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North Korea warns west forging ‘Asian version of NATO’

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The United States, Japan and South Korea are forging a military alliance in Asia that bears strong similarities to NATO, the North Korean Foreign Ministry has warned, slamming the actions of the three countries as a threat to regional stability.
Asia

Pakistan court rejects appeals by Imran Khan, wife in illegal marriage case

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A Pakistani court has rejected an appeal by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to suspend a ruling that their 2018 marriage violated Islamic law.
Europe

Putin says Russia could arm North Korea

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Moscow reserves the right to provide weapons to allies, as the West claims it can arm Ukraine with impunity, and could send long-range weapons to North Korea and other countries, President Vladimir Putin has stated.
Asia

Armenia says recognised Palestinian statehood

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Yerevan has officially recognised a Palestinian state, the Armenian foreign ministry has announced, the latest country to do so despite opposition from Israel.
Asia

Russia and North Korea sign mutual defence pact during Putin visit

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Moscow and Pyongyang have pledged to assist each other against foreign aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday during a visit to North Korea.
Asia

China slams NATO as Cold War relic amid warnings on Russia aid

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The North Atlantic alliance is a relic of the past, and should do some soul-searching about its purpose, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian has stated at a briefing.
Asia

Russia’s Putin arrives in North Korea, and Kim welcomes him

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at Pyongyang International Airport, marking the start of his two-day visit to North Korea, during which he is expected to have a lengthy face-to-face meeting with the Asian country's leader Kim Jong-un.
Europe

Putin says Russia supports North Korea against ‘treacherous’ West

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Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for its friendship and support and pledged to assist Pyongyang in its struggle for independence and identity.
Europe

French magazine claims Russia recruiting Afghans to fight in Ukraine 

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The French magazine L’Obs claims in a report that the Russian embassy in Tehran is recruiting and organizing Afghans to fight in Ukraine.
Europe

Kremlin says Putin to visit North Korea within hours

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea on June 18-19, the Kremlin announced on Monday.
Americas

Biden viewed more positively than Trump in global poll

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US President Joe Biden has received higher confidence ratings than former President Donald Trump in a new international survey.
Asia

China stresses adherence to Iran’s territorial integrity, sovereignty

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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has emphasized Beijing's commitment to respecting Iran’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Foreign Policy

Iran FM: Occupiers to blame for underdevelopment, economic maladies in Afghanistan

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Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagher Kani says the decades-long US-led occupation continues to plague Afghanistan as it has led to the underdevelopment and serious economic problems in the country.
Middle East

MbZ meets Taliban leader wanted by US

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The acting interior minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government, who has a $10m FBI bounty on his head, held a meeting with United Arab Emirates leader Mohammed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi.
Asia

Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Imran Khan in state secrets case

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A high court in Pakistan acquitted jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday from a conviction on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer and his party stated, but the politician will remain in prison for now due to a conviction in another case.
Europe

Zelensky claims China is ‘Putin’s tool’

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China is acting as an “instrument” of Russia by pressing other nations to shun an upcoming “peace summit” on the Ukraine conflict, President Volodymyr Zelensky has alleged. The Ukrainian leader also accused Beijing of providing military support to Moscow, without giving specific evidence.
Middle East

Maldives says will ban Israelis from entering country over Gaza war

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The Maldives government has announced it will ban Israelis from entering the country as public anger rises in the nation over Israel's war on Gaza.
Foreign Policy

Iran summons China’s ambassador over islands dispute statement

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry called in China’s ambassador in Tehran on Sunday after Beijing once again supported the ‘baseless’ claims by neighboring Arab states’ over three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.
Middle East

China’s president calls for peace conference and ‘justice’ over Gaza war as Arab leaders visit Beijing

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has decried “tremendous sufferings” in the Middle East and urged an international peace conference as leaders from Arab nations visit Beijing amid mounting global concern over Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip.
Asia

Taliban praise Russia stance on relations with Afghanistan

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The Afghan government formed by the Taliban movement assesses the latest statements of the Russian authorities on relations with Afghanistan as positive, the spokesman of the Taliban government Zabihullah Mujahid has said in a commentary to TASS.
Americas

Trump claims he ‘would have bombed’ Moscow and Beijing

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Former US President and current Republican candidate Donald Trump has told campaign donors that he “would have bombed” Moscow and Beijing if they’d attacked Ukraine and Taiwan on his watch, the Washington Post has reported, citing sources.
Foreign Policy

Ayatollah Khamenei calls ties with Pakistan important, urges removal of obstacles

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei told Pakistani Prime Minister shahbaz Sharif that the recent visit of late president of Iran Ebrahim Raisi to Pakistan can serve as a turning point in relations between Tehran and Islamabad.
Asia

China says to continue enhancing strategic partnership with Iran

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Beijing will continue strengthening the strategic partnership with Tehran "regardless of how the situation changes", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told at a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari.
Asia

North Korea’s leader sends condolence message to Iran over death of President Raisi

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a condolence message to Tehran over the demise of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, state media KCNA reported.
Asia

India says stands with Iran after death of President Raisi

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a chopper crash on Sunday, and said that New Delhi stands with Tehran in its "time of sorrow".
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