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Tom Andrews urged 10-member bloc Asean to follow Malaysia’s lead and move from non-interference to ‘non-indifference’ in Myanmar, with much more needing to be done to avoid more death and suffering. Source link

‘War and violence devastate people and leave lasting traumatic effects … Protecting people forced to flee is a collective global responsibility,’ the star of Zoolander and Night At The Museum said. Source link

The group is often criticised for speaking out more overseas than in their own country, but supporters say the seven are constrained by a conservative society and managers’ ‘fear’ of repercussions. Source link

Some Western nations use democracy and human rights as a pretext to meddle overseas, Xi Jinping told Politburo study session in February. Source link

Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, 34, has been in prison in Singapore since 2009 for bringing in 42 grams of heroin. His mother’s legal challenge was dismissed on Tuesday. Source link

The pope urged authorities to ‘make clear once and for all’ who was responsible for fatal attacks; it’s been said the bombs were part of a plot to help Rajapaksa win the November 2019 election. Source link

China continues to deny accusations of labour abuses in Xinjiang. Source link

Leader of Catholic Church says people fleeing are divided into ‘first class, second class, by skin colour, developed country or non-developed one’; he also says he does not approve of buying of weapons. Source link

Discussions allow both sides to be frank while reaffirming shared views including concern over China’s rising assertiveness, say analysts. Source link

Nearly 100 people have died in international waters after setting off from Libya in an overcrowded boat, international organisations said. A commercial tanker, Alegria 1, rescued four people from a life raft in the Mediterranean early Saturday morning, the Doctors Without Borders charity said. “We know from our initial contact …