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US company Viasat to acquire Britain’s Inmarsat in $7.3 billion deal (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

U.S. communications firm Viasat is set to acquire British satellite comms company Inmarsat for $7.3 billion, the American business announced Nov. 8. “This is a...

Myanmar military accused of blocking aid to displaced civilians (Al Jazeera)

A prominent human rights group says Myanmar’s military may have committed war crimes in the eastern Karenni state by arresting humanitarian workers and destroying...

Myanmar charges US journalist with ‘terrorism’ and sedition (Al Jazeera)

A US journalist detained in Myanmar has been charged with “terrorism” and sedition, and could face life in prison if convicted, according to his...

India hosts talks on Afghanistan, but no Afghan official invited (Al Jazeera)

India is hosting senior security officials from Russia, Iran and five Central Asian countries to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, but no Afghan representative...

Tigray rebels raped women in Ethiopia’s Amhara region: Amnesty (Al Jazeera)

Tigrayan rebels raped, robbed and beat up several women during an attack on a town in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, Amnesty International has found, amid...

Morocco wants to turn page on W Sahara conflict: Foreign minister (Al Jazeera)

Amid heightened tensions with neighbouring Algeria, Morocco’s Foreign Minsiter Nasser Bourita says his country is determined to “turn the page definitively” on the Western...

Tunisia trade union calls for strike over death of protester (Al Jazeera)

Tunisia’s powerful General Trade Union (UGTT) has called for a general strike on Wednesday in Aguereb, in the central region of Sfax, a day...

Uniting China under Xi Jinping to build a modern socialist country: CPC to pass new ‘historical resolution’ at sixth plenum (Yu Zeyuan, Think China)

At the sixth plenary session of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee which begins today, the CPC is expected to consider...

How the 1992 Consensus could save cross-strait relations (Liu Chin-tsai, Think China)

Liu Chin-tsai notes that cross-strait relations are getting more volatile, with calls for armed reunification getting louder. He suggests that the crux of the...

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