Asia Pacific
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Philippines earthquake: UN pledges support as Cebu death toll rises to 72
Hospitals are overwhelmed and families are sheltering in the open after a deadly 6.9 magnitude earthquake tore through northern Cebu…
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Taliban internet blackout leaves Afghans in limbo while needs surge
Lifesaving relief efforts to help remote Afghan communities devastated by last month’s deadly earthquake have already been hit by the…
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Denuclearization ‘tantamount’ to surrendering sovereignty: DPR Korea minister
Addressing the UN General Assembly on Monday, the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…
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Nepal highlights youth-driven change, and calls for global action
Nepal’s UN Ambassador Lok Bahadur Thapa delivered a comprehensive address to the General Assembly’s high-level debate on Monday, emphasising both…
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After mass exodus, limbo: Rohingya refugees test international resolve
More than eight years after over 750,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar for sprawling camps in Bangladesh, the crisis remains unresolved.…
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China’s Premier Li calls for solidarity, peace and shared economic prosperity in UN address
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday marked the UN’s 80th anniversary with a call for world leaders to defend multilateralism,…
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