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The War in Ukraine: Lessons for Mongolia

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The war reminded Mongolians that they now have no choice but to prepare for all eventualities, because no other country will step in to save them.

China-US Tensions a Moment of Reckoning for the Indo-Pacific Order

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What do hard times in China-US relations portend for other stakeholders in a "free, open, inclusive and rules based" Indo-Pacific, such as India?

As China-US Ties Continue to Fray, Can Their Ambassadors Make Repairs?

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During previous rounds of crisis, ambassadors helped negotiate solutions. Can Qin Gang and Nicholas Burns follow suit?

Deputy Secretary Sherman says US 'doubling down' on Pacific

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The United States is doubling down on its investment in the Pacific

India's Latest Concerns With the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

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India has raised objections to the possibility of China and Pakistan involving third countries in the CPEC.

Polls open in Kenyan presidential election said to be tight

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Polls have opened in Kenya, where an unusual presidential election is underway

Will Reform of Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority Ever Take Off?

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The country's aviation safety and tourism sector will remain grounded so long as vested interests stand in the way of necessary legislation.

Ex-Philippine leader and democracy defender Ramos is buried

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Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos has been laid to rest in a state funeral

Rains in S. Korea turn Seoul's roads to rivers, leave 8 dead

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Heavy rains have drenched South Korea’s capital region and killed at least eight people

Unexploded WWII bomb revealed in Italy's dried-up Po River

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Heatwaves sweeping Europe this summer have brought not just record high temperatures and scorched fields: The drought-stricken waters of Italy's Po River are running so low they revealed a previously submerged World War II bomb.

China Extends Threatening Military Exercises Around Taiwan

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Exercises near Taiwan were scheduled to end on August 7, but China's military has announced new drills for the next week.

Chad's junta, rebel groups sign pledge in Qatar before talks

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Chad’s military government has signed a pledge with over 40 rebel groups and opposition figures in Qatar ahead of planned national reconciliation talks later this month in the African nation

Polls open in Kenyan presidential election said to be tight

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Polls have opened in Kenya, where an unusual presidential election is underway

Energy Crisis From Ukraine War: Impacts on China and India

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Insights from Craig Kennedy.

China's Low-Growth Zero-COVID Policy Signals Transition Away From Reform Period

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China's days of encouraging economic growth at any cost are over.

Amid Russia-Ukraine War, China Could Dominate the Value Arms Market

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If Russian arms exports decline in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, China stands to benefit – unless the U.S. moves to prevent it.

Officials: Pakistani Militant Leader Killed in Afghanistan

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The death of Abdul Wali, also widely known as Omar Khalid Khurasani, deals a heavy blow to the Pakistani Taliban.

Israeli ex-minister sentenced over Australia sex abuse case

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An Israeli court sentenced a former health minister to probation and a fine.

'Your Danny': Stars pay tribute to Olivia Newton-John

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Best known for playing Sandy in Grease, the actor and singer has died from cancer aged 73.

What Are the Implications of Uzbekistan's Rapprochement With the Taliban?

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Tashkent has sought to serve as a broker between the Taliban and the world to keep Afghanistan on the global agenda.

Eight dead in Seoul amid heaviest rain in decades

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Several parts of the city saw the highest rate of rainfall in 80 years, say weather officials.

North Korea Slams Pelosi's Visit to Seoul

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For a second time, North Korea criticized Pelosi's visit to the Asia-Pacific region, defining her as "the worst destroyer of international peace and stability."

1 dead after US Coast Guard, boat collide in Puerto Rico

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A U.S. Coast Guard cutter and a Puerto Rico fishing boat collided Monday in an incident that killed one person and injured another, officials said

Colombia's leftist president presents ambitious tax plan

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Colombia’s first leftist president has presented an ambitious tax plan that aims to raise up to $11 billion a year for anti-poverty programs

Oil facility fire jeopardizes Cuba's frail electric system

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A deadly fire that began at a large oil storage facility in western Cuba has spread, threatening to plunge the island into a deeper energy crisis as it forced officials to shut down a key thermoelectric plant

Trump says FBI agents 'raided' his Mar-a-Lago Florida home

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The former US president says that federal agents broke into a safe at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

US doctor issues warning of many undiagnosed polio cases

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The New York State medic says there could be hundreds, or even thousands, of infected people there.

In Kenya, promises of marijuana paradise electrify the electorate

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One of Kenya's presidential candidates is promising to legalize weed. His long-shot campaign has entertained, but it might also mark a different kind of politics for the East African nation.

ASEAN (Minus Myanmar) Gets Its Act Together

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Myanmar's military junta was put on notice as ASEAN held its line against China and Russia.

Russia, Ukraine trade accusations over nuclear plant attacks

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Russia and Ukraine are trading accusations that each side is shelling Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine

China-Taiwan: What we learned from Beijing's drills around the island

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Beijing redefines what is "acceptable" even as Taiwanese attitudes appear to be hardening further.

Russia halts U.S. inspections of its nuclear arsenals

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Russia has announced a freeze on U.S. inspections of its nuclear arsenals under a pivotal arms control treaty

Afghanistan: The Taliban sniper now working behind a desk

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A year after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the BBC returns to see how people's lives have changed.

Kenya elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president

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Voters have to decide which candidate offers the best chance for growth and social protection.

Panama Canal grapples with climate change threat

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Changes in rainfall and weather patterns are making the Panama Canal's operation more challenging.

Sania Khan: She TikToked her divorce, then her husband killed her

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Feeling stigmatised after her divorce, Sania Khan found community on TikTok - then her ex returned.

Misfired rockets may have killed over a dozen in Gaza battle

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Israel says the errant rockets were fired by the Palestinian side.

Blinken tells African countries they needn't pick a side as U.S. competes with China

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken says African states shouldn't have to pick a side in great power rivalries, though the U.S. is competing with Russia and China for influence.

As Israel-Palestinian truce holds, Gaza power plant restarts

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With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza’s sole power plant resumed operations

Inside a TV news station determined to report facts in the Taliban's Afghanistan

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Once a mortal threat, the Taliban have let Afghanistan's leading news channel stand. But every day is a struggle for the journalists who still work there.

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