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Malaysia continues mass deportation plan amid concern in Washington and Brussels
On Thursday, the European Union joined the United States in expressing concern over Malaysia's mass deportation this week of Myanmar citizens after the military coup, in defiance of a court order to halt the plan.
On Tuesday, Malaysia…
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Military coup attempt in Armenia or what?
Tensions escalated in Armenia after the General Staff of the Armenian Army issued a statement calling for the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan's government, who in turn described the Staff’s statement as an attempted military coup.…
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Leader of Belarusian Opposition Says “It seems we have lost”
The leader of the Belarusian opposition, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, said in an interview with the Swiss newspaper "Le Tan" that the return of democracy to Belarus will require "a longer time" and "it seems now that we have lost."
She…
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The husband of the Queen of Britain is hospitalized
The British Royal Buckingham Palace announced today, Wednesday, that the Queen's husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was taken to hospital as a "precaution" after he felt unwell.
A palace spokesman said that the 99-year-old prince…
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The Russian judiciary condemns the opposition, Navalny, of “defamation.”
On Saturday, a Russian court indicted Alexei Navalny, the main opponent of the Kremlin, for "defaming" a former World War II fighter hours after he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in another case.
"Navalny committed this…
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A hypothetical meeting between Biden and Trudeau
On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden participated in the first virtual bilateral meeting since his election as president, and his interlocutor will be Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Biden had singled out Trudeau for his first…
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Myanmar security forces disperse anti-coup protesters
Security forces in Myanmar’s largest city on Friday fired warning shots and beat truncheons against their shields while moving to disperse more than 1,000 anti-coup protesters.
The demonstrators had gathered in front of a popular…
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Indian coast guard rescues 81 Rohingya on drifting boat, 8 dead, one missing
India’s coast guard found 81 survivors and eight dead on a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees adrift in the Andaman Sea, an Indian foreign ministry official said on Friday, adding the survivors would not be allowed to enter Indian…
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2 US Navy warships in the Middle East affected by coronavirus
Two US Navy warships operating in the Middle East have been affected by the coronavirus, authorities said Friday, with one already at port in Bahrain and another heading there now.
A dozen troops aboard the USS San Diego, an amphibious…
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A report supported by satellite images reveals details of Israel’s expansion of its nuclear…
Satellite imagery analyzed by the Associated Press showed that Israel's secret nuclear facility is undergoing what appears to be its largest construction and expansion project in decades.
The agency said in a report that "a drilling…
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