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US containerized missiles: steathy firepower, high strategic cost

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Afghan taxi drivers beat the heat with handmade air coolers

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Japan, China aiming to enable Japanese beef shipments to resume soon

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China offers to help resolve Thailand, Cambodia border dispute

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Philippines' president to discuss tariffs in Trump meeting this month, top diplomat says

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South Korea, Japan and US conduct air drill as defence chiefs meet

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New Zealand braces for severe weather as storm threatens flooding

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Armed men kidnap, kill nine bus passengers in Pakistan, say officials

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China’s patience wears thin with EU over medical device row

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Myanmar junta chief asks Trump for sharp reduction in 40% tariff rate

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‘Forever chemicals’ found in organs of vulnerable Japanese wildcats

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Stargazing sparking interest across Malaysia

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Airports in Indonesia’s Java grounded by low demand, poor planning

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Bull sharks linger in warming Sydney waters

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US’ Rubio to meet China’s Wang Yi in Malaysia amid trade tension

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Japan, US and Philippines reaffirm importance of navigation freedom

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Even 190% tariffs can’t shake US shoemaker’s reliance on China

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Trump puts 35% tariff on Canada, eyes 15%-20% tariffs for others

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Netanyahu says he hopes hostage deal can be done in few days

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In the country with the world's lowest birth rate, fertility clinics are booming

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Asia is reeling from Trump's tariff salvo – is anyone winning?

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‘Do I expect too much?’: China’s class of 2025 faces harsh job reality after graduation

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Commentary: Taking the good with the bad as Southeast Asia comes under US spotlight

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Commentary: Hong Kong’s tycoons are damaging the city’s credit culture

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Commentary: As South Korean artistes clinch prestigious US awards, what’s next for Hallyu?

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Israel will strike Iran again if threatened, defence minister says

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Tariffs overshadow diplomacy as Asean foreign ministers press on with meetings

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Malaysian anti-graft body investigating suspected $36m baby milk cartel

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Berlin weighs option of buying three more F127 frigates, says source

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Thai police to submit ‘Hun Sen-Paetongtarn’ leaked audio case to A-G on July 14

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Ukrainian spy colonel gunned down in Kyiv

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Russia says BRICS is not anti-American

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US, China trade veiled barbs at ASEAN meetings, pledge support for regional bloc

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Thailand's hippo Moo Deng draws crowds at first birthday bash

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Malaysia PM Anwar says Trump invited to attend Asean summit in October

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Teen among 4 arrested for subversion in Hong Kong

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A British F35 fighter jet stranded in India may finally fly back home after inspiring memes

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Rubio has ‘frank’ talks with Russia’s Lavrov in Kuala Lumpur

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Conference commits over 10 billion euros to Ukraine rebuilding, Italy says

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Bangladesh ex-top cop pleads guilty to crimes against humanity

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Indonesia’s rare earth reserve may persuade US to lower tariffs, but experts remain sceptical

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K-pop singer jailed three and a half years for rape

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Indian investigators told lawmakers black boxes undamaged in Air India crash, sources say

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Air India crash: Indian investigators told lawmakers black boxes undamaged, say sources

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Teenage couple in Malaysia charged with murder of student in university hostel

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Iran urges UN nuclear watchdog to drop 'double standards'

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3 in 4 South Korean adults don’t exercise enough, data shows

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