Munarman, a former human rights lawyer, was the general secretary of the now-banned Islamic Defenders Front.

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China’s largest city extended a tight lockdown, despite complaints from residents about difficulties obtaining food and daily necessities.

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Afghanistan has been partially successful in boosting stability, improving livelihoods, and protecting human rights, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

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China’s largest city is undergoing a five-day lockdown amid a growing outbreak.

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Former President Jose Ramos-Horta will face off against current President Francisco Guterres in a second round of voting on April 19.

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Despite Russia’s isolation following its invasion of Ukraine, the Philippines’ defense secretary there are no plans to scrap the contract for Mi-17s.

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The city of 7.4 million people is in the grip of a spiraling Omicron outbreak.

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The crisis in Ukraine threatens to overshadow the first trip to Russia by a Pakistani prime minister in 23 years.

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Afghan trucks are ferrying some 50,000 tons of wheat and medicines overland via Pakistan.

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Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 and has no formal diplomatic relations with any nation; Taiwan’s allies have dwindled over the years.

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Blinken’s trip to Australia for bilateral and Quad meetings will be followed by a visit to Fiji, then a Japan-South Korea-US trilateral in Hawaii.

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Police accused the journalist of publishing “anti-national content,” without specifying what it is.

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The experiences of AP journalists who have arrived or are preparing to depart offers a glimpse into life inside the bubble.

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The pandemic is complicating international aid to tsunami-hit Tonga, one of the world’s few COVID-free countries.

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The revered Vietnamese monk did much to popularize the tenets of Zen Buddhism in the West.

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Authorities have refused to allow relatives or lawyers to see the 12,000 people reportedly in custody, giving little information about them.

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Maj. Gen. Peng Jingtang’s move to Hong Kong underlines the government’s focus on anti-terrorism in the city – something critics say is a smokescreen for cracking down on dissent.

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Iran hosted a meeting between the Taliban and Ahmed Massoud, who led a short-lived anti-Taliban resistance in the Panjshir Valley soon after the Taliban captured power in August.

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The military junta has not allowed any outside party to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi since its seizure of power.

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Stand News was one of the most vocal pro-democracy news outlets in Hong Kong after the closure of the newspaper Apple Daily in June.

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German automaker Mercedes-Benz and a Chinese food company are the latest to get caught up in the fray.

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At the top of the agenda was China’s refurbishment of facilities at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base.

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Travelers from countries classified as “at risk” are being tested on arrival in India.

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Abe Shinzo’s pointed comments on Taiwan drew an angry reaction from Beijing.

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Khurram Parvez has highlighted the culture of impunity and widespread rights abuses by Indian troops in the region.

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India is investigating celebrations of Pakistan’s cricket win under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

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“The people of Nepal and India are sandwiched between the pandemic and worsening climate disasters, heavily impacting millions of lives and livelihoods.”

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China is sending three astronauts to spend six months aboard its space station – which it built after being excluded from the ISS.

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The two-day video conference marked the first known direct high-level contact between Chinese and U.S. defense officials under the Biden administration.

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