Rights groups say they welcome the Malaysian government’s announcement to end mandatory death sentencing but question whether lawmakers will follow through, having...

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NPR: Russia’s rebranded McDonald’s calls itself ‘Delicious, that’s all’

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What could possibly replace McDonald's iconic Golden Arches? In the case of its new Russian spinoff, the answer appears to be orange...

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REUTERS: What next? Ukraine’s allies divided over Russia endgame

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Is it better to engage with Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine or to isolate him? Should Kyiv make...

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VOA: Amnesty Accuses Russia of War Crimes in Kharkiv, Killing Hundreds

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Amnesty International on Monday accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine, saying attacks on Kharkiv, many using banned cluster bombs, had killed...

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VOA: Russian Forces Push Into Center of Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk

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A Ukrainian official said Russian troops have pushed into the center of the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk and continue to shell a...

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VOA: Five Non-Permanent Members Elected to UN Security Council

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The U.N. General Assembly approved five new non-permanent members of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, in an uncontested and anti-climactic race.

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REUTERS: Moscow-backed Luhansk region in Ukraine to send ‘liberated’ grain to Russia -Tass

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June 9 (Reuters) - One of two breakaway eastern Ukrainian regions backed by Moscow on Thursday said it would soon start rail...

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REUTERS: Ukrainian troops hold out as Russia assaults Sievierodonetsk wasteland

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Ukrainian forces were holding out in Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday, resisting Russia's all-out assault to capture a bombed-out wasteland that Moscow has made...

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VOA: In Commonwealth, Queen’s Jubilee Draws Protests, Apathy

asianct - June 3, 2022 0

After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But...

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VOA: Drought Affects Almost Half of Somalia as Famine Looms

asianct - June 2, 2022 0

At a news conference in Mogadishu, Somalia’s special envoy for humanitarian issues on Monday said more than six million Somalis were affected...

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VOA: EU Agrees to Ban Majority of Russian Oil

asianct - May 31, 2022 0

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Tuesday that an EU embargo on most Russian oil imports will mean Russia gets...

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