Xi hosts Putin and Modi at SCO summit in show of Global South unity
Pacific Asia • Aug 31, 2025, 1:47 AM
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China’s Xi Jinping welcomed on Sunday Russia’s Vladimir Putin, India’s Narendra Modi and leaders from around 20 countries to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, a high-security gathering aimed at boosting Beijing’s influence and promoting "a multipolar world order".
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Rescuers try to reach quake-hit areas in eastern Afghanistan
Pacific Asia • 6:48 AM
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Rescuers on Monday struggled to reach remote areas struck by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, says FRANCE 24's Shahzain Wahlah,reporting from Islamabad in neighbouring Pakistan.
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Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills more than 600, injures 1,500
Pacific Asia • 6:18 AM
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A 6.0 magnitude earthquake centred near the bustling eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad late Sunday caused extensive damage and killed hundreds of people. The Taliban-led interior ministry said in a statement that 622 people had been killed and 1,500 injur
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Xi slams 'bullying', Putin defends Ukraine invasion at China’s SCO summit
Pacific Asia • 12:33 AM
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Opening the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping blasted the "bullying behaviour" of certain countries in a veiled reference to US President Donald Trump's tariff war. In his speech to the gath
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