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Philippine activists have embarked on a voyage towards a disputed reef in the South China Sea, prompting China to issue warnings against Manila for permitting the civilian mission in the West Philippine Sea, a term Manila uses for waters in the South China Sea that fall within its 200-nautical mile EEZ, Voice of America reported.

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A new report by a U.S. government commission found that China is violating international human rights standards by punishing Tibetans for expressing their religious beliefs, criticizing PRC policies, and sharing information online.

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Islamabad’s iron-fisted approach towards Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan was brutally evident when four individuals were killed and over a hundred injured while peacefully demanding affordable electricity and food in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after being shot several times, the deputy prime minister has said.

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US President Joe Biden has directed his Trade Representative to increase tariffs on USD 18 billion of imports from China, including semiconductors, solar cells, batteries, and critical minerals to ’protect’ American workers and businesses, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.

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In a remarkable turnaround from the 2018 municipal elections when not a single vote was cast in Srinagar’s Soura ward, the constituency witnessed a robust voter turnout in the 2024 polls.

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Singapore’s long-serving Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is stepping down, marking the end of a political era for the island nation.

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Amidst the bustling chaos of India’s mammoth electoral process, where millions have begun to cast their ballots across 96 constituencies, a pressing concern looms large over the nation’s political landscape.

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The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND) has said that it detected seven Chinese naval vessels and two military aircraft around Taiwan between 6 am on Sunday and 6 am on Monday.

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At least 14 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a giant billboard collapsed during a sudden storm in the Indian city of Mumbai.

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The Maldives’s Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon has admitted that its military lacks pilots capable of operating three aircraft donated by India, days after the last of the Indian defence personnel left the island nation.

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A Chinese citizen journalist who has been in prison for four years after reporting on the early days of the Covid-19 epidemic in Wuhan is due to be released on Monday.

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Kuwait formed a new cabinet headed by Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah, according to a royal decree issued Sunday.

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The Philippine national security council on Friday called for Chinese diplomats to be expelled from the country for what it called a malicious disinformation campaign that had breached local laws and diplomatic protocols.

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The first man to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the operation, the hospital which carried out the procedure has said.

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The Awami Action Committee in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) has vowed to continue protests amid a police crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in Muzaffarabad.

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The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is poised to open up a new front in its efforts to safeguard U.S. artificial intelligence from China and Russia.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed that he would want India to be the capital of South East Asia, and emphasised that India’s progress poses no threat to anyone and as India progresses, the burden of the world reduces.

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More than 800,000 people in Europe and the US appear to have been duped into sharing card details and other sensitive personal data with a vast network of fake online designer shops apparently operated from China.

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The UAE and India will surpass the $100 billion non-oil trade target by 2030, with increasing aviation links between the two countries seen as a potential catalyst.

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Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere - a trait considered essential for any possibility of harboring life. Well, they finally seem to have located one. But this hellish planet - apparently with a surface of molten rock - offers no hope for habitability.

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The former head of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, will stand trial for sexual assault over his unsolicited kissing of Women’s World Cup player Jenni Hermoso.

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A U.S. congressional subcommittee examining the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has reviewed classified documents that, according to them, suggest the virus accidentally leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic asserts that these documents also indicate an attempt by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to obscure the details of the incident.

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Amid strained ties between the two countries, Maldives Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer has announced his official visit to India from May 8-10. During his India visit, the Maldivies Minister will meet with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and hold discussions in deepening the India-Maldives longstanding partnership, the Maldivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a release.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday it was unacceptable for Australian defence personnel to be put at risk in international airspace by the Chinese military as they took part in an operation to enforce United Nations sanctions on North Korea.

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Australia said on Wednesday it would raise the amount of savings international students will need to get a visa and warned several colleges of fraudulent student recruitment practices, as part of efforts to rein in record migration.

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In Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, police have apprehended a 70-year-old man for marrying a 13-year-old girl, an act deemed illegal and deeply concerning, ARY News reported.

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The Israeli military took control of the vital Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday, pushing into the southern Gazan town after a night of air strikes and as prospects for a ceasefire deal hung in the balance.

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Indian airlines, carrying international passenger traffic originating from, terminating in, or transitioning through India, are expected to witness a surge of 50 percent by fiscal 2028 from the current 43 percent in 2024, according to Crisil Ratings.

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The top leadership of the United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) expressed serious concern over the recent militarization of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in a joint statement released on Sunday.