China will be a neighbour Mongolia can rely on, Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledges

News - South China Morning Post June 14, 2026 at 10:59 AM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pushed for stronger cross-border transport and trade ties during a visit to Mongolia over the weekend as Beijing sought to anchor the country’s newly formed government within its economic orbit. “China’s policy towards Mongolia maintains stability and continuity, and has always placed the development of bilateral relations in an important position in its neighbourhood diplomacy,” Wang said during a meeting with President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh on Saturday. “China...

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Starmer says he won’t ‘walk away’ after minister Healey’s shock resignation

News - South China Morning Post June 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday ⁠rejected the ⁠idea that he had ⁠lost authority in his role, and said he would fight to keep his job, adding that anyone who wanted to replace him would have to deal with the same financial ‌constraints. The comments come a day after Defence Minister John Healey delivered a fresh blow to the prime minister’s already weakened leadership by quitting and accusing Starmer of being unable to commit the resources needed to keep the country safe, in a dig...

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Jairam Ramesh urges Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to reconsider Great Nicobar project, cites ecological concerns

Turkmenistan News June 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM

New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday wrote to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, urging him to reconsider the proposed greenfield airport at Gandhi Nagar-Shastri Nagar in Great Nicobar Island, citing severe ecological and social impacts.Congress General Secretary (In-charge of Communication) continued to raise strong objections to the Great Nicobar Island mega infrastructure project

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Jairam Ramesh urges Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to reconsider Great Nicobar project, cites ecological concerns

Kyrgyzstan News June 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM

New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday wrote to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, urging him to reconsider the proposed greenfield airport at Gandhi Nagar-Shastri Nagar in Great Nicobar Island, citing severe ecological and social impacts.Congress General Secretary (In-charge of Communication) continued to raise strong objections to the Great Nicobar Island mega infrastructure project

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Jairam Ramesh urges Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to reconsider Great Nicobar project, cites ecological concerns

Tajikistan News June 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM

New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday wrote to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, urging him to reconsider the proposed greenfield airport at Gandhi Nagar-Shastri Nagar in Great Nicobar Island, citing severe ecological and social impacts.Congress General Secretary (In-charge of Communication) continued to raise strong objections to the Great Nicobar Island mega infrastructure project

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Hong Kong’s new national security regulation to be used rarely, ministers say

News - South China Morning Post June 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM

Hong Kong’s new legislation allowing certain criminal cases to be handled under national security procedures is expected to be used only rarely, with the city leader typically issuing such certification before trial, security and justice officials have said. A Legislative Council subcommittee completed its scrutiny of the Safeguarding National Security (Procedural Matters) Regulation during a meeting on Thursday that lasted around two hours. The regulation empowers the chief executive to define...

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Minister defends decisions leading up to girl’s death hours after mother’s suicide

News - South China Morning Post June 11, 2026 at 9:37 AM

Hong Kong’s welfare chief has defended a “professional” call by doctors and social workers to return a 12-year-old girl to the flat where her mother had just jumped to her death, hours before the child also killed herself. A registered clinical psychologist said the girl should have been moved to a relative’s home immediately, instead of going back to the flat where her mother’s suicide took place. Sources said that the woman, a 48-year-old government social worker with no record of mental...

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PM Modi thanks world leaders for wishes on record tenure as India's longest serving continuously elected Prime Minister

Turkmenistan News June 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for her warm wishes on becoming the longest-serving continuously elected Prime Minister in India's history.He said he looks forward to building on the momentum in the India-Italy Special Strategic Partnership for the mutual benefit of both nations and their peoples.

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PM Modi thanks world leaders for wishes on record tenure as India's longest serving continuously elected Prime Minister

Kyrgyzstan News June 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for her warm wishes on becoming the longest-serving continuously elected Prime Minister in India's history.He said he looks forward to building on the momentum in the India-Italy Special Strategic Partnership for the mutual benefit of both nations and their peoples.

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PM Modi thanks world leaders for wishes on record tenure as India's longest serving continuously elected Prime Minister

Tajikistan News June 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for her warm wishes on becoming the longest-serving continuously elected Prime Minister in India's history.He said he looks forward to building on the momentum in the India-Italy Special Strategic Partnership for the mutual benefit of both nations and their peoples.

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Kazakhstan expects 98 mln tonnes of oil output in 2026: energy minister

Turkmenistan News June 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM

ALMATY, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan expects to produce 98 million tonnes of oil in 2026, taking into account shutdowns at the Tengiz oil field and attacks affecting the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said Wednesday, according to the Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency. Due to the disruptions, Kazakhstan's oil production in the first four months of 2026 fell about 5 million

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Kazakhstan expects 98 mln tonnes of oil output in 2026: energy minister

Kyrgyzstan News June 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM

ALMATY, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan expects to produce 98 million tonnes of oil in 2026, taking into account shutdowns at the Tengiz oil field and attacks affecting the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said Wednesday, according to the Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency. Due to the disruptions, Kazakhstan's oil production in the first four months of 2026 fell about 5 million

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Kazakhstan expects 98 mln tonnes of oil output in 2026: energy minister

Tajikistan News June 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM

ALMATY, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan expects to produce 98 million tonnes of oil in 2026, taking into account shutdowns at the Tengiz oil field and attacks affecting the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said Wednesday, according to the Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency. Due to the disruptions, Kazakhstan's oil production in the first four months of 2026 fell about 5 million

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Armenia polls open in test of prime minister's pivot away from Russia

Tajikistan News June 7, 2026 at 10:21 AM

Armenians began voting Sunday in a parliamentary election set to test Prime MinisterNikol Pashinyan's tilt to the West, as the country faces threats and allegations of interference from former imperial rulerRussia.Armeniaand Russia are technically allies, butMoscowhas compared the former Soviet republic's EU ambitions to the same path it claims triggered its 2022 invasion ofUkraine.The election comes afte

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Armenia polls open in test of prime minister's pivot away from Russia

Turkmenistan News June 7, 2026 at 10:21 AM

Armenians began voting Sunday in a parliamentary election set to test Prime MinisterNikol Pashinyan's tilt to the West, as the country faces threats and allegations of interference from former imperial rulerRussia.Armeniaand Russia are technically allies, butMoscowhas compared the former Soviet republic's EU ambitions to the same path it claims triggered its 2022 invasion ofUkraine.The election comes afte

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Armenia polls open in test of prime minister's pivot away from Russia

Kyrgyzstan News June 7, 2026 at 10:21 AM

Armenians began voting Sunday in a parliamentary election set to test Prime MinisterNikol Pashinyan's tilt to the West, as the country faces threats and allegations of interference from former imperial rulerRussia.Armeniaand Russia are technically allies, butMoscowhas compared the former Soviet republic's EU ambitions to the same path it claims triggered its 2022 invasion ofUkraine.The election comes afte

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