Chinese army conducts large-scale drills around Taiwan
During the exercise, the PLA Eastern Theatre Command mobilised fighter jets, bombers, and drones, which were flying over the central parts of the Taiwan Strait, to cooperate with…
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Soldiers with guns, short lines of voters: Myanmar goes to the polls for first time since 2021 coup
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China’s high-speed rail network surpasses 50,000 kilometres
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Massive protest outside Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi; protestors clash with police, detained
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Indonesian government to sign trade deal with US in January after clearing final hurdles
The agreement, which is expected to be signed by President Prabowo Subianto and US counterpart Donald Trump, will not constrain Jakarta’s domestic policy space and will deliver…