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March 23, 2026 16 visible stories Society & Rights

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Protests, courts, rights, migration, media freedom, and civic life.

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March 23, 2026

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Society & Rights

Protests, courts, rights, migration, media freedom, and civic life.

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Society & Rights

Protests, courts, rights, migration, media freedom, and civic life.

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Alleged Iranian spies are already in the US — and infiltrating Silicon Valley
New York Post World • 1m ago

Alleged Iranian spies are already in the US — and infiltrating Silicon Valley

Iranian tech workers and professors who are connected to the Iranian regime arrested for spying and working as a foreign agent for Iran

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Vietnam protests China’s development of disputed reef in South China Sea
Radio Free Asia • 1m ago

Vietnam protests China’s development of disputed reef in South China Sea

Land reclamation could make Antelope Reef China’s largest outpost in the South China Sea, think tank says.

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EU blocks US vote to define gender as biological men and women at UN women’s forum
Fox News World • 1m ago

EU blocks US vote to define gender as biological men and women at UN women’s forum

The EU used a procedural motion to block a U.S. resolution at the United Nations that sought to define gender as referring to biological men and women, leaving it without a vote.

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Sewer shock: 1,300-year-old Viking ship fragment discovered during suburban excavation
New York Post World • 1m ago

Sewer shock: 1,300-year-old Viking ship fragment discovered during suburban excavation

Workers had been replacing a sewer system when they discovered a wooden beam protruding from the pavement.

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Alex Eala stays luckless vs Czech foes as Miami Open run ends
Rappler • 1m ago

Alex Eala stays luckless vs Czech foes as Miami Open run ends

Alex Eala has yet to beat a Czech Republic player since she turned professional in 2020 as her Miami Open run ends at the hands of world No. 14 Karolina Muchova in the round of 16

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Non-local pupils could face HK$350,000 in fees at Hong Kong semi-private schools
SCMP Asia • 1m ago

Non-local pupils could face HK$350,000 in fees at Hong Kong semi-private schools

Non-local students could pay up to HK$350,000 (US$44,680) per year to study in Hong Kong’s semi-private schools after the institutions were allowed to admit them by offering additional places, with scholarships to cover...

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BBC World

Public broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

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

The Guardian World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

The New York Times World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

NPR World

Public radio

Live
US 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

CNN World

Cable network

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

Fox News World

Cable network

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +3

New York Post World

Tabloid

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +4

The Diplomat

Asia-Pacific magazine

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

SCMP Asia

Metropolitan daily

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

The Japan Times

National daily

Live
Japan 3 items

Live

Center 0

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

Dawn

National daily

Live
Pakistan 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

NDTV World

Broadcaster

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Rappler

Digital newsroom

Live
Philippines 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

China Daily World

State-backed daily

Live
China 3 items

Live

Lean Right +2

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

Nikkei Asia

Business daily

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Right +1

The Korea Herald

National daily

Live
Korea 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Taiwan News

Digital daily

Live
Taiwan 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Left -1

Reuters World

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Reuters Business

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

The Jakarta Post

National daily

Retrying
Indonesia 0 items

HTTP 404

Center 0

Euronews World

Broadcast network

Retrying
Global 0 items

HTTP 404

Center 0