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Seeking asylum, Belarus athlete walks into Poland’s embassy in Tokyo
A Belarusian athlete who refused to board a flight https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/exclusive-olympics-belarusian-athlete-says-she-was-taken-airport-go-home-after-2021-08-01 after she said she was taken to the airport against her wishes ...Afghan forces battle to thwart Taliban assaults on key cities
Afghan government forces struggled against Taliban assaults on several major cities Sunday as the insurgents stepped up a nationwide offensive that saw ...Thousands protest against COVID-19 health pass in France
Thousands of people protested in Paris and other French cities on Saturday against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a ...New Zealand’s PM Ardern apologises for 1970s immigration raids on Pacific community
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued a sombre state apology on Sunday to the Pacific community for racially targeted immigration raids ...US seizes tanker used to deliver oil to N.Korea
The United States on Friday seized a Singapore-owned oil tanker that was used to make illegal oil deliveries to North Korea, the ...Hong Kong man sentenced to 9 years in prison in first national security case
A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely watched first prosecution under Hong Kong’s national security ...Russia touts Britain, France for wider nuclear talks
Russia said on Thursday that it wanted Britain and France to be included in wider nuclear arms control talks with the United ...Huge quake of magnitude 8.2 on Alaska peninsula triggers tsunami alert
A strong and shallow earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck the Alaskan peninsula late on Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings in the U.S. state ...China-Taliban ties warming ahead of US withdrawal
China’s foreign minister met Wednesday with a delegation of high-level Taliban officials as ties between them warm ahead of the U.S. pullout ...EU says it is on track for 70% vaccination target by end summer
The European Union is on course to hit a target of fully vaccinating at least 70% of the adult population by the ...














