Voters in Myanmar are set to go to the polls in a bid to bring San Suu Kyi’s party back to power, a country that has lost much of its prestige abroad despite allegations of genocide in the country. The country’s second general election after the end of full military …
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Ten members of a declining tribe living on a secluded island in the archipelago of the Andaman Islands have tested positive for coronavirus, as the pandemic affects even the most remote regions of India. There are only 59 surviving members of the Great Andamanic tribe, all on Street Island in …
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Iran is reportedly paying fines to a Taliban faction for killing US and coalition troops in Afghanistan, leading to six attacks last year, including a suicide bombing at the U.S. air base in Bagram. According to CNN, US intelligence estimates that Iran is paying the fines to the Haqqani network, …
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Afghan authorities have begun releasing a final batch of 400 Taliban prisoners, removing the last obstacle to talks between the government in Kabul and the insurgents. Negotiations on a possible end to the decades of Afghanistan’s war could begin next week, one source said. The Associated Press also reported that …
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