1997 July 1: Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong
East Timor’s independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister
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Pakistan Taliban Kill Four Police in Balochistan Attack
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State of emergency declared in Siberia over raging wildfires
Bahrain signs deals to invest $1.3 billion in UK economy
Kuwait Urges Iran Border Talks as Gas Row Flares Anew
Jordan foreign minister, Assad discuss Syria refugees, drug smuggling
New Canal Threatens the Peace Between the Taliban and Central Asia
Barbie movie gets Vietnam ban over South China Sea map
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Tajikistan: UN experts deplore criminal proceedings against human rights defenders
Hong Kong police condemned for issuing cash bounty for exiled democracy activists
Hong Kong: Warrants Aim at Activists Abroad
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U.S. Prevents Iran from Seizing Two Merchant Tankers in Gulf of Oman
Concerns over Beijing’s influence as new power plant puts Jordan in debt to China
Aziz Hazara’s Transformative Artworks Grapple with the Never-Ending Conflict in His Native Afghanistan
A Journalist in Xinjiang – and a Uyghur’s Truth
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2009 July 5th: Urumqi Massacre, Xinjiang
Bahrain to host first-ever Saturday night F1 race to kick off 2024 season
Qatar Airways reports record revenues, bolstered by FIFA World Cup
Palestine: Jenin operation marks violent half-year for Israel’s government
Israeli forces shell southern Lebanon in response to rocket fire
Jordan, Oman sign multiple MoUs at Joint Ministerial Committee meeting in Amman
Fighting to free the women and children enslaved by IS
Kazakhstan’s capital Astana celebrates 25th anniversary of its founding
Nepal PM’s India Remark Stirs Up Storm, Opposition Demands His Resignation
Four arrested in Hong Kong after bounty set up for activists abroad
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Bahrain: Shi’a Worshippers Blocked from Attending Friday Prayers
Russian aircraft harass US drones over Syria for third time this week
Uzbek human rights progressing, but more work to do
1,182 Adivasi extremists lay down arms in Assam
Right of forest inhabitants for claims against eviction not limited to Adivasi, backward communities: Supreme Court
Tibet’s Dalai Lama marks 88th birthday, prays for world peace
South China Sea: Blackpink Vietnam concert in trouble over China map
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James Brooke: Russian Federation’s restive republics opening a second front for Putin
Syria cancels BBC media accreditation
Seven Rohingya Refugees Killed in Violence in Bangladesh
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Third Week of July: Captive Nations Week
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev cements power with election win
Mineral-rich Mongolia is steeling itself for democratic change
China Protests US Meeting With Dalai Lama in India
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Israel-Lebanon: What’s happening at the Blue Line?
California educator teaches kids their native language. ‘You cannot find an app for Hmong’
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Palestinian leader Abbas visits Jenin camp after Israeli raid
The Netherlands takes steps to prosecute crimes against Yazidis
China sends large group of warplanes, navy ships towards Taiwan in forceful display
Canada probes Nike, Dynasty Gold over alleged use of Uyghur forced labour
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Kim vows to boost North Korea’s nuclear capability after observing new long-range missile launch
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Palestinian leader calls on world to ‘protect us,’ and his people respond with bitter laughter
Chinese military’s three-day show of force increases headache for Taiwan
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How Israel weaponises museums to erase Palestinian existence
Facing abuse, teenage Uyghur girls are forced to work in a Xinjiang garment factory
Brunei announces phased introduction of minimum wage
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China’s ‘Unilateral Actions’ Send Nepal Into A Tizzy; Kathmandu Unhappy With Beijing’s BRI Project
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US DOD Increases Military Presence Near Oman
US mulls air defenses for Iraqi Kurdistan as Iran warns of renewed strikes
Afghanistan’s Shi’ite Minority Suffers ‘Systematic Discrimination’ Under Taliban Rule
