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June 30, 2023

Shooting Kills 2 in India’s Manipur as Opposition Leader Visits Troubled State

By Wasbir Hussain
Over 100 people have been killed in violence between majority Meitei and minority Kuki groups over the past two months.
June 29, 2023

In First, Nepal’s Supreme Court Allows Registration of Same-Sex Marriages

By Binaj Gurubacharya
Same-sex couples and LGBTQ rights activists in Nepal celebrated the interim court ruling.

June 28, 2023

Regulators Begin Final Safety Inspection Before Treated Fukushima Wastewater Is Released Into Sea

By Mari Yamaguchi
Japan’s plan to release the radioactive wastewater has drawn fierce opposition from local fishing groups, as well as neighboring South Korea, China, and some Pacific Island nations.

June 28, 2023

Philippine Police Raid Alleged Cybercrime Buildings and Rescue 2,700 Workers

By Associated Press
The workers, who came from 18 different countries, were allegedly duped into working for fraudulent online gaming sites and other cybercrime groups.

June 27, 2023

Japan Will Reinstate South Korea as Preferred Trade Nation as Two Sides Improve Ties

By Mari Yamaguchi
Japan’s tightening of trade controls against Seoul in 2019 was widely seen as retaliation for a South Korean court ruling on World War II-era forced labor.
June 27, 2023

Thousands of North Koreans March in Anti-US Rallies as Country Marks Korean War Anniversary

By Kim Tong-hyung
More than 120,000 North Koreans marched in mass rallies over the weekend, pledging “merciless” revenge against “U.S. imperialists.”

June 26, 2023

Taliban Chief Claims Women Have a ‘Comfortable and Prosperous Life’ in Afghanistan

By Rahim Faiez
Akhundzada said that under Taliban rule, concrete measures have been taken to save women from traditional oppressions like forced marriages.
June 26, 2023

Russia Says China Backs Its Efforts to Stabilize the Country After Mercenary Rebellion

By Simina Mistreanu
The reassurance came as Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko made a previously unannounced trip to Beijing.

June 24, 2023

Suspected Russian Diplomat Is Occupying Proposed Embassy Site Vetoed by Australia

By Rod McGuirk
A man has been living on the site in a portable building since Sunday, after Parliament passed emergency legislation last week blocking Russia’s lease on security grounds.

June 20, 2023

Germany Prods China on Ukraine War As Leaders Pledge To Work Together on Climate

By Geir Moulson
Premier Li Qiang chose Germany as his first destination abroad since taking office, a sign that China is seeking to repair strained ties with Europe.

June 23, 2023

Ex-Sri Lanka President Ordered Police Records Destroyed to Stall Mass Grave Probes, Report Alleges

By Krishan Francis
The report said Rajapaksa, then a powerful defense official, ordered the destruction of all police records older than five years after mass graves were discovered in the Matale district of central Sri Lanka in 2013.
June 23, 2023

US Coast Guard Ship Sailed Through Taiwan Strait a Day After Blinken’s China Visit

By Associated Press
The U.S. called it a “routine Taiwan Strait transit” while China pledged to “strengthen patrol law enforcement in waters under China’s jurisdiction.”

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