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Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Tileuberdi Visits Luxembourg to Intensify Partnership with EU
Russian commodities traders replace Switzerland with Dubai
Lithuania hopes to boost cooperation with Taiwan
Fear And Outrage In Pamir: Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Reeling From Brutal State Crackdown
Sri Lankan prime minister: Island’s economy ‘has collapsed’
Russia’s republics, bled dry by Putin, begin to demand independence from his rule
Turkiye should face International Court over Yazidi genocide, UK report says
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Senate Democrats demand that US investigate shooting death of Palestinian-American journalist in West Bank
Yazidi women box their way to recovery
India-Nepal Diplomatic Relations at 75: Full of Contradictions
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The network nature of language endangerment hotspots
Former journalists for Hong Kong’s folded Apple Daily take reporting to social media
Tens Of Thousands Resume Pro-EU, Anti-Government Rallies In Georgian Capital
Jailed Cambodian American activist is allowed to meet with lawyer
Heartbreak And Sorrow: Remote Tajik Region In Mourning After Bloody State Crackdown
Arrests in Rakhine raise fears of renewed conflict between military, Arakan Army
A world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka share economic collapse
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Intl court prosecutor seeks to reactivate Philippines probe
N. Korea approves new front-line army duties amid tensions
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Vietnamese diplomat seeks stronger cooperation between Vietnam, Sakha Republic
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Uyghur student facing trial highlights Chinese government push to jail Muslims
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Meet Prasanta Hembram, a Santali language digital activist from India
UN: More than 300,000 civilians killed in Syria’s conflict
Hamas releases video of captive Israeli in hospital bed
Wives Of Russian Officers Urge Buryatia Leader To Return Their Husbands From Ukraine
Uzbekistan: Sanctions against Russia scotch bank buyout
Mongolia Hosts 7th Ulaanbaatar Dialogue on Northeast Asian Security
Journey through Ainu myth in the old-meets-new forest night walk Kamuy Lumina experience
Rohingya Refugee Children Face Uncertainty in India
Summer Walker accused of appropriating, sexualizing Hmong culture with provocative outfit
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With Israel’s Knesset set to dissolve, PM Bennett says he will not seek re-election
NATO pivots to highlight Chinese ‘challenges’ for 1st time
NATO deems Russia its ‘most significant and direct threat’
Russia’s Putin Makes First Trip Abroad Since Invasion, to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
Tajikistan authorities detain, question relatives of exiled journalist Anora Sarkorova
Tajikistan Lifts Internet Block on GBAO. What’s Next?
Tajik government crushes restive region amid deep economic and security concerns
Tajikistan: As dust settles on Pamir conflict, Chinese roadworks begin
The economics of herding in Mongolia
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Xi Visits Hong Kong for Handover Anniversary
Jordan’s King Abdullah II Meets with Israel’s Herzog in Amman
Uzbek Company Falls Afoul of Russia Sanctions
Sri Lanka Overestimates its Importance to China
CONIFA World Cup: Representing Tibet, the country I fled
Leaked documents show China’s plan of Uyghur repression
Rohingya Man Sentenced to Death in Bangladesh
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Timeline: Hong Kong under 25 years of Chinese rule
Russians Urged to Snitch on Ukraine War Critics in Return to Soviet-Style Denunciations
Russia Dissent Rises as Man Tries To Set Government Building on Fire
Taliban Atrocities Reported In Crackdown On Rebel Hazara Commander
VOA Launches Programming in Sindhi
Indigenous Ainu people of Japan share their art and tradition of sustainability
Taking on Cambodia’s “Lady Liberty”
Friends separated by war reunite at Hmong International Freedom Festival, which returns after two-year absence.
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Uzbekistan imposes state of emergency in protest-hit Karakalpak
Protesters march in Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan to defend right to secession
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‘Buryatia is similar to Lithuania’. Can Russia’s grip on Siberia slip?