Holy book set alight outside Leeds Sikh man’s home as police investigating hate crime
What is Naadam? The story behind Mongolia’s ‘Three Manly Games’
Pope visit to Mongolia will thrill tiny Catholic community, cardinal says
Rare Singapore corruption probe widens to include Grand Prix owner
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Gender equality gaining significant recognition in Bhutan
China’s Border Talks With Bhutan Are Aimed at India
JD.com, Tencent, Longfor slump in Hong Kong sell-off as China shows no stimulus urgency, Wall Street banks cut GDP targets
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Turkey’s Erdogan meets Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim on second leg of Gulf trip
The American Public’s Views on Israel Are Undergoing a Profound Shift. Washington Hasn’t Caught Up
Turkey’s Erdogan Caps Gulf Tour With $50 Billion From UAE
ADB Expands Support for Turkmenistan
U.S. Preparing ‘Economic Measures’ Over Russia’s Sanctions Busting in Central Asia – WP
Washington presses Taiwan presidential frontrunner on White House comments
Cambodia: Harassment, Arrests of Opposition Activists
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Kuwait prohibits all cryptocurrency use in new virtual assets ban
Yazidi victims of Islamic State heal wounds, grow independent in Germany
Qatar Chamber discusses economic relations with Turkmenistan
11-year-old daughter of top Kashmiri rebel leader issues rare appeal to visit father jailed in India
International Tibet Youth Forum Successfully Concludes with Participants Declaring Firm Commitment to Tibet Advocacy
Singapore’s passport dethrones Japan as world’s most powerful
Singapore: City-state rocked by rare political scandals
Cambodia faces rigged election as Hun Sen extends total control
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UK Minister’s visit to Turkmenistan strengthens bilateral ties
Pamiris: Persecuted, disappeared and forgotten
China looks to expand soft-power presence in Central Asia
Maldives: Small island nation with big role shipping chips to Russia
India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties through energy, power and port projects
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1963 July 22: Sarawak Independence Day
World’s Biggest Permafrost Crater Thaws as Planet Warms
India’s ACME Group gets $490 million in funding for Oman project
Turkey, PKK clashes intensify in Kurdistan Region
70 years of systematic brainwashing has changed outlook of Pak: World Sindhi Congress chief
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Bhutan – 23 Dead or Missing After Flash Floods in Lhuentse
Pakistan: Protection of Chinese nationals top priority, says official
Pakistan: Hundreds of gunmen raid village in Sindh, abduct women
In Hokkaido, an Ainu group’s lawsuit and climate change converge on salmon fishing
China to resume 15-day visa-free entry for citizens of Singapore and Brunei
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Qatar appoints ambassador to UAE after years-long rift
Israeli government passes law to limit Supreme Court power, defying mass protests
Towards A United Kurdistan: Prospects for Kurdish Self-Determination
Rally in Sydney in protest at Treaty of Lausanne’s impact on Kurdistan
The Role of Private Sector in Tajikistan’s Energy Market Development
Iran, Tajikistan Discuss Strengthening Bilateral Trade Ties
Russia emerges as Maldives’ top source market once again
Indian police arrest 74 Rohingya migrants in latest crackdown
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China, Uzbekistan Plan Auto Joint Ventures
Macao Is Back as the Gambling Capital of the World
Chinese base in Cambodia nears completion in challenge to US naval power
ISIS tried to exterminate the Yazidis. These women survived life inside the caliphate
Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan commit to intensifying bilateral cooperation
Amid Crackdown In Restive Region, Tajikistan Targets Properties Linked To Aga Khan
Tajikistan Labels Opposition Group’s Website Extremist
Rains, flash floods cut off Balochistan from other areas
Taiwan’s main airport becomes battleground for simulated Chinese invasion
Test run of Ainu culture tour held in Hokkaido city ahead of int’l travel summit
Cambodia’s Hun Sen to resign after four decades and appoint son as PM
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Kuwait Executes 5, Including Man Convicted in 2015 Mosque Bombing
Indonesia Commits To Trade Goals With Kazakhstan As Part Of EAEU FTA Negotiations
Shia mourners in Kashmir allowed Muharram procession after three decades
2023 Mongolia investment climate statement
