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Putin's children's commissioner says six kids to reunite with families in Russia and Ukraine, thanks Melania Trump

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US House, again defiant, votes to end Trump tariffs on Canada

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CIA makes new push to recruit Chinese military officers as informants

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Saudi Arabia appoints new investment minister in diversification plan pivot

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Pakistan PM to attend Trump peace board's first meeting, says foreign office

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Movies can change the world, but not politically, says Berlin Film Festival juror Wim Wenders

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Malaysia’s top graft buster under fire over allegations of agency misconduct, rules breach

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Malaysia's top graft buster under fire over allegations of agency misconduct, rules breach

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Ukrainian arms producers receive first wartime export licences, Kyiv says

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McDonald’s India outlet gets regulatory warning over rotten tomatoes, reused oil

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New lottery scheme, discount packs: China makes $374m push to boost Chinese New Year spending

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Polls close, counting begins in Bangladesh election after high turnout

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Kyrgyzstan moves to purge allies of ousted security chief

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Syria says it has taken over al-Tanf base vacated by US troops

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Severed arm found at Sabah disposal site leads to discovery of more body parts

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India farmers protest US trade deal

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Polls close in first election since Gen Z protests ousted Bangladesh leader

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Face of China’s Year of the Fire Horse? Draco Malfoy, of course

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China lowers EU dairy tariffs in final ruling after 18-month probe

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Kim Jong Un chooses teen daughter as heir, says Seoul

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China’s demographic crisis has moved from theory to fact

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Ukrainian drone strike causes fire at refinery in Russia's Komi region, governor says

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South Korea’s culture minister says lifting of China’s Hallyu ban remains fragile

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China calls Taiwan’s President Lai a ‘war instigator’

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Principal dies after Thailand school shooting

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South Korea's ex-interior minister jailed for role in martial law crisis

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US pushes AI funding, fisheries tech at APEC amid China rivalry

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Indonesia to pay Whoosh HSR debt to China from state funds: Minister

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Will China power or pollute Indonesia’s EV battery dream?

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Selangor school stabbing: Malaysian teen pleads not guilty to murder of schoolmate in 2025

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Asian stocks scale record high, US jobs lift dollar and yields

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

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

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Former South Korean interior minister Lee Sang-min jailed 7 years in martial law case

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Former South Korean interior minister jailed for 7 years in martial law case

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The mirage of regime change in Cuba

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Malaysia’s police to put brakes on errant drivers during festive period

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Kim Jong Un entrenches daughter as likely heir, Seoul says

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America First in Myanmar means rejecting China’s election ploy

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Foreign cars flow to Russia through China, skirting Ukraine war sanctions

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Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus says post-uprising polls mark end of ‘nightmare’

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Monkey business: Conflicts involving animals cost Malaysia $1.6m worth of losses in 5 years

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Risk of Nipah spread low after cases in India, Bangladesh: WHO

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Trump’s trade deal with India has become a headache for Modi

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People in Japan scammed out of record $2.7 billion in 2025

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China is the bright spot in Trump’s foreign policy

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North Korea’s Kim positioning daughter as successor: Seoul spy agency briefing

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3 Johor pupils recover from TB; 4 more still being treated

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Why Malaysia’s latest judicial commissioner picks are reviving worries about court independence

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