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US vetoes UN Security Council on foreign Islamic State fighters
(DW) -The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that could decide the fate of those involved in terrorism-related activities, over…
Facebook threatens to block users, media in Australia from sharing news…
All major Australian news media organisations have backed a government plan to force digital giants to pay for content.
Social media platform Facebook on…
Fresh Clash Erupts Between Indian-Chinese Troops in Pangong Tso
India and China have been in a border stand-off along the 4,057 km Line of Actual Control since the last week of April. The violent face-off between the…
Seventeen dead after two-storey restaurant collapses in China
By Associated Press |
Seventeen people have been killed in China after a two-storey restaurant collapsed during a gathering Saturday morning (local time),…
Japan’s Shinzo Abe Is Stepping Down As Prime Minister
(NPR) - Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, announced in a press conference Thursday that he is stepping down because of poor health.
Abe,…
Polish Envoy, Regional Experts Eye Russia’s Options in Belarus
By Natalie Liu | VOA News |
WASHINGTON - Poland's top diplomat in Washington is calling for Russia to avoid any unilateral action to end a wave of protests…
Opposition lawmakers arrested in latest clampdown on Hong Kong protests
By Oliver Farry |
Two leading figures from Hong Kong’s Democratic Party were among 16 people arrested in the latest police swoop against the city’s…
Belarus Authorities Arrest 2 Leading Opposition Activists
By VOA News |
Belarusian authorities arrested two leading opposition activists allegedly helping to spearhead protests in the country, demanding the…
Deadly violence erupts in Ivory Coast after Ouattara’s third-term bid
At least two people were killed in ethnic clashes in Ivory Coast following President Alassane Ouattara's controversial announcement he would run for a third…
Mutiny: US takes action against Malian military
By John Owen Nwachukwu|
The US has taken action against Mali over the military coup in the country that led to the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita…