High-impact ‘drop bombs’ retaking the sky from Myanmar junta
NAMHSAN, Myanmar, Dec 30, 2023 (AFP) - A squad of Myanmar pro-democracy fighters works quickly to ready drones for an…
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Asia
China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield
WASHINGTON, Dec 30, 2023 (AFP) - In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to…
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N. Korea’s new nuclear reactor likely fully operational next summer: Seoul
SEOUL, Dec 29, 2023 (AFP) - A new reactor at North Korea's main nuclear facility will likely be fully operational…
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China asks citizens to leave Myanmar border district, citing security
YANGON, Myanmar, Dec 28, 2023 (AFP) - China's embassy in Myanmar on Thursday asked its citizens to leave a northern…
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India targeting high-profile journalists with spyware: Amnesty
By Sean GLEESON with Mark ANDERSON in Hong Kong NEW DELHI, Dec 28, 2023 (AFP) - India's government has again…
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N. Korea’s Kim calls for ‘accelerated’ war preparations
SEOUL, Dec 28, 2023 (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his party to "accelerate" war preparations including…
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India police probe blast report near Israeli embassy
NEW DELHI, Dec 26, 2023 (AFP) - Indian police were investigating reports of a blast near the Israeli embassy in…
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Indonesia nickel plant explosion death toll rises to 18
JAKARTA, Dec 26, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll after an explosion at a Chinese-funded nickel-processing plant in eastern Indonesia…
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Plane held for days in France on trafficking concerns lands in India
MUMBAI, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) - A plane that had been grounded in France for days over concerns its nearly…
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Japan moon lander enters lunar orbit
TOKYO, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's SLIM space probe entered the Moon's orbit on Monday in a major step…
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