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Australian defence chief says China military buildup creating ‘pressure’ in South-east Asia

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China’s former vice-premier Liu Yandong dies, aged 81

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Moscow, Pyongyang back network sending workers to Russian factories, report says

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Progressive newcomer shakes up New Zealand politics, evoking Jacinda Ardern

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US and Japan agree to establish missile-production facility

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Couple detained at Johor checkpoint after trying to enter S’pore with $944,360 in undeclared cash

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China leverages Taiwan’s reverence for Sun Yat-sen to promote ‘reunification’

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5.5-magnitude quake hits Japan’s Chiba prefecture

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Libya's eastern administration bars entry to Iranians, Afghans

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Election polls in New Zealand continue to show no clear outcome

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Costa Rica drops bid to join Pacific trade pact, sacks trade minister

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Will Israeli opposition parties join forces to eject Netanyahu?

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Myanmar diplomat breaks down as he urges world to 'end our suffering'

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Did Takaichi make a bad bet on Donald Trump?

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South Korean families demand removal of alleged Itaewon disaster footage in Call Of Duty game

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The Mecca pact goes to Tehran. Can it keep the region out of another war?

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Germany weighs role in GCAP fighter jet programme, says Merz on Japan visit

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Over 370kg in pangolin scales seized in Negeri Sembilan raid

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US sanctions North Korean network accused of defrauding businesses

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Thousands of protesters rally in Jakarta against haze, rising living costs

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Singapore, Indonesia committed at highest level to resolving bilateral issues: Vivian Balakrishnan

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Singapore, Indonesia to move quickly on joint haze task force, says Vivian Balakrishnan

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Iranians cut essentials and put dreams on hold as war-hit economy bites

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Early winter chill grips South Korea

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Indonesian students protest rising prices, government’s handling of forest fires

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Could humanoid robots soon replace soldiers on the battlefield?

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Hundreds permanently living on a cruise ship forced off in Cambodia due to high fuel prices

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Thailand vows to seize over $1.28 billion from accused scam money launderers

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Analysis: As Iran war drags on, airlines pull back on fuel hedges and warn on fares

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Haze in Malaysia: All schools in Selangor to open on Oct 29; use of face masks encouraged

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Asia’s AI boom could turn from hero to zero overnight

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Mbappe's Mao remarks expose costs of crossing China's red lines

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Over 1,000 still in shelters 3 months after 7.1-magnitude quake hit Kumamoto

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Singapore, Malaysia conclude field exercise to handle emergencies at the RTS Link

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Philippines in talks with several countries, including Saudi Arabia, for oil storage

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Two more arrested over attack on Rohingya settlement in Johor, bringing total to 15

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Philippine drug war enforcer says bounty puts life in danger

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Devoid of options, flood survivors return to damaged homes in Nepal

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North Korean IP addresses detected probing South Korean financial networks: Report

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Customs seizes over $300,000 worth of cannabis flowers, ketamine at Malaysia airport

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Israel’s inconclusive election reveals a sharply divided nation

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Iran sees only unacceptable ideas in latest mediation to end war, official says

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Hegseth reassures South-east Asia of US commitment, pledges stronger defence ties

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Real Madrid apologise to China over Mbappe comments

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Singapore, Malaysia test emergency response to simulated fire on stranded RTS Link train

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Hegseth proposes 'ambitious' US-ASEAN defence framework at Philippine summit

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Four years after deadly crowd crush, foreign victims’ families return to Itaewon for answers

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China’s new export curbs draw a line around its AI crown jewels

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