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Author: Reuters

A court in army-ruled Myanmar found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty in all five counts of corruption, a source familiar with her trial has said, wrapping up the last remaining cases against her.

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A Chinese military plane came within 10 feet (3 metres) of a US air force aircraft in the contested South China Sea last week and forced it to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international airspace, the US military said on Thursday.

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Author: Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul

A court in Pakistan on Monday freed a convicted rapist after it was “agreed” he would marry his victim, his lawyer said, enraging rights activists who say the ruling risks normalizing sexual violence in the South Asian country.

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 And this is one of the reasons I fucking hate religion and not just Islam but all Christianity is just as bad...
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Author: Russell Palmer

The political year often ends in a rush, with tired politicians racing to get their projects done before the summer.

As with last year, here's 12 pieces of legislation that are on their way to becoming law, but haven't had much attention with the hustle and bustle of everything else going on.

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A US startup has launched weather balloons containing sulphur dioxide particles into the stratosphere in a bid to "prevent catastrophic global warming" - but scientists aren't happy.

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Author: Associated Press

South Korea’s president today called for a stronger air defence and high-tech stealth drones to better monitor North Korea, a day after Seoul accused North Korea of flying five drones across the rivals’ tense border for the first time in five years.

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Author: Huizhong Wu

Taiwan will extend its compulsory military service from four months to a year starting in 2024, as the self-ruled island faces China's military, diplomatic and trade pressure.

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Author: Samantha Schmidt, Isabelle Khurshudyan and Serhii Korolchuk

When Ukrainian forces came across the abandoned Russian fighting vehicle on the battlefield, they knew they had found a rare prize.

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