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US military says it completed Syria mission to transfer ISIS members to Iraq

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Afghanistan aid system severely strained by over 5 million returnees, UN warns

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Thailand election: Pheu Thai to join coalition government led by winner Bhumjaithai

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South Korean woman arrested for killings via drug-laced drinks, denies murder intent

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After Gen Z uprising, Bangladesh vote shows limits of youth power

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UK terrorism ban on Palestine Action group unlawful, court rules after appeal

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Selangor speeds up closure of pig farms on ruler’s decree, raising farmer concerns over future

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HK opens 2 top civil service jobs to outside candidates for first time. Will this shake things up?

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Kremlin aide Medinsky to head Russian team as Ukraine peace talks move to Geneva next week

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India fines Air India US$110,350 in Airbus incident, says lapse eroded public confidence

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US top diplomat Rubio meets China counterpart Wang Yi in Munich

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Displaced Cambodians in limbo as nationalist victory in Thailand adds to pressure

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Bangladesh’s democratic reset? Voters back reforms but return old guard to power

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Indian nurse infected with Nipah virus dies

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Japan’s Parliament to elect prime minister next week, with Takaichi poised to win

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Monarchists rally in support of ex-king as Nepal limps toward election

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Bangladesh referendum endorses democratic charter

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Malaysian opposition party Bersatu sacks deputy president Hamzah Zainudin

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Weaponized faith to burning borders in Afghanistan

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Super-cheap bubble tea and fat hongbao: Chinese tech firms splurge to draw AI app users this CNY

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Huge pit visible in Shanghai after viral sinkhole video

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Who would win a Ukraine election?

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Thailand's election winner Bhumjaithai seals coalition deal with Pheu Thai

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‘Don’t repeat 1MDB’s mistake’: Malaysia’s anti-graft chief under spotlight as controversies resurface

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Chinese tourists head to Russia, Thailand on extended Chinese New Year break

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Indonesia seals Tiffany stores on suspicion of illegal imports

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Strategic calculations behind India’s trade deals flurry

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Markets likely mispricing Japan’s ‘Takaichi trade’

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Thai PM Anutin registers marriage with girlfriend ahead of Valentine’s Day

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Thailand's Pheu Thai Party to join Bhumjaithai Party-led coalition, PM Anutin says

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Ramadan free meals in Indonesia draw ire over cost, safety

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Johoreans say JB is now ‘Singapore-priced’. This CNY, they’re shopping at the outskirts

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Denmark to provide four F-35 fighter jets to NATO's Arctic Sentry

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Chinese New Year service offering proxies to bow to parents in China stokes controversy

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How a K-pop concert in Malaysia led to a war of words between Southeast Asian and Korean netizens

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Lunar New Year bowing service in China stokes controversy

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Ogawa chosen as Japan’s main opposition leader after election defeat

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Chips the key to reviving stalled India-Malaysia ties

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Malaysian opposition leader Hamzah sacked from Bersatu amid party infighting

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Massive sinkhole swallows road, part of construction site near downtown Shanghai

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Thaksin-backed party Pheu Thai says invited to Thai coalition talks

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Thai PM's party agrees to form coalition with Thaksin-backed Pheu Thai

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Malaysia forms special committee to probe anti-corruption chief, says communications minister

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Bangladesh political heir Tarique Rahman poised for PM

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BNP sweeps Bangladesh election, Tarique Rahman set to become PM

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In Karachi, sober raves offer Gen Z a new kind of nightlife

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