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Sri Lanka PM tells military to do whatever necessary to restore order
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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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Biden says he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan
U.S. president's comments appear to be a departure from existing U.S. policy of so-called strategic ambiguity
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Fears mount over North Korea’s next move
Intelligence agencies have voiced apprehension over Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Korea with a warning “there is no way to stop North Korea now”.
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North Korea makes ‘striking capabilities’ pledge
Statement comes several days after Pyongyang claimed it test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile
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No survivors found after China plane crash: aviation authority
Chinese aviation authorities said they had found no survivors so far from a crashed China Eastern jet nearly 36 hours after it plunged.
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Plane carrying 132 crashes in China, casualties unknown
A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people has crashed in southwest China with an unknown number of casualties.
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