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Australian PM plays down chance of referendum to remove British monarch as head of state

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Kim Jong Un vows to boost living standards as he opens rare congress

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UK foreign minister to meet Rubio amid tensions over joint air base

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Osaka stunned by anonymous gold bar gift worth US$3.6 million to fix ageing water pipes

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Philippines says communication channels still open with Beijing on South China Sea

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Fans flock to Japan zoo to see viral baby monkey Punch

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Eight feared dead after a bus with Chinese tourists sinks into Russia’s Lake Baikal

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Eight feared dead after a bus with Chinese tourists sinks into Russia's Lake Baikal

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Russia says no peace dialogue ongoing with Japan over territorial dispute

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Former Philippines president Duterte will not attend ICC pre-trial hearings

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Singaporean tech founders on building global companies in US

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Co-founder of ASOS, Quentin Griffiths, dies in Thailand after balcony fall

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Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths dies in Thailand after balcony fall

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Gold, stablecoins and Hong Kong’s market reality

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South Korea's ex-President Yoon apologises after life sentence over martial law

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Ex-Philippine leader Duterte will not attend pre-trial ICC hearing, says court

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Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths dies in Thailand after falling from Pattaya condo balcony

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IMF rebukes China’s model with its own credibility in tatters

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Outspoken Laos lawmaker’s election exit sparks rare dissent

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‘Democracy is working’: Analysts say Yoon conviction proves strength of South Korea’s institutions

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Malaysia’s top coalition party DAP weighs Cabinet roles, report says

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Asos co-founder dies after Thailand apartment block fall

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Trump’s trade coercion tests Japan’s economic strategy

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UN touts panel for ‘human control’ of AI as leaders weigh message at summit

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Proposed RTS Link fare of $5 to $7 ‘affordable’ for many Malaysians, but may still be steep for some

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Spring weather in South Korea till Feb 21 before sudden temperature drop

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Chinese start-up’s gongfu robots fire up tech-wary investors

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Indonesia steps up in US-backed Gaza mission, and into a complex geopolitical gamble

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India showcases homegrown AI models to spark its own ‘DeepSeek moment’

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Thai court extends sentence for lawyer who called for monarchy reform

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Indonesia, US seal trade deal with 19% tariff and exemptions for goods like coffee

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Victorious Takaichi promises 'strong and prosperous' Japan

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Japan’s Takaichi vows to break with ‘fiscal austerity’ to spark economic revival

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Japan PM Takaichi warns of China ‘coercion’, vows security overhaul

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Japan PM Takaichi warns of China 'coercion', vows security overhaul

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US imports more from Taiwan than China for first time in decades

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Ex-South Korea leader Yoon apologises for martial law crisis

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Indonesia to take deputy commander role in Gaza peacekeeping force: US general

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China’s submarine surge testing Pacific’s undersea balance

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US, China fighter jets briefly face off near South Korea: Report

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Indonesia’s Riau province intensifies livestock vaccination amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

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Hainan Free Trade Port is the future of globalization

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'Win-win' for both countries: Indonesia secures 19% tariff in US reciprocal trade deal

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Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng, aka Uncle Roger, expecting first child with wife Sabrina Ahmed

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Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6m in gold bars to fix water system

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Underage accounts may be removed from digital platforms, Indonesian minister says

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Thai cops go undercover as lion dancers to nab suspected thief

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US and Indonesia finalise deal to cut tariffs to 19%

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