Asia

AP Interview: Karzai says US plan catalyst for Afghan peace

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KABUL, Afghanistan — A recently floated U.S. draft for a deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government is the best chance to accelerate...

IOC members worry about banning foreign fans from Olympics

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TOKYO — Several IOC members on Thursday reminded Tokyo Olympic organizers about the potential negative consequences of banning overseas fans from attending the postponed...

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NEW YORK — The Sundance Film Festival is coming to Jakarta, Indonesia this summer, the Sundance Institute and XRM Media said Thursday. The Sundance...

ANALYSIS: Communist Party seeking China’s ‘rejuvenation’

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BEIJING — The catchword “rejuvenation” has been tucked into the major speeches at China's biggest political event of the year, the meeting of its...

Expert says origins of pandemic could be known in few years

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LONDON — The global community will find out “fairly soon, within the next few years” what started the coronavirus pandemic, a key member of...

Indian activist’s arrest spotlights crackdown on dissent

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NEW DELHI — To her friends, Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old Indian climate activist, was most concerned about her future in a world of rising...

Indian activist’s arrest spotlights crackdown on dissent

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NEW DELHI — To her friends, Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old Indian climate activist, was most concerned about her future in a world of rising...

Wuhan soccer team prepares for another season in isolation

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MADRID — As the coronavirus pandemic stretches into a second year, Chinese soccer team Wuhan FC is back in preseason training. ...

Russia to host another round of talks on Afghanistan

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MOSCOW — Russia said Tuesday it will host a round of talks on Afghanistan that will bring together representatives of the government and the...

S Korea, US scale back drills over virus, N Korea diplomacy

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SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean and U.S. militaries are scaling back their annual exercises this month due to the COVID-19 pandemic and...