Asia News Headlines
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Google testimony challenges key claim in Indonesian corruption trial
Former Google executives have testified that Google’s investment in Indonesia's GoTo was not linked to the Education Ministry’s Chromebook procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program
The Supreme Court will hear from Catholic preschools that say it’s unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program because they won’t admit kids from LGBTQ+ families
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EU hosts Palestinian peace conference as it seeks greater sway in the Middle East
Europe is focusing on the Palestinians after Hungary's election defeat of Israel ally Viktor Orbán
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US and allied forces kick off combat drills with Philippines as China objects
The United States and the Philippines have kicked off one of their largest combat exercises, aimed at deterring aggression in Asia
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Carney says Canada's economic ties with US are a weakness that must be corrected
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s strong economic ties to the U.S. were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected
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Tired of political turmoil, Bulgarians give ex-president a convincing mandate for change
Bulgaria's center-left coalition led by ex-president Rumen Radev has won the parliamentary election, according to the central electoral commission
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With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington
Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and called up the National Guard, more than 2,500 troops remain
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Grieving, traumatized survivors return to their homes 5 months after deadly Hong Kong fire
Five months after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, thousands of displaced fire victims are beginning to return to see what remains of their homes and retrieve their belongings
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UK police arrest 2 in connection with weekend arson attack on synagogue
British police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a weekend arson attack on a synagogue in northwest London as Jewish leaders express concern about a wave of recent incidents targeting their community
