Russia and Iran deepen trade, military ties in 20-year 'strategic partnership'
Pacific Asia • Jan 17, 2025, 3:33 AM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday signed a broad cooperation agreement strengthening the countries' ties as they grapple with stinging Western sanctions. But they stopped short of a mutual defence pact like the one signed between Moscow and Pyongyang last year.
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In China, rare voices seek to break taboo over 'comfort women' raped by Japanese army
Pacific Asia • 6:49 PM
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During World War II, the Japanese imperial authorities abducted, coerced, tricked and sometimes recruited hundreds of thousands of women from Japan's colonial empire to become sexual slaves for soldiers. Sometimes minors, these women were called "comfort
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Trump says US and China to 'solve many problems' after phone call with Xi
Pacific Asia • 3:29 PM
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US President-elect Donald Trump said he had a "very good" discussion on Friday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a number of issues, including trade, fentanyl and TikTok.
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Maha Kumbh Mela festival: India's soft power on display
Pacific Asia • 3:18 PM
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The Maha Kumbh Mela has got underway in northern India, with organisers expecting over 400 million visitors throughout the festival. In this week's show, we speak to India's permanent representative to UNESCO, who discusses how the Hindu festival is bein
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Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in landmark graft case
Pacific Asia • 8:37 AM
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Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were convicted in Islamabad on Friday in one of the country's largest-ever graft cases. Khan received 14 years in prison and Bibi was sentenced to seven for graft linked to their Al-Qad
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Russia and Iran deepen trade, military ties in 20-year 'strategic partnership'
Pacific Asia • 3:33 AM
1 min
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday signed a broad cooperation agreement strengthening the countries' ties as they grapple with stinging Western sanctions. But they stopped short of a mutual defence pa
Read the article