Middle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds
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What is Al-Quds Day?
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ruholla Khomeini started Quds Day 45 years ago to show solidarity with Palestinian resistance.
With wary eye, China courts Indonesia's incoming leader Prabowo
JAKARTA — Soon after Indonesia's incoming leader Prabowo Subianto won the February presidential election, the Chinese embassy in Jakarta sent him a cat tree and a stuffed toy for his beloved pet Bobby, according to the cat's official Instagram page.
The world is obsessing over Princess Kate — here's a timeline of what we do know
LONDON — An online frenzy over the U.K.'s Royal Family has dominated social media and the news in recent weeks, as seemingly everyone has been asking where the Princess of Wales is and why she has not been seen in public since December.
Google fires employee who protested Israel tech event, as internal dissent mounts
During a keynote speech in New York on Monday from the managing director of Google's Israel business, an employee in the company's cloud division protested publicly, proclaiming “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide.”
On Valentine’s Day, LGBTQ+ activists in Japan call for the right for same-sex couples to marry
TOKYO (AP) — Activists and LGBTQ+ community members handed out colorful chocolate candy for Valentine’s Day in Tokyo on Wednesday, marking the fifth anniversary of the launch of a legal battle to achieve marriage equality for same-sex couples.