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1946 May 25: Jordan Independence Day
1948 May 25: Day of Heroes of Fight Against Totalitarianism
‘Sabaya’: Acclaimed film about Yazidi women rescued from Islamic State is a ‘hoax’
Hong Kong unlikely to see Tiananmen vigil, as Taiwan plans major June 4 event instead
Xinjiang Police Files Show Xi Jinping’s Personal Involvement in Uyghur Persecution
Vietnam’s rare commemoration of a deadly South China Sea battle is a quiet but direct message to Beijing
Indian court orders life in jail for top Kashmiri separatist
UNHCR chief: World must not forget Rohingya refugees amid Ukraine crisis
Lao villagers say they got little warning of dam water release
Top U.S. diplomat for Tibetan affairs visits refugees in Nepal
Hindi policy threat to indigenous language
Meghalaya: HYC wants Centre to notify Khasi indigenous faith as minority
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1918 May 26: Georgia Independence Day
Invasion of Ukraine pushes Georgia to reexamine its fraught history with Moscow
Top US diplomat lays out ‘invest, align, compete’ strategy to meet China challenge
Uzbekistan: China comes bearing gifts
Blinken says China strategy is about rules-based order, not ‘new Cold War’
Nepal: What happened to China’s ‘Belt and Road’ projects?
Uyghur sports trainer confirmed arrested by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang
China nudges Nepal on One-China policy
Replica of Hong Kong’s ‘Pillar of Shame’ unveiled in Norway
Uyghur sports trainer confirmed arrested by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang
Why China Wants Stronger High-Speed Rail Links Across Eurasia
Marcos says Philippines to uphold South China Sea ruling
US effort to impose tougher UN sanctions on North Korea blocked by China, Russia
China shouldn’t emulate Russia in South China Sea: Malaysia PM
Attackers in Cambodia topple motorbike, injure local election opposition candidate
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Humanity’s Last Chance Saloon: Indigenous traditional knowledge & custodianship
Dispute over Iraqi Kurdistan’s energy resources ramps up
Calls for Investigation Mount Over Xinjiang Police Files
Two children killed in Turkish air strike on Iraqi Kurdistan as global silence continues
Iraqi lawmakers pass bill criminalizing any ties with Israel
Kyrgyzstan’s Peak Putin becomes a case of ‘pique Putin’ as protesters plant Ukrainian flag atop mountain
Hong Kong’s incoming leader John Lee to travel to Beijing
China will help us weather financial crisis, says Sri Lanka’s prime minister
Keep the South China Sea free, Biden tells Navy graduates
Taiwan will need ‘at least 9GW of energy storage’ by 2030
U.S. issues sanctions targeting North Korean weapons of mass destruction program
India can push for Tibet dialogue, says former ambassador
North Korea punishes officials for failing to contain coronavirus
How Annie Vang is creating a digital legacy for her Hmong heritage
Leaders of least-developed Cambodia, Laos play down concerns of a China debt trap
Buildings shaken as magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes off East Timor
China warns overseas Uyghurs to keep quiet during UN visit
East Timor looks to new president for generational change
More than 1,000 Myanmar migrants in China wait months or years for deportation
Hong Kong’s ‘one country, two systems’ will not change after 2047, top Beijing legal official says
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1918 May 28: Armenia Independence Day
1918 May 28: Azerbaijan Republic Day
Saka Manor memorial commemorates historic Mathias Rust flight into the heart of the Soviet Union
PUK eyes Kurdistan Region’s president and PM positions
Uyghur group slams UN rights czar over ‘wasted opportunity’ during trip to Xinjiang
Of 44 active gangs in Maldives capital, nine believed to be extremely dangerous: police
UN Rights Commissioner Concludes China Trip Saying She Urged Beijing ‘Rethink’ On Uyghurs, Others
Sri Lanka PM thanks India for support amid ‘difficult period’, eyes solutions
UN human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies
UN’s Bachelet wraps up Xinjiang trip without seeing where China locks up Uyghur activists
Photos of China’s vast Inner Mongolia region, and how global capitalism has made inroads, captured by native who finally woke up to his homeland’s beauty
Hong Kong’s next leader John Lee visits Beijing for official nod
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EU candidate status could be an ‘existential’ message to Tbilisi, Georgian ambassador says
Kazakhstan Preps For Referendum On Changes To Constitution
Committed to retrieve land belonging to Nepal from India, says PM Deuba
India belongs to Dravidians & Adivasis, not Thackeray or Modi: Owaisi
Mongolia Looks to Fuel Russia and China by Rail
U.N. human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies
China’s destroyer flotilla conducts naval drill in South China Sea
Asia is turning to China because you neglect it, says East Timor leader
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In Cyprus, a faraway war forces a city to redefine its Russianness
Balochistan holds first local govt polls in nine years
11 companies prequalify to bid for $2bn Bahrain metro
