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Kazakhstan’s government resigns as fuel protests rage
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government’s resignation on Wednesday after a fuel price increase in the oil-producing Central Asian country triggered ...North Korea fires suspected missile as S.Korea breaks ground for ‘peace’ railway
North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, just hours before South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended ...Returned North Korea defector struggled to resettle in South, lived meagre life
A former North Korean defector who made a risky and rare cross-border return home last week had struggled in South Korea, officials ...Sudan’s Hamdok quits as premier after failing to restore civilian government
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday he was resigning, six weeks after returning to his post in a deal with ...S.Korea’s Moon promises final push for North Korea peace
South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed on Monday to use his last months in office to press for a diplomatic breakthrough with ...Internet services disrupted ahead of Sudan protests
Internet and mobile services appeared to be disrupted in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday ahead of planned protests against military rule, Reuters ...U.S. cuts off Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea from Africa duty-free trade program
The United States on Saturday cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe ...French far-right wants EU flag off Arc de Triomphe
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen protested on Saturday against the placing of a European Union flag on the Arc de Triomphe for ...Floods hit seven states in Malaysia, thousands more evacuated
Seven states in Malaysia were hit by floods on Sunday and thousands of people were evacuated, taking the total affected by heavy ...German hospitals hope Omicron – as milder variant – could ease burden
The Omicron coronavirus variant could ease pressure on the German health system if it turns out to produce milder illness, even though ...