- Audiobooks, Awards and prizes, Books, Buddhism, China, Culture, Dalai Lama, Grammy awards 2026, Grammys, Music, Music industry, Religion, Tibet, World news
Beijing condemns Dalai Lama’s Grammy win as ‘anti-China political manipulation’
Buddhist spiritual leader wins best audiobook and says he sees win ‘as a recognition of our shared universal r…
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Woman faints after being caned 140 times under Indonesian province’s sharia law
Woman and man accused of sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol faced what is likely to be one of the sever…
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Filipino journalist Frenchie Cumpio found guilty of terror financing in verdict rights groups call ‘absurd’
Reporters Without Borders said the ruling against the 26-year-old journalist showed a ‘blatant disregard for p…
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At least 28 killed as crane collapses on train in Thailand
Crane in use on high-speed rail project hits passing train, causing it to derailAt least 28 people in Thailand…
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Kim Jong-un hails North Korea’s ‘invincible alliance’ with Russia in New Year’s message
Kim praised his men fighting in an ‘alien land’, congratulating their ‘heroic’ defence of the nation’s honour …
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Nepal TV host and ex-rapper mayor form alliance for election after youth revolt
Kathmandu mayor Balendra ‘Balen’ Shah will run for prime minister with presenter Rabi Lamichhane’s party after…
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Cambodia accuses Thailand of launching strikes during border peace talks
Thai reports claim Cambodia carried out overnight attacks ahead of officials from both countries meeting for a…
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Violent protests in Bangladesh after pro-democracy figure dies in hospital
Youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi was shot by masked assailants on 12 December as he left a mosqueViolence broke …
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Trump urges Xi Jinping to free HK pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai
US president says he feels ‘so badly’ about Lai’s conviction and has spoken to the Chinese leader about itDona…
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Kim Jong-un admits North Korean troops clearing landmines for Russia
Leader praises his soldiers for turning ‘danger zone into a safe one’ during ceremony in Pyongyang welcoming t…
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Family alarmed over Jimmy Lai’s deteriorating health as he languishes in solitary confinement in Hong Kong
Hong Kong media mogul has suffered dramatic weight loss and other worrying ailments since being jailed in 2020…
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Sri Lanka and Indonesia deploy militaries as Asia floods death toll passes 1,100
Millions of people affected by torrential rainfall in Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southe…
- Myanmar, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US immigration, US news, US politics, World news
Junta hails end to US protected status for Myanmar nationals
Human rights monitors say it is not safe to return, citing reports of ‘serious crimes in the run-up to electio…
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Mother who hid children’s bodies in suitcases jailed for life in New Zealand
Hakyung Lee was found guilty of murdering her children and concealing their remains in a storage lockerA mothe…
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Taliban accuses Pakistan of killing 10 – including nine children – in strikes on Afghanistan
The strikes come a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar cityPakistan strik…