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Uzbekistan says 18 killed, hundreds wounded in Karakalpakstan unrest
Fellow Central Asian leaders back Uzbekistan’s Mirziyoyev over actions in Karakalpakstan
Pulitzer-Winning Kashmir Journalist Says Authorities Prevented Her from Flying Out of India
Huge fire breaks out at warehouses in Kyzyl Tuva, Russia
Russia’s Remote Communities Feel Fallout From Ukraine Invasion
One Thousand Year-old Assyrian Graves Desecrated in Mardin, Turkey
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2009 July 5th: Urumqi Massacre, Xinjiang
Israel’s Lapid meets Macron in Paris on first trip as PM
In Kashmir, ‘conscious music’ tests India’s limits on speech
The Soviet Union never really solved Russian nationalism
Karakalpak Protests Reflect the Shattered Promise of Mirziyoyev’s ‘New Uzbekistan’
In Uzbekistan, Karakalpak journalist Lolagul Kallykhanova disappears after covering protests
Maldives is building the world’s first floating city
Famous for Happiness, and Limits on Tourism, Bhutan Will Triple Fees to Visit
Bangladesh hill tribe demands justice for brutal killings
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Russia shuts down terminal after Kazakhstan offers to send more oil to the EU
EU plans investment in world’s tallest dam in Tajikistan to dent Russia’s energy clout
UN, U.S. Demand Independent Probe Into Deadly Unrest In Uzbekistan
Russian Foreign Minister Visits Mongolia in Drive for Support
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Karakalpakstan In ‘Information Vacuum’ As Situation Stabilizes Following Deadly Unrest
Tajikistan banks on GBAO construction boom to soothe tempers
Foster + Partners Completes National Bank of Kuwait Headquarters in Kuwait City
Kurdistan decries Baghdad’s ‘unjust pressure’ in oil row
Karakalpakstan: Dazed, confused and angry after deadly turmoil
Mongolia celebrates the return of Naadam
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Uzbekistan charges journalist Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov over unrest in Karakalpakstan
Putin orders talks on unified regional air defence with Kyrgyzstan
German lawmakers recognize Yazidi ‘genocide’
Kyrgyzstan fears losing economic crown jewels if it delays China debt repayments
Int’l CHT Commission condemns arson attack on Jumma people in Khagrachari
Mongolia: Wrestling With Modernization
UN adopts resolution on Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar
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What Karakalpakstan Shows Us About “New Uzbekistan”
Small State, Big Agenda? Nepal in the Gulf Labor Migration Market
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Ongoing civil strikes further cripple everyday life in Lebanon
Violence In Central Asia’s Only Two Autonomous Regions
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Saudi dissident killed in Lebanon
Kazakhstan Thumbs its Nose at Putin
The Hmong godmother who brought the faith to her Vietnamese village
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Over 100 Servicemen from Buryatia Quit, Refusing to Fight Ukraine: Anti-War Group
In Russia’s Poorest Regions, Mothers And Wives Are Fighting To Bring Their Soldiers Back Home
Heavy Floods Hit Russia’s Far East
U.S. Naval Forces Begin Maritime Exercise with Lebanon
Syria: Security Council extends cross-border aid delivery for six months
Macao, ‘Las Vegas of Asia,’ Tells Casinos to Grow Beyond Gambling
Executives seek briefings on Taiwan war risk
Hun Sen Plods Along With Cambodia’s Leadership Succession
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Russian Journalist Says She Was Forcibly Medicated In Psychiatric Hospital
Severe Flooding Washes Out Siberian Villages
Israeli drones flying in Bahrain skies to counter Iran – report
PYMNTS GCC Series: Partnerships, PayTech Innovation Move Kuwait Into Digital Era
Hezbollah chief vows ‘no one’ will extract gas, oil from maritime zones if Lebanon unable to do so
Iran says members of Kurdish ‘terror network’ arrested
Collapsing Glacier in Kyrgyzstan Sends Worrying Signal to Central Asia
Crises in Central Asia Belie the Region’s Ability to Democratize
Kazakhstan Oil Exporters Relieved as Russian Court Lifts Ban on Pipeline
Unrest in Remote Karakalpakstan Tests Uzbekistan’s State, Society
Maldives gov’t faces backlash for accepting Sri Lankan president
China Made a Failed Bet on Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa Family
China silent on crisis in Sri Lanka, aims to ‘de-hyphenate’ from Rajapaksas, say experts
What Lies Behind Chinese Delegation’s Visit to Nepal?
