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China condemns opening of Taiwan office in Lithuania as ‘egregious act’
De facto embassy opening in Vilnius defies pressure from BeijingTaiwan has opened a de facto embassy in Lithua…
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US journalist Danny Fenster released from prison in Myanmar
Fenster’s employer says he is flying out of the country, days after he was sentenced to 11 years in jailThe US…
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Man dressed as Joker arrested after injuring 17 in Tokyo train attack
Japanese media report man in Batman villain costume stabbed people and started a fireA man dressed in Batman’s…
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Reclusive Taliban supreme leader makes rare public appearance
Haibatullah Akhundzada said to have visited religious school in Kandahar, confounding rumours of his deathThe …
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First group of LGBT+ Afghans fleeing Taliban arrive in the UK
Students and activists in group that British foreign ministry hopes will be ‘the first of many’ in coming mont…
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Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to hold virtual meeting this year – White House
Biden administration announces plan after meeting between US national security adviser and China’s top diploma…
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North Korea says it fired new hypersonic missile into sea
Latest of several launches within a month signals further ramp-up of hostility towards neighbours North Korea …
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Taliban ask to address UN general assembly after Afghanistan takeover
Afghanistan’s new rulers say the existing accredited UN ambassador no longer represents the countryThe Taliban…
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North Korea: soldiers in hazmat suits march in military parade marking nation’s 73rd anniversary
Kim Jong-un pictured waving from balcony, but no ballistic missiles on show at Pyongyang’s Kim Il-sung SquareN…
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New Zealand Covid update: 83 new cases, with all but one in Auckland
The nation’s Delta outbreak continues to grow, with Auckland likely to remain in lockdown for at least another…
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New Zealand reports 21 new Covid cases as Delta outbreak grows
The country, which was due to emerge from lockdown on Tuesday, now has 72 active casesSee all our coronavirus …
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Japan floods: death toll grows as rain triggers fresh landslides
Three people were presumed dead after a mudslide swept away a house in Okaya City, as millions have been urged…
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping makes first visit to Tibet as president
Visit comes as China tightens control over region’s Buddhist culture and invests heavily in infrastructureThe …
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South Korea raises Covid restrictions to highest level in Seoul
Previously held up as a model of how to combat pandemic, country was slow to start vaccine rollout and is now …
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Hong Kong police arrest senior Apple Daily journalist at airport
Fung Wai-kong is seventh senior figure from publication to be arrested in two weeksA senior journalist of the …