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ASEAN leaders hit out at Myanmar junta after summit boycott
Oct 26, 2021 16:45Southeast Asian leaders have decried Myanmar's junta's decision to not send a representative of the country to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, following a ban on its top general.
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North Korea rejects UN human rights report, calls it ‘malicious slander’
Oct 26, 2021 16:16A North Korean human rights body has rejected the latest report by the United Nations human rights investigator, calling it a ‘malicious slander’.
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China locks down city of 4 million after six COVID cases detected
Oct 26, 2021 14:22China placed a city of 4 million under lockdown on Tuesday in an attempt to stamp out a domestic coronavirus outbreak, with residents told not to leave home except in emergencies.
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Anti-coup protests in Sudan continue with 7 killed, 140 injured
Oct 26, 2021 12:22Protesters in Sudan remained in the streets on Tuesday, despite the violence, a day after the country’s military seized power from a transitional government in an apparent coup d'état.
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China urges US to stop sending wrong signals to ‘Taiwan independence’ forces
Oct 26, 2021 08:40China has urged the United States to stop sending wrong signals in any form to the so-called “independence” forces of the Chinese Taipei after Washington said it attempts to enable the self-ruled island to take part meaningfully at the United Nations.
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Biden’s approval rating dips to new low of his presidency
Oct 26, 2021 08:36US President Joe Biden’s average approval rating has declined to a new low of 43.4 percent, according to a new analysis of polling.
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Sudan’s opposition coalition calls for civil disobedience as African Union urges talks
Oct 26, 2021 08:22Sudan’s main opposition coalition has called for civil disobedience and protests across the country against the backdrop of the military’s dissolving of the transitional government in what was denounced as a “coup.”
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Daesh claims responsibility for Saturday's bomb attack in Uganda
Oct 25, 2021 15:12Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for Saturday’s bomb attack in Uganda’s capital Kampala, which killed at least one person and injured three others.
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Military coup feared as Sudanese forces detain PM Hamdok
Oct 25, 2021 14:42Military forces in Sudan have detained Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok after besieging his house early on Monday, triggering fears of a potential coup d'état.
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UK climate protesters restart traffic-blocking tactics
Oct 25, 2021 14:30Insulate Britain, a new group whose campaigners have repeatedly blocked roads and motorways in and around the capital, targeted three locations including the Canary Wharf and City of London financial districts.