Biden hails ‘real progress’ as Xi summit ends with garden walk
By Brendan SMIALOWSKI with Danny KEMP in San Francisco WOODSIDE, United States, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - US President Joe…
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India contacts Thai cave experts in bid to free trapped tunnel workers
DEHRADUN, India, Nov 15, 2023 (AFP) - India has sought advice from the Thai company that rescued children from a…
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ASEAN defence chiefs call for end to Myanmar crisis, Israel-Hamas war
JAKARTA, Nov 15, 2023 (AFP) - Southeast Asian defence ministers called for an end to the Myanmar crisis and to…
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Blinken calls for free choice of partners in veiled criticism of China
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 14, 2023 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Tuesday for Pacific Rim nations to…
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Thousands flee to India amid intense fighting in Myanmar
NEW DELHI, Nov 14, 2023 (AFP) - More than 2,000 people fleeing Myanmar have crossed into neighbouring northeastern India as…
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Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia: official
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Nov 14, 2023 (AFP) - Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees, including many women and children, landed in Indonesia's…
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Australian economist recounts ‘Kafkaesque’ time in Myanmar junta jail
SYDNEY, Australia, Nov 14, 2023 (AFP) - Days after Myanmar's military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in February 2021,…
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North Korea slams G7’s nuclear denuclearization call, demands group’s dismantlement
SEOUL, Nov 14, 2023 (AFP) - North Korea on Tuesday slammed a joint statement by G7 foreign ministers that criticised…
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At Biden’s ‘noodle diplomacy’ eatery, Chinese eye warming US ties
By Peter CATTERALL BEIJING, Nov 14, 2023 (AFP) - A humble restaurant on a Beijing street serving up a hearty…
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19 South Koreans rescued from captivity in Myanmar’s Golden Triangle
SEOUL, Nov 14, 2023 (AFP) - Nineteen South Koreans who were held captive in Myanmar have been rescued, Seoul's foreign…
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