Satellite data sheds light on China’s detention facilities in Tibet
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2014 July 28: Yarkand Massacre, Xinjiang
Kyiv says Qatar will provide it with $100 million in humanitarian aid
Kazakhstan’s Football Team Begins European Season with Sensational Win Over Swiss Basel
Bhutan’s jobs woes drive an exodus to Australia
PM urges Balochistan to ‘look after’ foreign investors
Hong Kong judge defies government’s bid to ban pro-democracy protest song
Beijing pushes for Hong Kong’s leader to attend Apec summit in US
US Sending Taiwan $345 Million in Security Assistance
Putin thanks North Korea for supporting Ukraine war as Pyongyang displays its nukes in parade
Singapore executes woman for the first time in 20 years
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Bhutan’s National Council Election 2023: A setback for women
With one eye on China, Japan backs Sri Lanka as a partner in the Indo-Pacific
Northeast Diary: Disguised as refugees, Kuki-Chin militants from Bangladesh entered Mizoram
Biden admin announces new weapons assistance package for Taiwan
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July 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
The ‘world’s coldest village’ just experienced the highest temperature it’s ever recorded: ‘A particularly acute threat’
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund eyes investments worth $5bln in Oman
Congress to organise Adivasi Gaurav Parv on August 9, to extend helping hand to tribal communities
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Women from Tajikistan duped into building Russian drones
Treasury Designates Leaders and Financial Facilitators of ISIS and al-Qa’ida Cells in Maldives
China using families as ‘hostages’ to quash Uyghur dissent abroad
Uyghur woman confirmed detained for complaining about son’s sentence in Xinjiang
Brunei: press freedom ‘virtually non-existent’ while censorship prevails
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Lebanon clashes: Thousands flee violence at Palestinian refugee camp
UK acknowledges acts of genocide committed by Daesh against Yazidis
Kyrgyzstan Turns to Chinese Companies For Major Hydropower Project
Kazakhstan Sends First Trucks on New Trade Route to Pakistan
Indus Echoes, Pakistan’s ‘first Sindhi language feature film in 26 years’, nears completion
‘Fear Follows Every Uyghur.’ A Groundbreaking Book Details China’s Repression in Xinjiang
US blacklists two Chinese firms over Uighur forced labour accusations
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Iraqi parliament rejected proposed demarcation of borders with Kuwait
India top court hears petitions challenging Kashmir special status removal
Cultural restoration: Ainu and the path to ethnic harmony
Analysts Say China Violates Human Rights in Tibet
Cambodia: National elections ‘extremely disconcerting’, say human rights experts
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2014 August 3: Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL
New Bill Puts Russia’s Lake Baikal at Risk of Deforestation, Harmful Urbanization
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait reaffirm joint rights to natural resources in Durra gas field
Nine years after the Yazidi genocide, what’s next for survivors?
Kazakhstan Assumes SCO Chairmanship to Enhance Regional Cooperation
“I decide my own destiny”: Taking ownership for a resilient Sindh
Mongolia to deepen cooperation with US on rare earths, prime minister says
Mongolia wants to get closer to the U.S. without rattling ‘eternal neighbors’ Russia and China
Australian museum to return stolen Cambodian artefacts
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Kazakhstan and Afghanistan explore the benefits of trade cooperation
Rights groups urge Laos to release missing Chinese lawyer who was trying to get to US
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August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
1965 August 9: Singapore National Day
1947 August 11: Balochistan 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
1945 August 17: Indonesian Declaration of Independence
1919 August 19: Afghan Independence Day
1991 August 19: 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt, August Putsch
2006 August 26: Murder of Akbar Bugti, the father of the Baloch nation
August 30: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
1957 August 31: Hari Merdeka, Malaysia Independence Day
1963 August 31 Sabah Day
1991 August 31: Kyrgyzstan Independence Day
1991 September 1: Uzbekistan Independence Day
1945 September 2: Vietnam National Day
1960 September 2: Tibetan Democracy Day