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Rohingya refugees prepare to relocate after nearby villagers pushed back against their camp's presence in Balohan on Sabang island, Indonesia's Aceh province on December 4, 2023. / Photo: AFP
Indonesians protest against Rohingya refugees, clash with police
More than one hundred Indonesians protested Wednesday against Rohingya refugees who arrived on a western island by boat last week, calling for them...
Freed Thai couple Boonthom Pankhong (L) and Natthawaree Mulkan, who were held hostage by Palestinian Hamas militants following the October 7 attack on Israel, pose for a photograph after a traditional welcoming ceremony for their safe return to Thailand at their house in Thailand's northeastern Udon Thani province on December 6, 2023. / Photo: AFP
Thai hostages' return overshadowed by debt worries
A Thai couple were welcomed home Wednesday by dozens of well-wishers seeking to lift their spirits after they were held hostage for weeks by Hamas in...
Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road project: govt source
Italy has formally withdrawn from China's vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, more than four years after becoming the only G7 nation to...
Nepal detains 12 for illegal recruitment of citizens in Russian army
Police in Nepal said Wednesday they had detained 12 people accused of illegally sending young men to be recruited into the Russian army, days after...
File Photo: Pakistani journalists and civil society activists hold placards against the attack on a senior journalist of a local newspaper in Karachi. / Photo: AFP
Diaspora journalists increasingly targeted by home countries: report
Authoritarian states are increasingly targeting journalists working in exile as part of government reprisal campaigns against dissidents living...

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