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Japan PM Takaichi plans Australia visit to discuss rare earths, Nikkei reports

Israel strikes Beirut, US warns Iran may hit Lebanese universities

AI’s fluency in other languages hides Western worldview

Japanese, French and Omani vessels cross the Strait of Hormuz

Italy's Meloni visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE amid Gulf tensions, energy worries

US removes Russian national Mikhail Zadornov from sanctions list

$1.5 trillion Pentagon budget would explode US debt by $7 trillion

Pakistan announces free public transport as energy crisis bites

Kazakhstan releases endangered saker falcons in Saudi-backed restoration drive

Japan aims to ease arms export rules, allow lethal weapons sales

Iran leaders join crowds on Tehran's streets to project control in wartime

Taiwan opposition leader’s China trip is fraught with risk

Liberation Day tariffs celebrated a year out by Trump, few others

French-owned CMA CGM container ship passes Strait of Hormuz, data shows

Chinese Politburo member Ma Xingrui under investigation by anti-graft watchdog

‘Afraid of weighing scale’: Olympic diver’s tearful interview spotlights cyberbullying in China

China tightens border controls, culls cattle amid foot-and-mouth outbreak

Cambodian parliament passes landmark cybercrime law after scam centre scrutiny

China probes Politburo member in widest purge since 1976

China moves to regulate digital humans, bans addictive services for children

Human remains found on Thai ship attacked in Hormuz strait: Firm

‘Plastic bag chaos’: Shortage fears highlight Taiwan’s energy security concerns

Bangladesh cuts office hours, turns off wedding lights to save energy

Canada has the antidote to Asia’s energy anxiety

India’s $70 billion spiritual market fueled by bhajan clubbing

China urges respect for Palestinian rights after Israel passes death penalty law

Why Thailand is reviving its tourist entry fee plan

Indonesia to repatriate slain peacekeepers as Lebanon violence escalates

Hormuz blockade driving a Gulf logistics revolution

Japan’s order for Tomahawk missiles delayed by US use in Iran

Seven injured after part of ceiling at Manila airport collapses

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected president by pro-military parliament

Human remains found on Thai ship hit in Hormuz; families of 3 missing crew notified

Zelenskiy says frontline situation best for Ukraine in the last 10 months

Rain, wind to shorten South Korea’s peak viewing window for cherry blossoms

Trump turning China’s yuan into world’s next safe haven

North Korea’s Kim pets puppies, kittens at Pyongyang pet shop

Australian drivers urged to refuel in cities as Mid-East war deepens fuel crunch

China says peace talks advance between Afghanistan, Pakistan

From full houses to five customers a day: How the Iran conflict has hollowed out Bangkok tourism

Streaming channel PetTV for pets launched in China

Blood clots, burning eyes: Pollution chokes north Thailand

Malaysia court sets May 7 to hear Najib’s stay of execution bid on $1.6b payment to former 1MDB unit

Thai PM Anutin blames stockpilers for fuel shortage

Thai PM blames stockpilers for fuel shortage