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UN watchdog says Syria ‘failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities’ under Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
Incumbent is inaugurated with his main rival in last month’s election jailed and the courts shuttered.
Vanuatu says French control of islands is relic of colonial past, as France’s far right uses case as a political weapon.
Chinese President Xi visits Egypt to deepen economic ties and align strategies amid Middle East crises.
The SCO started in 1996 and accounts for 43 percent of the world’s population and 23 percent of the global economy.
Rescue efforts continue to focus on hydropower sites, where hundreds of workers are believed to be trapped.
Respiratory illnesses surge as smoke settles over Malaysia’s Sarawak in the region’s worst haze crisis in a decade.
The Russian and Chinese leaders met on the sidelines of the SCO summit.
Residents in Nepal are returning to flood-ravaged homes, sifting through mud and debris to salvage whatever they can.
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