Amnesty urges Pakistan-administered Kashmir to free activists and end crackdown
The prime minister is urged to lift the ban on the Joint Awami Action Committee, imposed under anti-terrorism laws after months of protests over the cost of living
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Is China expanding its military presence in Southeast Asia?
China has been growing its economic relationships in Southeast Asia. Now new military facilities in Laos and Cambodia are causing smaller countries to worry China's military networks are also expanding.
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South Sudan Delays Election to February 2027
South Sudan has pushed back its national elections to February 11, 2027, according to a timetable issued by the country's National Elections Commission, in another delay to its first election since independence in 2011. No reason was given for the postponement. Presidential and parliamentary elections were scheduled for December 22. In September, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said the country lacked safeguards and conditions for peaceful and credible elections.
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Modi's office summons telecom secretary over fake court orders for website takedowns
The two state court orders flagged as fake by Reuters contained fabricated court logos and seals, as well as a fake QR code