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Pakistan’s transgender people struggle to get safe surgery

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China to hold celebration for contested Taiwan 'retrocession' anniversary

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No playing around: Man in Australia charged with stealing 43 Labubu dolls worth over $7.5k

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'A new sense of energy and hope': Singaporean women acquitted over pro-Palestinian walk

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A Nepali town mourns a native son who died a Hamas captive

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China’s new Hallyu: K-fashion struts in as wrinkles pop up in K-beauty

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'A more attractive place to invest': Timor-Leste seeks trade and job growth with ASEAN membership

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Villager mauled by wild bear in Vietnam’s Da Nang

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Penang, Kedah preparing for floods that may last till December

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Why children keep dying from toxic Indian cough syrup

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China says raised ‘stern protest’ with Australia after midair incident

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China accuses Australia of covering up airspace intrusion in South China Sea

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Taiwan wartime tunnel echoes with music as shells swapped for cellos

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Australian PM defends ambassador to US after Trump run-in

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Australia PM backs ambassador after Trump says he doesn’t like Kevin Rudd

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North Korea fires ballistic missile towards east, South Korea says

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles week before leaders meet in South Korea

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Personnel changes to watch at key Chinese Communist Party meeting

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Australia, New Zealand set for fierce winds and heat

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Australia and New Zealand brace for fierce winds and heat

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Japan’s Takaichi makes history, but women ask: What changes now?

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Japan's Takaichi makes history, but women ask: what changes now?

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Cruise ships as floating hotels: South Korean city showing strain of hosting Apec summit

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Trump prefers facing weaklings but in trade war China’s stronger

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Commentary: Chinese consumer behaviour during Golden Week was exactly what Beijing hoped to avoid

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China and Russia repeatedly tried to defund UN human rights work, report says

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Trump pushing allies to buy US gas is a case of bad economics

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BYD’s EVs race ahead – but more established brands can catch up

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Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban avoid a deeper war – for now

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Russia reiterated previous Ukraine peace terms to US in private communique, sources say

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Bolivia's new president rekindles cautious hope for long-stalled lithium dreams

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Lack of decision on Tomahawks made Russia less keen on diplomacy, Zelenskiy says

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Europe, Ukraine prepare 12-point proposal to end Russia's war, Bloomberg News reports

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UN sanctions raise risk of severe recession, renewed unrest in Iran

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Malaysia Airlines flight from KL to Sarawak experiences sudden loss of cabin pressure

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Carney cautious about report of potential Canadian trade deal with US

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Japan shifts to the right under ‘Iron Lady’ admirer Sanae Takaichi

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Malaysia school stabbing: 14-year-old suspect to be charged with murder

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Japan's Takaichi calls on BOJ to pursue inflation driven by wage gains

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Philippine navy find Chinese rocket debris, bags of cannabis floating in South China Sea

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Why rare earths are China’s trump card in trade war

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EU eases deforestation law for smallholders but keeps 2025 start

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Japan's first female leader: A historic moment with caveats

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Azerbaijan lifts curbs on cargo transit to Armenia in sign of growing peace

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Thai Prime Minister asks Deputy Finance Minister to explain scam link allegation

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Albanese comes away from Trump meeting with lots to show

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Japanese man jailed after rare public accusation of rape

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What's being discussed in the next phase of Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan

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Almost 4,000 Singapore drivers fined $360,000 in total for entering Johor without VEP tag

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