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April 26, 2026 65 visible stories Diplomacy & Power

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Marathon-Kenya's Sawe becomes first man to run marathon under two hours to win in London

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China backs Myanmar’s push to ease diplomatic isolation, stamp out telecoms scams
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China backs Myanmar’s push to ease diplomatic isolation, stamp out telecoms scams

China has pledged to help Myanmar’s new government to engage more with multilateral platforms and eradicate telecoms scam operations. Capping a five-day trip to Southeast Asia on the weekend, Chinese Foreign Minister Wan...

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Ethiopia's Assefa breaks own world record at London Marathon

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Jaissle hails historic win after Al-Ahli retain Asian Champions League title

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Swiss International says five injured after flight aborts takeoff in India
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Swiss International says five injured after flight aborts takeoff in India

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2 US citizens killed in raid on Philippines communist stronghold
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2 US citizens killed in raid on Philippines communist stronghold

Two US citizens were among 19 people killed in a raid on an alleged communist stronghold in the Philippines that has sparked a probe by the country’s rights commission, a government task force said. More than 300 residen...

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BBC World

Public broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

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BBC Asia

Regional desk

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Al Jazeera English

International broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

NPR World

Public radio

Live
US 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

CNN World

Cable network

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

The Diplomat

Asia-Pacific magazine

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

The Straits Times Asia

Regional newspaper

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Channel NewsAsia

Regional broadcaster

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Hindu International

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Times of India World

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

Radio Free Asia

Public-interest broadcaster

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

France 24 Asia-Pacific

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Center 0

Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia 0 items

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Lean Left -1

Reuters World

Wire service

Retrying
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Connection failed

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Reuters Business

Wire service

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The Guardian World

Newspaper

Retrying
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Connection failed

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The New York Times World

Newspaper

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Fox News World

Cable network

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US 0 items

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New York Post World

Tabloid

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Nikkei Asia

Business daily

Retrying
Asia 0 items

Connection failed

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SCMP Asia

Metropolitan daily

Retrying
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The Japan Times

National daily

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The Korea Herald

National daily

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Taiwan News

Digital daily

Retrying
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Dawn

National daily

Retrying
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NDTV World

Broadcaster

Retrying
India 0 items

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Lean Left -1

Rappler

Digital newsroom

Retrying
Philippines 0 items

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Lean Left -1

The Jakarta Post

National daily

Retrying
Indonesia 0 items

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China Daily World

State-backed daily

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China 0 items

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Euronews World

Broadcast network

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