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UAE president says country is well and is no easy prey in first public comments since Iran strikes

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Boots-on-the-ground talk as Trump says Iran to ‘be hit very hard’

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From lowering marriage age to 16, to more subsidies, China weighs fixes for falling births

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As employment pressures grow, China turns to AI to create new jobs and upgrade traditional roles

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Pope Leo names former envoy to Duterte's Philippines as ambassador to US

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Balendra Shah: Nepal’s rapper politician who took on the old guard and won

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Lebanon's Hezbollah warns residents in Israel's north to evacuate

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China’s Xi says the military must be politically loyal, root out corruption

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China's Xi says the military must be politically loyal, root out corruption

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Days after Iran strikes, Trump hosts Latin American leaders with China in focus

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Iranian hardline clerics seek swift naming of new supreme leader

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India let Iran warship dock the day US sank another off Sri Lanka, officials say

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Longer, bigger, louder: Malaysia’s Ramadan bazaars morph from food stops into full-scale experiences

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Inside the Nepal campaign that could vault Balendra Shah to power

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China vows to safeguard jobs and boost hiring as AI reshapes labour market

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‘I’ll do my job or someone else will take it’: Why many Asians are staying put in the Gulf amid war

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Japan asked US not to disadvantage Tokyo under new tariff rules

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Azerbaijan says it foiled Iranian plots including plan to attack major pipeline

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Malaysia detains 6 locals aged 16 to 21 in Islamic State-linked extremism probe; warns of more arrests

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Iran drives $104B surge in sanctions-busting crypto flows

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Claims Russia helping Iran target US assets are credible

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