Thich Tri Quang, a charismatic Buddhist monk who helped bring down United States-backed governments in South Vietnam during the war-torn 1960s and pushed for a democratic nation with freedom of...
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A “phase one” trade deal between the U.S. and China may not be completed by the end of the year, according to a report from Reuters. Talks between the U.S....
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A Thai court Wednesday convicted opposition party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of holding shares in a media company while running for office, an election law breach that disqualifies the rising star...
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RYANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s government announced on Wednesday that its leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, will head a legal team it will send to the International Court of Justice...
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern turned tour guide for US talk show host Stephen Colbert, driving him from Auckland airport to a barbeque at her home in a stunt...
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WASHINGTON — As Indian helicopters touched down on the deck of an American warship, the Germantown, in the Bay of Bengal this week, what was billed as a modest military...
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The Chinese retail group Alibaba has kicked off this year’s biggest share sale, with a plan to raise up to HK$100 (£10bn) though a listing in Hong Kong. The sale...
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The U.S. military said Wednesday two of its service members were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. The cause of the crash is under investigation, however preliminary reports do...
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Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan, beginning a mission to boost the morale of those countries’ tiny minority Catholic communities and...
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BEIJING — After months of relative restraint, China’s Communist government this week took its most decisive steps to intervene in Hong Kong’s political crisis, signaling a more forceful response that...
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