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Protests erupt in Papua as military operation deaths spark clashes with Indonesian security forces
JAKARTA, April 27 — Students and civilians clashed with law enforcement personnel in Indonesia’s insurgency-hit Papua on ‌Monday during a protest attended by hundreds of ​residents demanding the withdrawal of […]
India’s upper house shifts as Modi’s BJP reaches 113 seats following mass AAP defection
NEW DELHI, April 27 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party strengthened its position in parliament’s upper ‌house after seven opposition lawmakers joined it, ​a parliamentary list showed on […]
Putin hosts Araghchi in Moscow amid stalled US-Iran peace efforts
MOSCOW, April 27 — Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Russia on Monday as peace efforts between Tehran and Washington hung in the balance, following a flurry of regional diplomacy and […]
Israeli strikes kill 14 in south Lebanon amid agreed ceasefire with Hezbollah
 BEIRUT, April 27 — Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country’s south on Sunday killed 14 people, the deadliest day since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war […]
Hokkaido struck by 6.2 quake amid growing Japan mega-quake fears
TOKYO, April 27 — A strong earthquake rattled Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido early Monday, US and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a series of powerful tremors to […]
Iran foreign minister continues whirlwind tour between mediators as US stays home
ISLAMABAD, April 27 — Iran’s foreign minister returned to Islamabad on Sunday, ping-ponging from capital to capital as mediators hoped to keep peace talks between Tehran and the United States […]
Call me maybe? Trump moves the goal posts for ending the war with Iran
WASHINGTON, April 27 — President Donald ​Trump said on Sunday Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war and stressed it can never have […]
White House shooting suspect targeted Trump cabinet, had anti-Christian manifesto, officials say
WASHINGTON, ‌April 27 — US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at Saturday night’s White ​House Correspondents’ Association dinner was […]
Acid attacks highlight growing danger for Indonesian activists
JAKARTA, April 27 — Indonesian environmental activist Muhammad Rosidi shudders as he recalls the horrific moment two men on a motorbike threw acid through the open window of his car […]
UK’s smoke-free generation law: Five key questions
LONDON, April 26 — Britain’s parliament this week approved a bill to ban those aged 17 and under from ever legally buying tobacco products during their lifetime. A first in […]