US rejects calls to immediately sanction Russia over Ukraine

Amid fears Russia may invade Ukraine, Antony Blinken says imposing sanctions now would remove the deterrence effect.

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Armenian President Armen Sarkissian quits over lack of influence

Armen Sarkissian says he believes the country's constitution does not give him sufficient powers to influence events.

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Why do domestic workers in Lebanon still face abuse?

Despite calls to end kafala system, domestic workers still subject to employers' rules.

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Is the bubble about to burst for Bitcoin?

It lost half its value on Friday, with other cryptocurrencies dealing in the red.

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Taiwan reports new large-scale Chinese air force incursion

China is yet to comment on the incursions, which Taiwan says included 34 fighters and four electronic warfare aircraft.

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Police fire water cannon, tear gas at Brussels COVID protest

Tens of thousands take part in demonstration against COVID restrictions as Omicron variant fuels new wave of infections.

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Timeline: Burkina Faso from popular uprising to soldier mutinies

Soldiers staged mutinies in parts of the country on Sunday amid unrest and violence since 2014.

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Sudanese women’s rights activist Amira Osman arrested in raid

UN expresses outrage over arrest of Osman, citing a 'pattern of violence against women's rights activists' in Sudan.

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Thai PM to visit Saudi Arabia as diplomatic relations thaw

First high-level visit since relations soured in the wake of a 1989 theft of $20m worth of jewels from a Saudi prince.

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Uighurs in Turkey call for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Protesters accuse the Chinese state of committing genocide and torture against the Muslim Uighur minority.

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