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Six more Montagnards wanted by Vietnamese police in Dak Lak attacks

The armed assaults on two government facilities in June left 9 people dead.

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In rare admission, junta chief acknowledges military losses in Shan state

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But Min Aung Hlaing chalks rebel victories up to aid from ‘foreign experts’ and drone attacks.

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North Korea bars contact between soldiers and civilians

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Beijing silent on key meeting amid growing dissent in party ranks

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Hong Kong police arrest man at airport for 'Free Hong Kong' T-shirt

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Chin allied resistance claims big junta losses in western Myanmar

A TV screen shows a file image of Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023.
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