Baloch activists hold protest against 1998 nuclear blasts in Balochistan
Five transgender women attacked by ‘dozens of men’ in Tbilisi
In Conversation With Louis Vuitton’s First Afghan Sikh Model: Karanjee Singh Gaba Representing Refugee Sikhs
Kuwait to soon launch platform to hire Bidoons instead of expats
Brinda Karat calls for united fight to protect Adivasis
Jordan: Sufi community led by US scholar faces child abuse complaints
China operating mandatory colonial boarding system for children in Tibet, says eyewitness
The stumbling blocks facing Turkey’s new operation plan in Syria
Uyghur community holds protest against Chinese atrocities in Xinjiang
Rumoured Russian scale-back from Syria prompts regional alarm
Hacked Chinese government files give new insights on the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs
Ankara confirms death of 10 soldiers in Kurdistan Region over a week
China: Volkswagen defends Xinjiang operations amid reports of human rights abuses
Yazidi refugees again flee fighting in Iraq
Cambodia’s reborn opposition under pressure ahead of local polls
Security law a ‘glorious mission,’ but radicals ‘advocating terrorism’ still lurking, Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam says
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Australia partners with Cambodia to boost sustainable infrastructure
China continues religious repression in Tibet
Mongolia under pressure to align with Russia and China
Former princess of Qatar Kasia Gallanio found dead of a suspected drug overdose at her Marbella home
Russia Sanctions Seen Loosening Moscow’s Grip on Central Asia
Myanmar Junta Revokes Publisher’s License Over Book on Rohingya
Leaked photos of Uyghurs interned at Xinjiang detention centres ‘devastating,’ says activist
Hong Kong officials escape quarantine that batters city’s reputation
Armenia: despite legislative reforms, survivors of human trafficking face uphill struggle to access justice
Kyrgyzstan Confiscates Jailed Ex-President’s Compound Near Bishkek
Philippines protests Beijing’s fishing ban, ‘harassment’ in South China Sea
Taiwan offered hope after they fled Hong Kong. Now, they’re leaving again.
Georgia’s South Ossetia cancels referendum on joining Russia
Putin does not oppose construction of China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railroad – President Japarov
US initiative checkmates China in South East Asia
Jumbo Floating Restaurant bids Hong Kong goodbye next month
Oman condemns Israel’s ‘provocative practices’ on Palestinian territories
Tajikistan Says Five Killed in ‘Anti-Terror’ Operation in East
China’s Pacific island diplomacy may complicate ties with Japan
Art Basel returns to Hong Kong, scaled-back but playing the long game
Oman, Bahrain sign agreement to enhance joint parliamentary cooperation
Rare saiga antelope population now over a million in Kazakhstan
Brunei accounts for 4pc of SEA Islamic banking assets
US Senator Visits Taiwan as China Ups Military Threat
Lebanon Has an Opposition Movement Again
Kazakhstan Pays Tribute to Victims of Political Repressions and Famine
Robotics: Moving from manpower to autonomous solutions in Singapore
Taiwan scrambles jets after China makes largest incursion into air defence zone since January
Lebanon re-elects Nabih Berri as speaker for seventh term
Pope Francis Commends Kazakhstan’s Contribution to Interreligious Dialogue, Reaffirms Plan to Visit Kazakhstan in September
The Somad Affair and Singapore’s Battle Against Religious Extremism
Tsai says U.S. National Guard planning ‘cooperation’ with Taiwan military
Israel soldiers demolish water well in West Bank
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Singapore – coding skills grow in prevalence for job roles
Taiwan may get economic deal with US after exclusion from Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Israel signs UAE free trade deal, its first in Arab world
Japan provides grant aid of USD 5.1 million to the Maldives
What’s Causing the Currency Crisis in Laos?
Taiwan pledges additional US$4 million to Ukraine
Syrian government accuses Turkey of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in north Syria
FIFA: New academy offers fresh opportunities in the Land of the Thunder Dragon
Perfect storm of turbulence for indebted little Laos
Top Gun’s Maverick Risks China’s Anger With Taiwan Flag on Jacket
Houthis shell besieged Taiz amid intensifying international efforts to renew truce
Kashmir essential part of Modi’s New India journey: Dr Jitendra Singh
‘Cambodia played key role in Asean’s economic integration’
Taiwan dancers take first place in France X sports festival team event
‘Catastrophic hunger’: Charity urges truce extension in Yemen
Yasin Malik’s journey: From gun-toting Kashmir rebel to Gandhism
Japanese singer’s ode to Cambodia strengthens bilateral ties
Dancing on Bones: History and Power in China, Russia, and North Korea
Turkish authorities capture 11 women in Iyla N. Kurdistan
Sikh community faces ‘existential crisis’ in Pakistan
Cambodia to host first French-Cambodian Business Forum
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1962 June 1: Novocherkassk massacre, RF
1984 June 1: Operation Blue Star at the Sikh Golden Temple
1989 June 4: Tiananmen Square protests/June 4th Incident