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Slovak PM no longer in life-threatening condition - deputy PM

Tomas Taraba says Prime Minister Robert Fico's surgery has gone "well" after he was shot several times.

Worry as release of Wuhan blogger remains unclear

Zhang Zhan's condition is unclear several days after her scheduled release from jail.

Man from Ghana told he is not British after 42 years in UK

Nelson Shardey now faces a 10-year wait for "settlement" and a bill running into thousands of pounds.

Man from Ghana told he is not British after 42 years in UK

Nelson Shardey now faces a 10-year wait for "settlement" and a bill running into thousands of pounds.

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Xi hosts Putin for Beijing talks

China's Nio unveils Tesla Model Y rival

Nio's new brand Onvo has launched its challenger to the world's best-selling electric vehicle.

China's Nio unveils Tesla Model Y rival

Nio's new brand Onvo has launched its challenger to the world's best-selling electric vehicle.

Rights group sees surge in cross-border repression of dissidents in Thailand and its neighbors

Bangkok — Thailand has grown increasingly dangerous for foreign dissidents seeking shelter in the country over the past decade, and more repressive of its own dissidents abroad, Human Rights Watch says in a new report. The U.S.-based human rights group dates the start of the surge to Thailand’s 2014 coup, which swapped the country’s democratically elected government for an authoritarian military regime. Tainted elections in 2019 returned Prayut Chan-ocha, the ex-general behind the coup, to… Read Full Article

WFP warns window is closing to prevent famine in war-torn Sudan

United Nations — The World Food Program warned Wednesday that the threat of famine is growing for 5 million Sudanese in parts of the country affected by war. “Commitments made by all parties to facilitate humanitarian access urgently need to be translated into realities on the ground,” Carl Skau, WFP’s deputy executive director, said in a statement. Skau just returned from a mission to Sudan this week. He said the situation is “desperate and quickly deteriorating.” “Only a few weeks… Read Full Article