An ancient Islamic necropolis containing over 4,500 bodies has been uncovered in northeastern Spain, with archaeologists excavating more than 400 tombs in the...

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CNN: Azerbaijani Troops Enter Disputed Territory Handed Over By Armenia

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The Azerbaijani military has entered Aghdam, the first of a cluster of districts around the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh to be ceded...

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VOA: China Pushes Xi Jinping Thought as Part of College Education

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As Chinese leader Xi Jinping continues to consolidate power, the Chinese Communist Party is working to include more of his writings and opinions...

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NPR: Trump Administration Labels Movement To Boycott Israel ‘Anti-Semitic’

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With just two months remaining on its time in power, the Trump administration is capping its revisions of U.S. Middle East policy...

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BBC: President Xi at Apec: China pledges to open up its ‘super-sized’ economy

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Chinese president Xi Jinping has said China will open up its "super-sized" economy to import more high-quality goods and services.

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BBC: Vietnam economy is Asia’s shining star during Covid

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Vietnam has minimised the economic damage from Covid-19 and is the only country in South East Asia on track for growth this...

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CNN: India’s attitude to arranged marriage is changing. But some say not fast enough

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Ananya was 15 when she watched her older sister marry a man she barely knew.Her sister was 19 years old at the...

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VOA: IAEA Confirms Reports That Iran Has Been Operating Nuclear Centrifuges

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The United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency has confirmed reports that Iran has begun operating centrifuges installed at an underground site but says...

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VOA: Taiwan Grounds F-16s After Second Fighter Accident in Less Than a Month

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Taiwan's air force has grounded its F-16 fleet after losing a plane on a training mission, President Tsai Ing-wen said on...

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Reuters: U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions on Iran, targets Khamenei-linked foundation

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The United States on Wednesday imposed broad sanctions targeting Iran, blacklisting a foundation controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and...

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VOA: In Bid to Rely Less on US, China Firms Stockpile Taiwan Tech Hardware

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Regional analysts say Taiwan’s recent surge in exports despite a global economic downturn is most likely due to an increase in...

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VOA: Iran Jails Ailing Female Dissident Who Signed 2019 Letter Asking Khamenei to Quit, Husband Says

Reuters: Ethiopian government says troops take two towns from Tigray fighters

BBC: Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Ceasefire calls as army claims progress

VOA: Russia Sentences Man Convicted of Spying for US to 13 Years in Prison

AP: Iran’s allies on high alert in Trump’s final weeks in office

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