Iran registers presidential candidates for early vote after Raisi’s death
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran started on Thursday registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of…
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Aliyev says Azerbaijan to start resettling capital of Karabakh region in September
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said that from September Baku will begin to resettle the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh,…
South Korea presses ahead with medical school admissions hike despite trainee doctor strike
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday its medical schools will accept almost 1,500 additional students next year, pressing…
ANC on course to lose majority in South Africa’s seismic election
MIDRAND, South Africa (Reuters) -The African National Congress appeared poised on Thursday to lose a parliamentary majority it has held…
Gunmen murder Rohingya teacher and student in Bangladesh
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Gunmen in Bangladesh have killed a teacher and a student in a Rohingya refugee camp for refusing…
Rescue teams don’t expect to find survivors in Papua New Guinea landslide
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea ruled out finding survivors under the rubble of a massive landslide on Thursday, with…
China tells critics of HK security law to ‘stop interfering’
HONG KONG: China on Thursday (May 30) told international critics of Hong Kong's security law to "stop interfering" following condemnation…
Myanmar’s ethnic armies consolidate strongholds as junta weakens, reports say
(Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling junta has lost control over vast tracts of territory, including access to much of its international…
In Asia, Pentagon chief Austin seeks to reassure allies and cool China tensions
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will reassure Asian allies that Washington is committed to helping the region counter China,…