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# hong • kong • playbook • mainland • lee • plan
Yahoo Finance Canada
Liberal
Hong Kong seeks input on its first 5-year plan in an echo of mainland China's playbook
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong on Monday launched a public consultation for its five-year plan in a politically symbolic step that brings the special administrative region closer to mainland China's development approach.
June 15, 2026, 7:00 pm

Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
Hong Kong opens consultation on first 5-year plan that echoes mainland China’s playbook – Winnipeg Free Press
June 15, 2026, 1:11 am
South China Morning Post
Liberal
Hong Kong aims to publish first 5-year plan in third quarter
June 14, 2026, 11:33 pm
ABC News
Liberal
Hong Kong opens consultation on 5-year plan that echoes mainland China's playbook
June 15, 2026, 1:08 am

AsiaIndia
# australian • pakistan • shot • girl • ahmed • hania
BBC News
Liberal
Australian PM demands answers after Pakistan police shoot girl on holiday dead
Pakistani police said the nine-year-old was mistakenly shot as they pursued a group of armed robbers.
June 15, 2026, 3:42 am

South China Morning Post
Liberal
Australian girl dies after Pakistani police ‘mistakenly’ shoots family, officer arrested
June 15, 2026, 12:30 am
The Jerusalem Post
Conservative
Australian girl killed by Pakistani police in mistaken identity incident
June 14, 2026, 9:54 pm
The Independent
Liberal
Nine-year-old Australian girl on holiday in Pakistan shot dead by police in case of mistaken identity
June 14, 2026, 5:01 am

AsiaWorld
# shooting • shot • pakistan • child • killed • incident
Al Jazeera
Liberal
Pakistani police mistakenly open fire on Australian family, killing child
Fatal shooting of nine-year-old Hania Ahmed by Punjab Police officer causes furore.
June 15, 2026, 2:54 am

The Times Of India
Conservative
Pakistan Shooting Incident: Australian child shot dead in Pakistan as police wrongly identify family as thieves
June 15, 2026, 1:16 am
Daily Mirror
Liberal
Girl, 9, shot dead after police open fire on car as family mistaken for jewel robbers
June 14, 2026, 4:02 am
The Epoch Times
Conservative
Pakistani Officer Arrested after Australian Girl Killed
June 14, 2026, 9:35 pm

WorldAsia
# taliban • afghanistan • humanitarian • detained • kidnapper • beheaded
The Japan Times
Liberal
The toll on Afghanistan of five years of Taliban rule
Afghans are asking the world: How long and to what extent must the Taliban continue internal repression and support for terrorism before the world recognizes the threat?
June 15, 2026, 10:27 pm

Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
UN calls on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse crackdown on women – Winnipeg Free Press
June 15, 2026, 3:45 pm
AP News
Liberal
UN calls on Afghanistan to reverse crackdown on women
June 15, 2026, 3:44 pm
The Jerusalem Post
Conservative
Humanitarian aid worker detained in Afghanistan amid women's rights crisis
June 14, 2026, 9:46 am

WorldAsia
# myanmar • detained • foreign • missionary • businessman • misconduct
Yahoo Finance Canada
Liberal
American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct
BANGKOK (AP) — The former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar was detained upon his return to Yangon, police said Monday, an arrest that came after the organization said it was looking into suspicious financial transactions by...
June 15, 2026, 8:38 am

Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct – Winnipeg Free Press
June 15, 2026, 5:28 am
ABC News
Liberal
Former American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct
June 15, 2026, 5:28 am
NPR
Liberal
Former American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct : NPR
June 15, 2026, 6:45 am

WorldAsia
# tibet • china • government • chinese • protest • corruption
The Epoch Times
Conservative
China’s ‘Reverse Firewall’: Some Government Websites Are Disappearing From Overseas View
Restricting overseas access prevents independent scrutiny, said one activist, making it difficult for foreign media to challenge official narratives.
June 15, 2026, 4:38 pm

Newsweek
Conservative
China Arrests Christian Leaders in Underground Church Raid
June 15, 2026, 10:50 am
AP News
Liberal
Global Times: Why Chinese populace has a high degree of trust in the government
June 14, 2026, 12:05 pm
BBC News
Liberal
China detains two leaders of influential underground church
June 15, 2026, 1:56 am

WorldAsia
# cambodian • accused • conviction • acquittal • appeal • politician
South China Morning Post
Liberal
Thailand’s Thaksin is out of jail, but can he ‘leave politics behind’?
While the former PM is ‘no longer a political magnet’, analysts say he will still be behind the scenes as Pheu Thai tries to make a comeback.
June 15, 2026, 6:36 am

