of Australian...
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Trump-backed Paxton topples Senator Cornyn in Texas primary run-off
ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Texas Attorney General...
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Former Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Sokha Granted Royal Pardon
Detained opposition leader Kem Sokha takes part in a supervised visit to a Buddhist pagoda in Takeo province, Cambodia, Sep. 22, 2022....
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Cambodia to Mark May 28 as the Beginning of its Border War With Thailand
The Win-Win Monument on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Aug. 5, 2019. Credit: Sebastian Strangio Each country commemorates its wars in...
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Indonesia Bans Polymarket After Site Offers Bets on President’s Ouster
Credit: Depositphotos Indonesia has blocked the online prediction market Polymarket, just days after the site set up a betting market on whether...
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Hun Sen Feels the Heat
Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen speaks about efforts to combat online scams during a meeting of senior government officials in Phnom Penh,...
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There Is More Than One Cockroach in Narendra Modi’s Kitchen
Credit: X/Abhijeet Dipke There is seldom just one cockroach in the kitchen. “You turn on the light and they all start scurrying...
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Growing Sino-Russian Cooperation Worries India
Russian President Vladmir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping shake hands during Putin’s state visit to Beijing, May 20, 2026. Credit:...
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No, the Quad Isn’t Dead. This Week’s Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Proves It.
Credit: Penny Wong / Facebook The Quad is not dead. Some are declaring its demise, but this week’s meeting of the foreign...
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China’s Quiet Pivot to Central Asian Gas
Credit: Russian Presidential Press and Information Service Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on May 20 with a delegation built for...
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How China Got One of the World’s Largest Human Rights Convenings Canceled
The closing day of RightsCon 2025, held in Taipei, Taiwan, Feb. 27, 2025. Credit: Flickr/ RightsCon On April 29, the shocking news...
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Pakistan and the Economics of Diplomacy
Khurram Husain, one of Pakistan’s most widely read business and economy journalists and a columnist at Dawn, joins host Tushar Shetty to...
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Will Australia’s Independents Form a Political Party?
Credit: helen35 from Pixabay One of the most interesting democratic movements of recent years has been Australia’s Community Independents Project. The movement...
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China Wants to Speak for Taiwan. The World Should Hear Taiwan Directly.
Credit: Office of the President, ROC (Taiwan)/ Liu Shu-fu Within the span of four weeks, two planes told the story of Taiwan’s...
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Brussels Needs a New Narrative on China-EU Relations
Credit: Depositphotos Europe’s China policy is stuck in a strategic dead end. Instruments aimed at reducing asymmetric dependencies, strengthening competitiveness, and building...
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Amid Rumors of a Visit by China’s Leader, North Korea Fires Close-Range Ballistic Missiles
Credit: Depositphotos North Korea fired several close-range ballistic missiles into the ocean on May 26, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)...
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Theresa Sabonis-Helf on Central Asia’s Thirsty Future Industries
Credit: Tim Broadbent on Unsplash Central Asia is home to one of the most infamous human-caused ecological catastrophes: the dramatic drying-up of...
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More Than Trade: Modi’s Visit to Sweden and Norway
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined his Nordic counterparts in Oslo for the 3rd India–Nordic Summit, May 19, 2026. Credit: Indian Ministry...
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China’s New Type 054B Frigate Joins Liaoning Carrier Group for First Time in Western Pacific
The Luohe, a Type 054B frigate in service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy, during its commissioning in Qingdao, China, July 28,...
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Starbucks sees sharp drop in Korean sales after ‘Tank Day’ marketing backlash
Advertisement East Asia Starbucks sees sharp drop in Korean sales after ‘Tank Day’ marketing backlash The chairman of Shinsegae Group, the operator...
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