Anoushka Shankar joins the battle to save Adivasi Forest in India
Shinzo Abe Transformed Japan’s Relationship with Taiwan to Counter Threats from China
South Korea Probes Deportation of Two North Koreans to Pyongyang
Beijing says it expelled U.S. destroyer from waters near South China Sea islands
Chinese FM Pledges Progress on South China Sea Code of Conduct
Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Now in South China Sea
What IS China up to? Pictures show ‘mystery structures’ on remote South China Sea islands
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Putin uses minorities as ‘cannon fodder,’ Buryat soldiers return home from Ukraine
Qatar and Bahrain target tourists with summer festivals
In Germany, young Israelis and Bahrainis take steps toward each other
Logistics performance index places Kuwait at bottom of GCC countries
Egypt, Iran officials held secret meeting in Oman
Oman Sultan Discusses Energy Security, Nuclear Deal in Germany
EU Foreign Relations Committee adopts recommendations in favour of Palestine
Lebanon’s Information Ministry joins public sector strike
The Israel-India-UAE-US relationship is now a strategic fact
UAE invests $2 bln in hi-tech Indian crop-growing ‘food parks’ to ease shortages
Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the United Arab Emirates
UN: 2,000 child soldiers recruited in Syria in 2021
Kyrgyzstan preps mining project with China in mind
In Kyrgyzstan’s rush to build a key highway, homeowners suffer
Kazakhstan joins club of countries banning Lightyear over same-sex kiss
Body Of Pakistani Military Officer Abducted In Balochistan Found
Pakistan: Sindhis protest against killing of Balal Kaka
‘Nightingale of Sindh’ singer Rubina Qureshi passes away in Karachi
Four Hong Kong men arrested while trying to flee to Taiwan
After Kyiv severs ties, North Korea’s Ukrainian jets face uncertain future
Is Tibet Finally Going the Way of Xinjiang?
Proposed US Law Would Say Tibet Status Unresolved
Tibetan man killed at a Chinese restaurant in France
Why is the Uyghur population shrinking?
Documentation Is Critical to Exposing China’s Abuses of the Uyghurs
10 years in dire conditions perpetuates severe mental health problems for Rohingya
India Unearths Network Trafficking Rohingya Girls From Camps in Bangladesh
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Jordanian remittances from Qatar increase in 2022
Kuwait’s Central Agency for IT trains 4000 employees to build digital economy
Biden claims US will achieve accountability for Abu Akleh killing
How much closer can Biden bring Saudi Arabia to Israel?
Saudi Arabia opens airspace to Israeli flights
Biden visits east Jerusalem without Israeli flag on limousine
Dutch journalist ‘deported from Iraqi Kurdistan’
PM Barzani calls on Biden to keep Kurds in mind during regional visit
Bhutan’s trailblazing beauty queen speaks up for LGBTQ community
The Sri Lankan Conundrum: What Will India Do Now?
Nepal, China agree to activate bilateral mechanism to resolve border dispute
Life Under Threat: Afghani Sikh Who Returned To India After Losing Unborn Child Recounts Horror
Acquitted in 1985 AI bombing, Sikh businessman shot in Canada
Calls for calm as ethnic strife threatens peace in Sindh
Nagaland: NPF signifies Naga identity, says president Liezietsu
Taiwan accuses Chinese Apple supplier of stealing secrets, charges 14
Chinese commentator says Taiwan’s president should be assassinated
Conversations: the future of Taiwan-Australia relations
North Korea says Ukraine can’t talk about sovereignty while aiding U.S.
New unification minister encourages World Food Program to help North Korea
US Corners ‘Belligerent Beijing’ On Tibet Issue; Introduces New Legislation To Settle China-Tibet Conflict
Not seeking independence but autonomy for Tibet: Dalai Lama
Tibet’s Pema Tseden Wraps ‘Snow Leopard’ High Altitude Drama Film
China’s President Xi makes first Xinjiang visit since crackdown in Uyghur province
Timor-Leste journalist faces probe after exposing child abuse case
Why China can’t let Laos default
Debt Troubles in Laos Reveal Economic Turmoil in Developing World
Why Is Bangladesh Encouraging Rohingya Refugees to Start a ‘Going Home’ Campaign?
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1953 July 19: Vorkuta uprising
1963 July 22: Sarawak Independence Day
2014 July 28: Yarkand Massacre, Xinjiang
2014 August 3: Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL
1933 August 7: Assyrian Martyrs Day
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
1965 August 9: Singapore National Day
1947 August 11: Baloch National Day
1947 August 14: Pakistan Independence Day, Youm-e-Azadi
1945 August 15: National Liberation Day of Korea
1947 August 15: India Independence Day