Toronto Star
Liberal
Prominent Cambodian opposition politician seeks Supreme Court reversal of incitement conviction
June 14, 2026, 11:56 pm
AP News
Liberal
Cambodian opposition politician appeals incitement conviction
June 14, 2026, 11:55 pm
Newsmax
Conservative
Prominent Cambodian Opposition Politician Seeks Supreme Court Reversal of Incitement Conviction
June 15, 2026, 1:00 am

# starbucks • history • korea • lesson • tank • stores
BNN Bloomberg
Liberal
Starbucks Korea to close stores for mandatory history training after ad campaign mocks victims
Starbucks’ South Korean operation said Monday it will close all of its stores nationwide early on June 22 for mandatory history and social sensitivity training as it reels from backlash following a marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking...
June 15, 2026, 5:26 am

news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
Conservative
Starbucks Korea to close outlets for history lesson after ‘Tank Day’ fiasco
June 15, 2026, 2:17 am
South China Morning Post
Liberal
Starbucks’ South Korean staff to receive history lesson after ‘Tank Day’ blunder
June 14, 2026, 9:59 pm
Yahoo Finance Canada
Liberal
Starbucks Korea to close stores early for mandatory history training after marketing row
June 15, 2026, 3:44 am

WorldAsia
# iran • signing • lebanon • peace • war • pakistan
BNN Bloomberg
Liberal
Iran news: U.S. closer to formal signing, despite questions
An initial agreement between the United States and Iran to extend their shaky ceasefire inched toward a formal signing despite questions Monday over the fate of Tehran’s nuclear program and an offensive by Israel in Lebanon that could prolong the...
June 15, 2026, 2:58 pm

Yahoo Finance Canada
Liberal
Initial deal to end US-Iran war moves toward formal signing despite lingering questions
June 15, 2026, 2:26 pm
Newsmax
Conservative
What the US and Iran Say They Have Agreed in the Memorandum to End the War
June 15, 2026, 5:35 am
Chicago Tribune
Conservative
Pakistan's prime minister says Iran, US have reached peace deal; accord to cover Lebanon
June 14, 2026, 9:17 am

WorldAsia
# china • threat • missile • strike • chinese • australia
The Jerusalem Post
Conservative
China's strike capacity over Australia is expanding, says think tank
"China's military build-up is reshaping the balance of power in ways that affect Australian security regardless of China's ability to strike Australian territory," the Lowy Institute said.
June 15, 2026, 2:15 am

news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
Conservative
Military expert’s dire warning as Chinese missiles reach more of Australia
June 14, 2026, 7:29 pm
South China Morning Post
Liberal
China’s direct strike threat to Australia is ‘growing’, think tank report finds
June 14, 2026, 11:37 am
Economic Times
Conservative
China's direct missile strike threat to Australia is 'growing': Report
June 14, 2026, 7:04 am

WorldAsia
# putin • tanker • fleet • intercepted • russian • channel
Daily Mirror
Liberal
Russian shadow fleet tanker captain charged after Royal Marines seized ship in Channel
Ajay Pant, 38, the captain of sanctioned Russian tanker Smyrtos, has been charged with contravening Russia sanctions after Royal Marines and NCA officers seized the vessel in the English Channel
June 15, 2026, 1:11 pm

Daily Express
Conservative
Man, 38, arrested after Russian shadow tanker seized and Putin dealt huge blow
June 14, 2026, 5:37 pm
The Independent
Liberal
UK seizes Russian oil tanker: British armed forces intercept Russian ship in Channel
June 14, 2026, 8:40 am
The Japan Times
Liberal
U.K. intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel: ministry
June 14, 2026, 4:01 am

WorldAsia
# assault • niger • sexual • report • victims • prison
LGBTQ Nation
Liberal
Military junta in Niger bans homosexuality with 5 to 10 years in prison
Nations across the Sahara are increasing repression of LGBTQ+ people.
June 15, 2026, 8:00 am

The Boston Globe
Liberal
A R.I. graduate from Afghanistan is trying to help women back home
June 15, 2026, 3:55 am
CBC
Liberal
It took courage to report my sexual assault. 608 days later, everything fell apart
June 14, 2026, 5:00 am
The Japan Times
Liberal
Panel to consider expanding victims’ involvement in criminal proceedings
June 15, 2026, 1:51 am