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  • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran says they still have "decisive control" over the Strait of Hormuz.
  • US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez had reached an agreement for the US to take control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
  • Three militants were killed in an attack on Friday in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military.
  • After protests against migrants who have remained in the North African enclave after a major inflow, Ceuta residents clashed with police, prompting Spain's interior minister to call for calm on Friday.
  • At least 584 people killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
  • In China and Nepal, there are more than 2,400 missing people, 558 people are reported missing in Tibet.

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February 28, 2024

Junta Troops Beat Myanmar Man Unconscious...

Junta troops have arrested at least 10 young people from Myanmar’s delta region, beating one unconscious during questioning, locals told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday.

February 27, 2024

Uyghur Imam,96,Dies in Prison

A 96-year-old Uyghur religious leader who was arrested in 2017 has died in prison, and authorities did not turn his body over to his family, his granddaughter told Radio Free Asia.

February 26, 2024

Six-Day Battle in Central Myanmar Kills...

Ongoing junta shelling across central Myanmar has killed seven civilians as of Monday, locals told Radio Free Asia. 

February 23, 2024

Over 100 Scam Gang Suspects Arrested...

Junta troops arrested over 100 people while raiding a casino on the Thai-Myanmar border, locals said on Friday. 

February 22, 2024

China Faces High Childcare Cost as...

China is one of the most expensive countries in the world to raise a child, with almost the lowest average desire by women to give birth due to the high cost entailed and the difficulty to balance family and work responsibilities, a Chinese think-tank has found.

February 21, 2024

Pro-Junta ‘Drone Test’ Injures 13 Children...

A drone test by pro-junta militia injured 13 children in Myanmar, residents told Radio Free Asia. Regime soldiers working in collaboration with the Pyu Saw Htee militia are responsible for a weapons accident that occurred on Saturday, locals said. The militia is made up of pro-junta supporters, veterans and Buddhist nationalists. 

February 19, 2024

Airstrikes Kill 6, including Children, in...

An onslaught of airstrikes in northern Myanmar killed six civilians and injured 13 more, rescue workers told Radio Free Asia on Monday

February 13, 2024

Myanmar Junta Kills 4 Civilians in...

Junta shelling killed four civilians and injured seven others in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, locals told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday. 

February 12, 2024

Spirit of Uyghurs is Celebrated in...

“Home” means different things to young Uyghurs – some of whom may have not even visited their ancestral homeland in China’s far western Xinjiang region.

February 5, 2024

Australian Writer Given Suspended Death Sentence...

A Beijing court on Monday handed down a suspended death sentence to Yang Hengjun, a Chinese-Australian author detained on suspicion of espionage for more than five years without trial, according to media reports. 

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