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Rubio Meets Chinese Foreign Minister In Malaysia Amid Escalating Trade Tensions
StratNews Global
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July 11, 2025
Home China Rubio Meets Chinese Foreign Minister In Malaysia Amid Escalating Trade Tensions Washington's top diplomat Rubio is in Malaysia on his first trip to Asia since taking office, attending the East Asia Summit and ASEAN Regional Forum...
9th Ordinary Session of the Vientiane People’s Assembly Concludes with Strong Resolutions
Lao News Agency
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KPL The 9th Ordinary Session of the Vientiane People's Assembly, Term II, concluded successfully after five days of discussions from July 7–11, marking another important step in addressing the capital’s developmental challenges and charting future...
“I can’t do nuttin’ for ya man”, Nigerian Minister quotes Flavour Flav in rejection of Trump policy
Africanews
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July 11, 2025
Nigeria won’t accept 300 Venezuelan deportees from the U.S, Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar said in a TV interview on Thursday, following reports that the White House was pushing African leaders to take in illegal immigrants from third-party...
General : Palestine Urges CEAPAD Countries To Take Stronger Political Stance On Crisis
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- Palestine has called on member countries of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) to take a firmer and united stance on the political dimensions of the...
Wang Yi meets with Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa
CGTN
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China is willing to work with Thailand to push the building of a community with a shared future to higher levels as China and Thailand celebrated the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday....
Vietnam, Laos pleased at defence cooperation outcomes
Lao News Agency
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KPL (KPL/VNA) Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien, Deputy Minister of National Defence, paid a courtesy call on Lao Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Khamlieng Outhakaysone in Vientiane on July 10. (KPL/VNA) Lieutenant General...
Laos rolls out BRT trial to boost public transport
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system will launch a three-month trial in Lao capital Vientiane, with plans to extend routes to Wattay International Airport and the China-Laos Railway station, aiming to improve public...
Swalimo furious as US deports violent criminals from various nations to Eswatini
Business Day
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The US homeland security department said on Tuesday a deportation flight carrying immigrants from different countries had landed in Eswatini, in a move that follows the US Supreme Court’s lifting limits on deporting migrants to third countries. In...
US sends third-country deportees under secrecy to small African kingdom
WNDU - Indiana
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July 16, 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United States has sent five men to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s largely secretive third-country deportation program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...
President Trump delays tariff deadline, threatens steep duties if no deals by August
KSBW 8 - California
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July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump is again pushing back the deadline on his so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs, delaying implementation from this week to next month. Letters sent to dozens of countries Monday laid out new tariff rates, and the White House...
US Signs Strategic Civil Nuclear Agreement with Malaysia– while Planning a Security Alliance in the Asia-Pacific Region
Inter Press Service
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July 16, 2025
Armed Conflicts, Editors' Choice, Featured, Global, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons, TerraViva United Nations Malaysia is Chair of ASEAN for 2025. UNITED NATIONS, Jul 16 2025 (IPS) -...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 11, 2025
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
INDONESIA 1.PRABOWO SEEKS CLOSER BRAZIL TIES IN STATE VISIT -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto has wrapped up his state visit to Brazil by reaffirming Indonesia’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation with the South...
Laos to launch key environmental projects to protect environment, natural resources
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Laos will launch key environmental projects in six provinces as part of a broader effort to strengthen environmental conservation and protect the country's natural resources. The projects were funded by the...
US deports migrants from Jamaica, Cuba and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini
The Gleaner
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July 16, 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A Jamaican man is among five foreign nationals described by the United States as “barbaric” criminals who have been sent to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s largely...
Laos Urges STEM Focus Amid Growing Education Crisis
The Laotian Times
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July 8, 2025
Over 6,000 Lao nationals graduated from overseas institutions between 2021 and 2024, according to the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) during its recent annual general meeting. Among them, 2,271 specialized in public health, 1,614 in...
Laos’ Senior ASEAN Official attends High-Level Meetings in Malaysia
Lao News Agency
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KPL On July 7, 2025, Mr. Phongsavanh Sisoulath, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senior ASEAN Official of the Lao PDR, led a delegation to attend two key meetings: the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting and the Executive Committee Meeting of the...
US sends third-country deportees to the small African kingdom of Eswatini
WPHL - Pennsylvania
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July 16, 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United States has sent five men to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. The...
SAC Chairman and Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing responds to US President Donald Trump on reduced tariff rates for Myanmar
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump sent letters regarding the increased import tariffs to 14 countries, namely Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Serbia, Cambodia, Thailand, and...
President Trump’s Tariff Letters Trigger 4.5% Dip in Crypto Market, Stocks Follow Suit
BeInCrypto
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July 8, 2025
The cryptocurrency market experienced a significant downturn, declining by 4.5% in the past 24 hours, following President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs targeting several countries. Concurrently, the crypto stocks and stocks of...
Trump Admin Deports Barbaric Criminals to a Tiny African Country You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Red State
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July 16, 2025
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security deported several illegal immigrants, including those convicted of serious crimes like murder...