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Can Pakistan deliver as Washington’s go-to mediator with Iran?

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Dozens of states condemn attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon

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Hong Kong offers diesel subsidy, toll waivers to lower fuel cost pain

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A toll for using Hormuz would be a 'dangerous precedent', UN's ship agency says

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BTS battle torrential rain to kick off $1bn world tour

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Vietnam: all the power in To Lam’s grasping hands

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Chinese foreign minister visits Pyongyang to advance relations

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NATO's Rutte told allies Trump wants Hormuz commitments within days, diplomats say

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Mooted South China Sea oil deal with China draws fire in Manila

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Cambodia’s alleged scam group execs suspected of money laundering in Japan

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'No strings attached': UAE minister calls for Strait of Hormuz to be opened unconditionally

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Don’t fear the dip: Gold is still headed to $6,000

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Bangladesh sentences two policemen to death for murder of student protester

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Russia hands Ukraine 1,000 war dead

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Thailand seizes $329 million assets linked to alleged scammers

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Mitsui O.S.K. awaits safety clarity, government guidance to move vessels from the Gulf, CEO says

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UK deployed military to deter Russian submarines from its waters

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Japan’s Narita airport partially reopens upgraded Terminal 1 with footbath deck, tatami area

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Eight arrested as Vietnam-UK migrant smuggling network dismantled, Europol says

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AI glasses, robot concerts: G-Dragon’s agency eyes launch of entertainment tech in K-pop experiment

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'Devastated': Cop testifies fatally shooting assailant after seeing colleagues killed in attack on Johor police post

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Australian couple moves house from wrong plot of land

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China drills for US nuclear attack in a Taiwan war

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Vietnam braces itself for extreme heat as forecasters warn of worsening conditions

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Italy working to restore freedom of navigation in Hormuz, Meloni says

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Booking over 20 flights: Some Chinese travellers stockpiled air tickets before fuel surcharge hike

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South Korean man makes over 100 prank calls to police to be sent to jail but gets huge bill instead

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Israel’s Lebanon strikes threaten to blow up US-Iran ceasefire

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Russia detains former Radio Free Europe freelance journalist on treason charge

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Batam ferries cut back on Singapore trips as fuel prices soar

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Iranian delegation due in Islamabad ahead of US talks

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Iran's envoy deletes post on delegation arrival in Islamabad for US talks

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War-fuelled diesel crunch hits Bangladesh farmers in key planting season

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IMF approves $893 million in loans for Sri Lanka, warning of Middle East war shock

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As school absentees increase, Japanese dads turn to izakaya support group

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Philippines unveils new coast guard command in disputed South China Sea

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Pay to pee? Debate in South Korea over cafes charging toilet fee

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Shallow Indonesian 4.9-magitude quake damages houses, injures residents

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Shallow Indonesian 4.9-magnitude quake damages houses, injures residents

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Japanese town sours on crowds coming to see cherry blossoms, Mount Fuji

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Nepal ex-PM Oli released from police custody 12 days after arrest

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Lebanon must be covered by ceasefire agreement, French foreign minister says

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Israel's pounding of Lebanon is 'deeply damaging', UK foreign minister says

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Japan weighs new release of about 20 days' worth of oil from reserves: Report

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India raises fertiliser subsidy as costs soar after Middle East war

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Malaysian senior cop among 6 nabbed for alleged armed robberies targeting wealthy foreigners; US$1.1 million stolen

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Trump warns of major war escalation if Iran peace process fails

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Trump’s Iran misfire yields a loser’s ceasefire

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