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China says 'mission accomplished’ around Taiwan
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China releases paper on Taiwan reunification
Foreign meddling means Beijing must retain use of force as an option, paper outlines
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China-Taiwan: Tensions spike ahead of Pelosi's expected visit
Taiwan is bracing for a potential show of force from China as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to arrive on the island late Tuesday.
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Pelosi could pull Taiwan trick – Chinese state media
The US House speaker could use “emergency excuses” to touch down on the island, according to the Global Times paper
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Tomohiro Kato: Japan executes Akihabara mass murderer, say reports
Japan has executed a 39-year-old man who killed seven people in Tokyo in 2008 during a stabbing rampage.
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Sri Lanka PM tells military to do whatever necessary to restore order
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the military to do "whatever is necessary to restore order" after protesters stormed his office on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka’s president flees country for Maldives, officials say
Sri Lanka’s embattled president flew out of his country to the Maldives early Wednesday, in a probable prelude to his resignation after months of widespread protests against his island nation’s worst-ever economic crisis.
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Protests force Sri Lanka’s leaders to resign
Entrenched corruption and a political dynasty may keep them in power, though
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US blames Sri Lankan crisis on Russia
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed that “Russian aggression” may have contributed to the unrest
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister and President to Resign After Protesters Storm Residences
Many protesters accuse Wickremesinghe of trying to save Rajapaksa when he came under pressure to resign and every other member of his powerful political dynasty quit the Cabinet.
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Shinzo Abe killing: Security was flawed, Japan police say
Japanese police have admitted there were flaws in the security for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead in the southern city of Nara on Friday.
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Japan mourns late leader Shinzo Abe a day after his assassination
A steady stream of mourners on Saturday visited the scene of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in the western city of Nara, a rare act of political violence that has shocked the nation.
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Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe fatally shot at campaign event
Abe, 62, was airlifted to hospital, but was not breathing and his heart had stopped
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Shinzo Abe, Former Japanese Prime Minister, Is Assassinated
He was shot while campaigning for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for a national election on Sunday
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Global shock, sadness as former Japan PM Shinzo Abe shot during campaign speech
A chilling image of the suspect involved in former PM Shinzo Abe’s shooting has been captured by an onlooker.
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Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe shot, man arrested for attempted murder: reports
Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is showing no vital signs after an apparent attack at a campaign event, according to local media.
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Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe 'in cardiac arrest' after campaign shooting
Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan and was airlifted to a hospital, with local media reporting that he was not breathing and his heart had stopped.
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‘Collapsed’: Sri Lankan Prime Minister declares nation now ‘bankrupt’
A once relatively wealthy and stable nation on Australia’s doorstep has been plunged into chaos as a financial crisis wreaks havoc.
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China says it 'will fight to the very end' to stop Taiwanese independence
China will "fight to the very end" to stop Taiwanese independence, the country's defence minister vowed Sunday, stoking already soaring tensions with the United States over the island.
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Biden says China 'flirting with danger' over Taiwan
US President Joe Biden has warned China is "flirting with danger" over Taiwan, and vowed to intervene militarily to protect the island if it is attacked.
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