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The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army militant group has been accused of assassinating political opponents, running narcotics and instilling a climate of fear in the camps.

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Hundreds of migrants set off from Honduras toward US border

Some 600 migrants hoping to reach the United States set off in a caravan on January 15 from the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula.Hundreds of

U.S. plans autonomy in rare earth supplies

Bill seeks to end Chinese ‘chokehold’

Hostages safe after standoff inside Texas synagogue; captor dead

A man had held people captive as he demanded the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Army officers in Afghanistan.

U.K. man on trail for bid to kill Pakistani blogger

He was hired for contract killing

China, Iran start implementing sweeping strategic agreement

Beijing says it will ‘continue to oppose illegal unilateral sanctions against Tehran’

U.S. health body urges citizens to wear ‘most protective mask’

Govt. to begin shipping 500 million COVID-19 tests for free

An Indian’s tale of Xian’s lockdown makes headlines in China

Restaurateur and martial artiste Dev Raturi’s upbeat videos of life in lockdown have been very popular

'Partygate' pressure builds on U.K. PM Boris Johnson's leadership

Opposition Labour Party Leader, Sir Keir Starmer said the so-called “partygate” scandal shows that Mr. Johnson is guilty of "deceit and deception" and unable to lead the country

Jaishankar, Basil Rajapaksa hold ‘detailed’ virtual meeting

Imminent credit facility of $1.5 billion to help Sri Lanka reviewed

Volcano erupts near Tonga, islanders rush to escape waves

The explosion of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano was the latest in a series of spectacular eruptions.

June sentence set for Ghislaine Maxwell in sex traffic case

Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted after a month-long trial in which prosecutors maintained that she recruited and groomed teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse from 1994 to 2004.

Martin Shkreli ordered to return $64 million, is barred from drug industry

Shkreli was CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals — later Vyera — when it raised the price of Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 per pill after obtaining exclusive rights to the decades-old drug in 2015.

North Korea says it test launched missiles from train

The launch came hours after Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement berating the United States for imposing new sanctions over the North’s previous tests

Japanese students injured in stabbing during entrance exams

The alleged assailant, a 17-year old high school student, was arrested

Mexico approves emergency use of Pfizer's COVID-19 pills

Paxlovid, which combines nirmatrelvir and ritonavir in a tablet, will require a prescription,

Russia preparing pretext for Ukraine invasion: White House

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said U.S. intelligence findings show Russia is also laying the groundwork through a social media disinformation campaign that frames Ukraine as an aggressor.

Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Policy cites Hindutva-driven politics, arms buildup key hurdles to ties with India

“Pakistan, under its policy of peace at home and abroad, wishes to improve its relationship with India,” said the 110-page document, unveiled by Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad.

Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi faces 5 new corruption charges

“No one is above the law. I just want to say that she would be judged according to the law.”

Boris Johnson's office apologises for party before royal funeral

At that time people in Britain were banned from meeting more than one person outside their households to curb the spread of COVID-19

Russia demands U.S., NATO response next week on Ukraine

Deployment of NATO forces and weapons near Russia’s borders poses a security challenge: Foreign Minister

Massive cyberattack hits Ukrainian government websites as West warns on Russia conflict

Ukraine's foreign ministry spokesperson said it was too early to say who could be behind the attack but said Russia had been behind similar strikes in the past.

Lithuania-China | A David and Goliath state of affairs

Why are China-Lithuania relations on a nosedive? What are its geopolitical ramifications?

North Korea warns of 'stronger' action following new U.S. sanctions

The Biden administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on five North Koreans over their roles in obtaining equipment and technology for the North’s missile programs.

Spider-Man comic page sells for record $3.36M bidding

The record bidding, which started at $330,000 and soared past $3 million, came on the first day of Heritage Auctions' four-day comic event in Dallas

U.S. Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for businesses

However, it allows the administration to proceed with a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the U.S.

India extends $900 mn aid to Sri Lanka

It includes a $400 mn currency swap and deferred payment of $500 mn

Duo in Cuba get 20-year jail for filming stir

Two members of a family were sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment after months in pre-trial detention for filming the unprecedented protests last year

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