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# bali • tourist • sentenced • jail • sacred • swiss

Jesus Diaz

Liberal

Tourist sentenced to jail in Bali for insulting sacred day

A court on the Indonesian island of Bali has sentenced a Swiss tourist to one year in prison for insulting a sacred Balinese Hindu day.Luzian Andrin Zgraggen was found guilty of violating Indonesia’s new criminal code by posting social media messages...

August 21, 2026, 6:00 pm

The Times Of India

Conservative

Swiss tourist gets 1-year jail in Bali for mocking Hindu festival, calling tradition ‘crazy’

August 21, 2026, 7:28 am

BBC News

Liberal

Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence

August 20, 2026, 8:33 pm

The Washington Times

Conservative

Swiss tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence

August 20, 2026, 10:35 am

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World • Asia

# taliban • afghanistan • detained • freed • uae • employees

The Independent

Liberal

Taliban free two UN staff members detained in Afghanistan

UN says they are relieved their staffers are in good health and face no legal issues

August 21, 2026, 3:05 am

Al Jazeera

Liberal

Taliban release two detained UN staff members in Afghanistan

August 20, 2026, 6:44 pm

Reuters

Liberal

UN says two staff members detained in Afghanistan have been freed

August 20, 2026, 12:12 pm

AP News

Liberal

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers release 2 UN employees after more than a week

August 20, 2026, 6:18 pm

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Politics • Asia

# myanmar • detained • american • china • arrested • spying

The Japan Times

Liberal

U.S. designates American held by China as wrongfully detained

The State Department says Myanmar scholar Min Zin was detained at the airport after he traveled to Yunnan, China, in June on the invitation of the Chinese government.

August 22, 2026, 11:35 am

Al Jazeera

Liberal

China rejects US claim that Myanmar analyst wrongfully detained

August 21, 2026, 6:48 am

The Jerusalem Post

Conservative

US designates Myanmar scholar, US citizen held by China as wrongfully detained

August 20, 2026, 10:43 am

New York Post

Conservative

US demands China release American who was lured to country then arrested on spying charges

August 20, 2026, 3:28 pm

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World • Asia

# taiwan • china • ships • sea • shipyard • korea

The Times Of India

Conservative

Beijing Stops Nearly 200 Commercial Ships As Tensions With Taiwan Escalate

China's coast guard reportedly stopped 198 commercial ships east of Taiwan and demanded information including crew lists and ports of call. The reported maritime activity comes after Japan and the Philippines announced talks over overlapping sea...

August 22, 2026, 4:25 am

The Epoch Times

Conservative

Mecca Joint Defense Agreement: More Opportunities for Chinese Trouble-Making

August 20, 2026, 7:22 pm

Toronto Star

Liberal

Why Taiwan and the South China Sea matter to the US and the world

August 20, 2026, 6:45 pm

Economic Times

Conservative

South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy says mulling US shipyard investment

August 20, 2026, 7:56 pm

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World • Asia

# mosquito • dengue • aegypti • insecticide • aedes • symptoms

Reuters

Liberal

Dengue cases surge in Malaysia's Klang Valley, says health ministry

Dengue fever cases have surged in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley area, the country's health ministry said on Friday, warning of a high risk of transmission as cases ‌of the mosquito-borne illness rise elsewhere...

August 21, 2026, 5:19 am

The Independent

Liberal

What are the symptoms of swine flu as H1N1 cases rise?

August 21, 2026, 4:39 am

The Times Of India

Conservative

Swine flu cases rise amid humid weather; doctors urge caution, respiratory hygiene

August 20, 2026, 8:04 pm

Economic Times

Conservative

Aedes aegypti Mosquito Study: Early Signs of Insecticide Resistance in Delhi

August 20, 2026, 11:08 am

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Asia • China

# tiananmen • activists • hong • protest • vigil • taiwan

The Conversation

Liberal

‘Tree of justice’ protest: how Vietnamese youth are mobilising online to hold the powerful to account

What started with the death of young woman in a traffic accident has escalated into a general protest about a lack of accountability for the powerful.

August 21, 2026, 8:48 am

The Christian Science Monitor

Conservative

Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigils were convicted.

August 21, 2026, 3:05 am

Winnipeg Free Press

Liberal

What to know about the former Tiananmen vigil organizers convicted of inciting sedition in Hong Kong – Winnipeg Free Press

August 20, 2026, 8:27 pm

CityNews Toronto

Liberal

Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions

August 21, 2026, 7:35 pm

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Asia • World

# taiwan • strait • allies • navy • asia • transits

The Jerusalem Post

Conservative

Ahead of Xi-Trump to meeting, US Navy P-8A Poseidon flies through Taiwan Strait

A US Navy P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait in international airspace as China tracked the aircraft, ahead of an expected Trump-Xi meeting next month.

August 21, 2026, 11:12 pm

Reuters

Liberal

US Navy aircraft transits Taiwan Strait before planned Xi-Trump meeting

August 21, 2026, 8:09 pm

The Times Of India

Conservative

Before Xi-Trump talks, US Navy flies through Taiwan Strait, puts China on notice

August 22, 2026, 3:01 am

Al Jazeera

Liberal

US allies in Asia wary as Trump moves military assets for Iran war

August 21, 2026, 6:32 am

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Asia • World

# china • hong • chinese • shenzhen • korea • japan

The Bureau

Conservative

China’s Shadow War for America’s Pacific Front Line — And Unanswered Questions Surrounding Sudden Death of a U.S. Territory Governor Fighting Corruption

OTTAWA — In this episode, I sit down with Indo-Pacific researcher Cleo Paskal and frequent Bureau guest Chris Meyer to investigate a part of the world that rarely commands sustained Western attention — but could determine the outcome of the next global...

August 22, 2026, 3:56 am

The Epoch Times

Conservative

China Using Japan’s ‘Remilitarization’ as Pretext to Reshape Indo-Pacific: Analysts

August 20, 2026, 8:43 pm

South China Morning Post

Liberal

Japan lawmakers to visit China in bid to cool row, but thaw unlikely: experts

August 20, 2026, 7:18 pm

Breitbart

Conservative

China mulls bid to host 2028 UN climate talks: sources

August 21, 2026, 7:49 am

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Asia • World

# imran • khan • islamabad • pakistan • hospital • jailed

Toronto Star

Liberal

Pakistan rejects allegations of mistreatment, medical neglect of imprisoned ex-Premier Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government on Friday rejected allegations by the family and party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan that he was being subjected to “cruelty, mental torture,

August 21, 2026, 12:35 pm

Winnipeg Free Press

Liberal

Imran Khan’s family and party say Pakistan violated court order by taking him to government hospital – Winnipeg Free Press

August 21, 2026, 3:28 am

Economic Times

Conservative

Jailed former Pakistan PM Imran Khan moved to Islamabad hospital after Supreme Court order

August 20, 2026, 6:54 pm

Reuters

Liberal

Imran Khan's party seeks contempt action over jailed leader's hospital move

August 22, 2026, 2:02 am

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Asia • World

# tiananmen • hong • vigil • activists • convicted • kong

The Epoch Times

Conservative

Guilty Verdicts for 2 Hong Kong Organizers of Tiananmen Vigils Spark Global Condemnation

The two activists face up to 10 years in prison. The U.S. calls for their release, and the EU said their convictions show ‘continuing deterioration’ of freedom.