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Myanmar Junta Allows Aung San Suu Kyi Rare Contact With an Outsider

Par :Max Kim
3 août 2026 à 09:02
The ousted civilian leader, now 81, met with a representative of the Red Cross. Her long absence from public view had raised concerns about her health.

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Singapore Bans Band Massive Attack for Displaying Palestinian Flag

Par :Max Kim
3 août 2026 à 16:53
The British group was punished under a policy of racial harmony that has long been criticized as stifling free speech in the city-state.

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Myanmar Pro-Democracy Activists Each Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison

Par :Max Kim
31 juillet 2026 à 04:14
A group of dissidents this week were each sentenced to 37 years in prison for a peaceful protest against an election widely derided as a sham.

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Tayzar San protesting against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, in 2021. He narrowly escaped arrest in December, but some of his fellow activists were not so lucky.

Myanmar Pro-Democracy Activists Each Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison

Par :Max Kim
31 juillet 2026 à 04:14
A group of dissidents this week were each sentenced to 37 years in prison for a peaceful protest against an election widely derided as a sham.

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Tayzar San protesting against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, in 2021. He narrowly escaped arrest in December, but some of his fellow activists were not so lucky.

BTS Won’t Enter Music From Comeback Album for Grammy Awards

29 juillet 2026 à 20:39
The group announced it would not submit its most recent album, ‘Arirang,’ for consideration a month after the Recording Academy introduced a new category for Asian pop.

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BTS performing at the halftime show of the soccer World Cup final this month in East Rutherford, N.J.

15 Sailors Still Missing After Vietnamese Cargo Ship Sank in South China Sea

27 juillet 2026 à 22:06
Fifteen people remain missing after the cargo vessel went down in heavily disputed waters. China said it had rescued 47 people who had been aboard.

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A Chinese vessel rescuing Vietnamese sailors after their cargo ship sank in the South China Sea on Saturday.

Bangladesh’s President Resigns Amid Uncertainty Over Ex-Leader’s Plans

24 juillet 2026 à 07:54
President Mohammed Shahabuddin stepped down as speculation swirled over the possible return of his onetime ally Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted as prime minister and fled to India.

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President Mohammed Shahabuddin of Bangladesh in Dhaka in February.

Philippines Says Sailor Was Injured in Skirmish With Chinese Coast Guard

Par :Max Kim
21 juillet 2026 à 06:25
China said it was not the aggressor in the episode, which was the latest flare-up in the South China Sea between the two countries.

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Philippine Navy personnel and China Coast Guard personnel clashing near a grounded Philippine warship at Second Thomas Shoal, in the South China Sea, on Monday.
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