How India Transformed Russian Crude Into Fuel for the West
SINGAPORE — India is playing an increasingly vital role in global oil markets, purchasing more and more cheap Russian oil and refining it...
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Senior Taiwan Opposition Leader Visits China
The KMT's deputy chairman will meet the head of China's Taiwan Affairs Office to discuss the current tense situation between the two countries....
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Philippines Gives U.S. More Access to Military Bases as Tensions With China Rise
SINGAPORE — The Philippines has broadened access for American troops and equipment to four more Philippine military bases, after the visit of U.S....
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China Enforces New Cybersecurity Rules in Tibet
The law is vaguely worded, stoking concerns that the Chinese police will abuse it to persecute anyone with cultural, social, or religious links...
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Western Nations Give Billions in Military Support to Ukraine While Ignoring Myanmar
Although the conflicts are by no means identical, it is remarkable how Myanmar has been put on the back burner while Ukraine has...
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It’s Official: Russia Now Biggest Foreign Investor in Iran
Russia continues to further cement its influence abroad, expanding its economic and political reach even deeper into the Middle East with strategic investments....
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Taliban Arrests Chinese Nationals for Stealing Afghan Lithium
The men reportedly were trying to smuggle 1,000 metric tons of rocks containing the vital metal into China via Pakistan. ...
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Former Japanese PM Lambastes Support for Ukraine
SINGAPORE — Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori decried the Japanese government’s pro-Ukraine position in the Russia-Ukraine crisis that erupted last February, Kyodo...
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Myanmar Junta Burns Down Historic Catholic Church and Convent, Faces Charges of War Crimes
Soldiers from Myanmar’s military razed to the ground the historic Catholic Church of the Assumption in Chan Thar, a village inhabited by Catholics...
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Taiwanese President Tells Pope War With China “Not an Option”
SINGAPORE — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has written to Pope Francis to announce that war between Taiwan and China is not an option,...
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Pakistan Strengthens Blasphemy Laws, Raising Fears of Increased Christian Persecution
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which can already carry the death penalty for those ruled to have insulted Islam or the Prophet Muhammad, can now...
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Chinese Exports to North Korea More Than Tripled in 2022
SINGAPORE — China’s overall exports to North Korea more than tripled in 2022 over 2021 as freight train operations between the two countries...
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Taiwanese Foreign Minister: China “More Likely” to Invade Taiwan as Xi’s Problems Accumulate
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has declared that he thinks China is now “more likely” to invade Taiwan to divert attention away from...
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Taiwan to Permit Women in Reservist Training for First Time
SINGAPORE — As Taiwan attempts to enhance its forces against threats from China, the island nation’s military declared plans on Tuesday to include...
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Survey: Indians Regard U.S. as Next Biggest Threat After China
They also put more blame on NATO and Washington than on Russian President Vladimir Putin for his actions in Ukraine, based on findings...
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