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Ten Pakistani troops slain in separatist ambush
Jan 27, 2022 (AFP)
The Pakistani army said ten soldiers were slain "during intense exchange of fire" while defending against a raid on a post in the Kech district of Balochistan o...
China incensed by French parliament's genocide declaration
Jan 21, 2022 (AFP)
The resolution adds to a chorus of western nations that have criticised Beijing for placing around one million Uyghurs in forced labour camps, terming "the viol...
French parliament denounces China's Uyghur 'genocide'
Jan 20, 2022 (AFP)
The non-binding resolution, adopted with 169 votes in favour and just one against, was proposed by the opposition Socialists in the lower house of parliament bu...
Kazakhstan's President Fires Special Envoy To Baikonur Space Port
Jan 19, 2022 (Sputnik)
"A decree of the head of state has relieved Serik Zhusipovich Suleimenov of his duties as the Kazakhstani president's special representative at Baikonur complex...
Russian troops leave Kazakhstan amid reported power struggle
Jan 19, 2022 (AFP)
The ex-Soviet country was roiled by clashes sparked during peaceful rallies around the New Year against fuel price hikes. At least 225 people -- including 19 se...
US Congress urges UN release Xinjiang report before Beijing Olympics
Jan 19, 2022 (AFP)
Publishing the report before the Games begin February 4 would "reaffirm the fact that no country is beyond scrutiny or above international law," said Senator Je...
Taliban stage show of strength with parade after protests
Jan 17, 2022 (AFP)
Protests erupted last week in Maymana, capital of Faryab province, after an Uzbek Taliban commander was detained for alleged links to a kidnapping plot. The unr...
Russia-led troops begin pullback from Kazakhstan
Jan 13, 2022 (AFP)
The decision to despatch peacekeepers was a first for the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), often touted by Russia as a NATO equivalent...
Kazakh president fires rare criticism at predecessor after unrest
Jan 11, 2022 (AFP)
The oil-rich country's descent into chaos has laid bare infighting at the top of a government once dominated by Tokayev's mentor, 81-year-old Nursultan Nazarbay...
US hopes Russian forces leave Kazakhstan 'promptly'
Jan 11, 2022 (AFP)
State Department spokesman Ned Price said that the United States welcomed a return to calm in the Central Asian nation after dozens died and President Kassym-Jo...
Kazakhstan president says 'attempted coup' defeated
Jan 10, 2022 (AFP)
He also insisted that Russian-led troops called in to help quell the unrest were in the country to only protect strategic facilities and would go home "soon". T...
Afghan envoy to China quits after six months of no pay
Jan 10, 2022 (AFP)
Javid Ahmad Qaem took to Twitter to detail how he had to scrape cash from the embassy's bank account to pay staff after the Taliban seized Afghanistan last Augu...
Turkmenistan plans to close its 'Gateway to Hell'
Jan 08, 2022 (AFP)
Citing environmental and economic concerns, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov appeared on state television Saturday telling officials to put out the flames a...
Kazakh leader rejects talks, tells forces to 'shoot to kill'
Jan 07, 2022 (AFP)
In a hardline address to the nation, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also gave "special thanks" to Russian President Vladimir Putin after a Moscow-led military alliance s...
Moscow-led alliance sends first troops to Kazakhstan
Jan 06, 2022 (AFP)
"Peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation were sent to the Republic of Kazakhstan for a limited time to stabilise and normalise the si...
New chief calls for modernisation of China region beset by rights fears
Dec 29, 2021 (AFP)
After overseeing the key manufacturing hub of Guangdong, new top Communist Party official Ma Xingrui replaces soldier turned politician Chen Quanguo, who led pe...
Iraqi Kurds mourn their dead in Channel drowning
Dec 26, 2021 (AFP)
But the inflatable boat he took along with around 30 other irregular migrants would never reach British shores. Nearly a month after at least 27 of those migran...
US bans Xinjiang imports, forcing firms to navigate sticky diplomacy
Dec 24, 2021 (AFP)
The bill, which was approved by Congress last week, bans the import of all goods from the region unless companies offer verifiable proof that production did not...
Hong Kong university dismantles Tiananmen statue, sparks outcry
Dec 23, 2021 (AFP)
The night-time operation was condemned by Hong Kong democracy activists and labelled a "despicable act" by one former student leader who survived Tiananmen. The...
China hits out at criticism over Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong
Dec 21, 2021 (AFP)
The move came as Beijing also hit out at Washington for appointing a new special coordinator for Tibet and blasted global powers over their criticism of local e...
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