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Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister

Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party…

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Putin to visit Central Asia as Russian influence wanes

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Central Asian leaders in Tajikistan on Thursday, for only the second such summit since…

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Thousands protest in the Philippines over massive corruption scandal

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Philippine capital on Sunday to express their outrage over a corruption…

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Indonesia court to rule on challenges to legislation allowing expanded military role

An Indonesian court was scheduled to rule on Wednesday on challenges to the revision of a military law allowing a…

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Nepal returns to calm as first woman PM takes charge

Nepal’s capital on Saturday took a step back toward normality after deadly anti-corruption protests, as daily life returned with a…

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Thai and Cambodian soldiers fire at each other in disputed border area, injuring 3

Thai and Cambodian soldiers fired at each other in multiple contested border areas Thursday, injuring three civilians, after the nations…

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China denies link to espionage group accused of attacking Singapore critical infrastructure

The Chinese embassy in Singapore refuted claims that an espionage group accused of performing cyberattacks on Singapore’s critical infrastructure was…

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Russia says captured another village in Ukraine’s Sumy region

Russia’s army said Wednesday that its forces had captured another village in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, where Moscow has stepped…

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South Korea halts loudspeaker broadcasts along border with rival North Korea

South Korea’s military has shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda along the inter-Korean border, in a move aimed at…

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Philippines sees 500% increase in HIV cases among young people

The number of young Filipinos infected with HIV has increased by 500 percent, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Tuesday,…

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