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Afghanistan
Afghan mother demands answers after son dies in Pakistani hospital bombing
Human rights groups have called for an independent investigation into the March 16 strike on a drug treatment centre that killed 411.
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Africa
DR Congo to receive third-country deportees from US under deal
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United States
US court reinstates US$656 million judgment against PLO and Palestinian Authority
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US, Israel war on Iran
Rights groups raise alarm after Iran executes 2 more opposition group members
The hangings are the latest targeting members of the banned People’s Mojahedin of Iran after four others were executed earlier in the week.
4 Apr 2026 - 2:31PM
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Scams and swindles
Cambodia’s high-stakes war on online scam compounds
Cambodia has vowed to stamp out the scam compounds on its soil by month’s end – but perpetrators remain drawn to the potential for huge profits.
4 Apr 2026 - 6:22AM
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Malaysia
Malaysia drops appeal on abducted activist’s case, family still seeks answers
Rights group Suhakam says the police Special Branch was involved in the disappearances of Raymond Koh and another activist, Amri Che Mat.
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Malaysia
‘Feels unreal’: Indonesian grandma freed from Malaysian death row flies home
Ani Anggraeni spent nearly 15 years in prison for drug trafficking before her death sentence was commuted and she was later pardoned.
3 Apr 2026 - 12:49PM
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United States
Trump fires Pam Bondi as US president’s frustration with bad news grows
Attorney general’s removal follows the ouster of Trump’s homeland security and border patrol chiefs amid a wave of negative headlines.
3 Apr 2026 - 3:40PM
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Middle East
Surging ‘Jewish terrorism’ in West Bank condemned but goes unpunished
Tel Aviv-based INSS reports an increase in settler attacks since the start of the Iran war, along with a rise in ‘the severity of the acts’.
2 Apr 2026 - 4:45PM
US-China relations
China targeted in US birthright citizenship debate, but court justices sceptical
China benefiting from ‘birth tourism industry’, top litigator claims, with Trump in attendance – a historic first for a sitting president.
2 Apr 2026 - 6:04AM
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Myanmar
Why Myanmar top general’s exit is window dressing to cement military rule
Min Aung Hlaing, who has resigned from the armed forces, is set to get approval from the military-allied parliament to become president.
1 Apr 2026 - 7:49PM
US-China relations
‘Lack of moral character’: pair who stole secrets for China loses US citizenship
Case reflects the Trump administration’s stated goal of ‘maximally pursuing’ denaturalisation wherever legally possible.
1 Apr 2026 - 8:25PM
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Nepal
Untouchable no more: Nepal to apologise to Dalits for first time
Nepal has banned caste discrimination, yet many Dalits still live in poverty. Can a formal state apology inspire change?
31 Mar 2026 - 7:30PM
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Myanmar’s junta chief set to continue rule as civilian president
With the military controlling parliament, Min Aung Hlaing is widely expected to be elected president.
31 Mar 2026 - 11:34AM
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US-China relations
Born in the USA? China targeted in Trump’s birthright citizenship fight
As Supreme Court decision looms, Chinese nationals find themselves at the centre of disputed core constitutional issue: who is an American?
1 Apr 2026 - 7:14AM
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Israel
Israel suspends military unit that assaulted CNN crew in West Bank
It suspended the Netzah Yehuda, a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers that has been linked to abuses of Palestinian civilians in the past.
30 Mar 2026 - 9:41PM
Myanmar
Myanmar paves way for junta chief to be civilian president
Min Aung Hlaing has ruled Myanmar since 2021 when he ordered a coup toppling the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
31 Mar 2026 - 11:33AM
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Africa
Mob retaliates after gunmen kill 12 in Nigeria bar
27 people in total were killed between the shooting and the retaliatory violence.
30 Mar 2026 - 4:43PM
Israel
European countries appeal to Israel to abandon plans to revive death penalty
Foreign ministers from France, Germany, Italy and the UK expressed concern about the bill which opponents say would target only Palestinians.
30 Mar 2026 - 6:55AM
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Israel-Gaza war
Jerusalem police stop Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday mass
Police said the Church of the Holy Sepulchre had been notified that no mass could take place on Palm Sunday because of safety considerations.
30 Mar 2026 - 2:06AM
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China-EU relations
European Parliament heads to China after 8 years and lobbying from Beijing
Chair of consumer protection delegation due in China next week wants to convey ‘that our rules on product standards are to be followed’.
27 Mar 2026 - 6:12PM
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Spain
Spanish woman, 25, dies by euthanasia after father loses legal bid to stop her
Her parent had fought to stop the procedure, saying his daughter had mental disorders that affected her ability to make the decision.
27 Mar 2026 - 5:39AM
Nepal
Nepal’s probe into deadly uprising finds ex-prime minister, officials ‘reckless’
The report is proposing prison sentences of up to 10 years for K.P. Sharma Oli and other top government officials.
27 Mar 2026 - 7:11PM
United Nations
UN designates African slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
US, Israel and Argentina opposed the UN measure, while Britain and EU member states abstained.
26 Mar 2026 - 1:37PM
Americas and the Caribbean
US offers US$3 million to breach financial fortress of Haiti’s gangs
US reward announcement marks a shift in tactics as previous bounties have been focused on individual gang leaders.
26 Mar 2026 - 9:55AM
Britain
UK police arrest 2 men over Jewish ambulances arson attack
Arrests came after police said they were investigating an online claim of responsibility by a little-known Islamist group with links to Iran.
25 Mar 2026 - 5:40PM
Cuba
Humanitarian aid boat arrives in Cuba amid US blockade crisis
Shrimp fishing boat with aid docks weeks after the Trump administration cut off fuel supplies to the island nation.
25 Mar 2026 - 1:27PM
North Korea
How North Korea makes US$500 million yearly – at its own people’s expense
The report details the ‘brutal’ conditions North Korean workers endure in Russia that reveal a pattern of ‘control, coercion and abuse’.
25 Mar 2026 - 5:07PM
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