Asia
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Australia PM trails in poll amid criticism over handling of China-Solomons deal
SYDNEY, April 26 — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is struggling to close the gap with the main opposition ahead…
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US says ‘only a handful of people’ have seen China-Solomons deal
SYDNEY, April 26 — US officials who visited the Solomon Islands are convinced “only a handful of people in a…
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UK dismisses Lavrov’s ‘bravado’, says no imminent threat of escalation in Ukraine
LONDON, April 26 — British armed forces minister James Heappey said today he did not think there was an imminent…
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UN expecting 8.3 million refugees from Ukraine this year
GENEVA, April 26 — The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is expecting some 8.3 million people to flee Ukraine this year,…
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Russia fines Meta Platforms over ‘LGBT propaganda’, Ifax says
MOSCOW, April 26 — A Russian court today fined Meta Platforms Inc. 4 million roubles (RM230,000) for failing to delete…
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Beijing to test 20 million for Covid as lockdown jitters grow
BEIJING, April 26 — Residents across Beijing joined growing lines of people waiting to be screened for Covid-19 today after…
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Pressure mounts on Germany’s Schroeder over Russia ties
FRANKFURT, April 26 — Pressure was growing yesterday inside Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) to expel their former leader and…
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Russia warns of WWIII after top US officials visit Kyiv
KYIV, April 26 — Russia yesterday warned the Ukraine conflict risked escalating into a third world war and accused Kyiv…
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US ships artillery to Ukraine to destroy Russian firepower
WASHINGTON, April 26 — The push by the United States to send artillery to Ukraine aims to degrade Russian forces…
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South Korean president-elect’s team meets Japan’s Kishida
SEOUL, April 26 — A delegation of foreign policy aides to South Korea’s president-elect met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…
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