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A new Manhattan museum dedicated to China's 1989 suppression of pro-democracy demonstrations around Tiananmen Square opens in New York ahead of the 34th anniversary of the crackdown. Zhou Fengsuo, 55, an exiled former Tiananmen student…

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and his South Korean counterpart Choo Kyung-ho will meet on June 29 in Tokyo for a next round of bilateral talks. The two countries' financial leaders held their first talk in seven years almost…

Russia says it has repelled an attempted incursion along its border with Ukraine by what it casts as pro-Ukrainian militants. Russia's defence ministry said it repelled three cross-border attacks near the town of Shebekino on Thursday.…

Drones have attacked two oil refineries just 40-50 miles (65-80 km) east of Russia's biggest oil export terminals sparking a fire at one and causing no damage to the other. Governor of Russia's Krasnodar region, Veniamin Kondratyev, said…

Ukraine says it is working with major British defense company BAE Systems to set up a Ukrainian base to both produce and repair weapons from tanks to artillery. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made the statement after talks with senior…

India says it will host a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in a virtual format in July. India’s external affairs ministry said heads of state of all members, including Russia, China and Pakistan have been invited.…

Malaysian authorities have seized a Chinese registered dredger suspected of looting the sunken wrecks of two British naval vessels from the Second World War. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said the Fuzhou-registered Chuan Hong 68…

North Korea's new "Chollima-1" satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea. North Korean state media, KCNA, said the satellite launch rocket failed because of instability in the…

NATO has pledged to defend its newest member, Finland, which is hosting its first joint training since becoming part of the Western alliance in April. The pledge came as NATO countries kicked off Arctic military exercises with nearly…

Russia has accused the United States of encouraging Ukraine by publicly ignoring the drone attack that struck several districts of Moscow on Tuesday. Russia's envoy to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, made the accusation on Wednesday,…