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The Cambodian government has ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block the websites and social media accounts of nine domains of at least three news outlets, including the Cambodia Daily Khmer and Radio Free Asia, just a week before the uncontested national election on July 23, according to an official letter obtained by VOA Khmer.

The year 2023 has so far not been a good one for Africa. Conflict has erupted in Sudan, deepened in the Democratic Republic of Congo and spread southward from the Sahel.

The lack of a mechanism to facilitate direct security dialogue between Taiwan, Japan and the United States is a major concern, the president of a Taiwanese think tank said Sunday at the conclusion of a two-day tabletop war games event held in Japan.

China has lodged a solemn representation to the US concerning the plan of Taiwan separatist William Lai Ching-te to travel to Paraguay and transit through the US. China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the US and the island, Mao Ning, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, told a routine press conference on Monday.

Russia says the US-led military coalition's fighter jets violated Syria's airspace in the strategic al-Tanf region several times during the past day, amid repeated calls by Damascus for the expulsion of Washington's occupation forces from the country.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Governor of the Irkutsk Region Igor Kobzev to discuss issues pertaining to the region's socioeconomic development and measures to support the participants in the special military operation and their families.

The journalist Evan Gershkovich should be immediately released following his arrest by Russian authorities on espionage charges in March, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Monday.

A bomb blast in Myanmar's Sagaing region injured eight locals, junta-backed messaging channels reported Monday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged that the Israeli regime will crack down on no-shows for military reserve duty by opponents of his so-called judicial overhaul plan.

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The 4th Sub-committee on Human Rights and Democracy was held on 11 July 2023, in Brussels. The European Union and Iraq reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen bilateral cooperation and discussed a number of human rights, democracy and governance related topics in a spirit of partnership, welcoming progress by Iraq on several topics and the commitment of the Iraqi government to remain engaged in the

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has underlined the significance of sustainable air defense.

Iran has opened a large dam in its southwest to help boost agriculture and manufacturing output in the region.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Islamic Republic will never tolerate any interference when it comes to its territorial integrity amid recent claims about the three Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa, the Greater and Lesser Tunbs.

Rodong Sinmun on Monday dedicates an article to the 11th anniversary of the conferment of the title of DPRK Marshal on the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un .

Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, has warned Washington against undertaking anything "foolish" that could provoke Pyongyang and jeopardize US security.

China's military schools are stepping up their recruitment of recent high school graduates in a bid to upgrade the armed forces' capacity to wage high-tech warfare, according to the country's Ministry of Defense.

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US special climate envoy John Kerry has arrived in Beijing, as Washington continues to push for reopening closed channels of communication between the two powers.

China's special envoy for climate change Xie Zhenhua and visiting US climate envoy John Kerry held talks that reportedly lasted about four hours on Monday, which are seen as the latest effort to revive climate cooperation between the two countries and a positive signal for bilateral relations, currently at a historical low.