Asia Pacific Archive
Asia Pacific
In a clear signal of disapproval of the military-backed government that has ruled Thailand for nearly a decade, opposition parties leading the early vote count are poised to
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was presented before a judge at a police station in Islamabad, 24 hours after his arrest by paramilitary officers which caused uproar
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Canada has expelled a Chinese diplomat following the release of an intelligence report that accused him of trying to intimidate a Canadian lawmaker critical of China’s treatment of
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At least 21 people are dead following a fire at a hospital in Beijing, Chinese state media has reported. As black smoke billowed into the sky late on
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China has launched military exercises around Taiwan in what it termed a “stern warning” to the self-governing island’s leadership, in response to a meeting between Taiwan’s president and the US House
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US House speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet with Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday, despite warnings from Beijing that such a meeting would be a “provocation”. Tsai is slated to
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Three British men are being detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to reports. Kevin Cornwell, a 53-year-old charity doctor, and an unnamed British national who manages a hotel for
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At least nine people have been killed by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake which has rocked large swathes of Pakistan and Afghanistan . The deaths were caused by the collapse of roofs
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An arrest warrant for former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been revoked by a court in Islamabad following violent clashes between police and the politician’s supporters outside the courthouse. Khan
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Three former members of an organization that organized annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in China have been incarcerated by a Hong Kong court. A
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