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South Korea to increase defence budget by 8.2% next year, President Lee says

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South Korea airport workers go on strike starting Oct 1, Korea Airports Corp says

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Woman in 70s fatally stabbed in Tokyo suburbs, man arrested near scene

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Japan’s far-right party courts Trump allies, vows not to get ‘wacky’

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Japan Airlines toughens liver function checks to suspend risky pilots over alcohol

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Japan tightens licence conversion rules for foreign drivers

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Taiwan will not agree to 50-50 chip production deal with US, negotiator says

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Australia sunscreen scandal grows as more products pulled off shelves

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Malaysia’s health ministry announces easier placement swops for its nurses soon

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At least 27 dead, over 140 injured after major earthquake hits Cebu in the Philippines

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Commentary: China’s drugmakers have more to fear from Washington

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Major quake hits the Philippines, killing at least 27 and injuring over 100

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At least 20 people killed after powerful Philippines quake

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China’s cargo ban gives new meaning to BHP’s ‘Broken Hill’ origin

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New Zealand: Lean into a role bridging superpowers, small islands

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Rohingya tell UN of Myanmar bloodshed, suffering

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Trump trade chief Greer says 55% China tariffs a 'good status quo'

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Trump to meet with Argentina's Milei as soy sales could stymie $20 billion deal

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Trial begins in killing of former Cambodian lawmaker

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France investigates suspected 'shadow fleet' oil tanker anchored off coast

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Nine killed in accident at power station in India’s Chennai

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Nine killed in accident at power station in India's Chennai

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US, France step up joint military satellite moves to counter China in space

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US, France step up joint spy satellite moves to counter China in space

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Nine killed in accident at power station in India's Chennai, media reports

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Liu Haixing takes over Communist Party of China’s international department

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Indonesian authorities to probe alleged import of toxic electronic waste from US to Batam

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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Eastern Visayas region, Philippines; no tsunami warning

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Relatives weep for scores of missing children after deadly Indonesia school collapse

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Strong quake in central Philippines kills 8 as search ongoing

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France investigates suspected offence by sanctioned oil tanker

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Hegseth ‘warrior ethos’ mistakes military might for true security

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India calls Gandhi statue defacement in London 'shameful'

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Man shot during hunting trip in Batu Caves, Selangor; body later found abandoned in Perak

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Denuclearisation off the table for North Korea, but freeze is achievable, say analysts

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Australian PM says Optus ‘let down the nation’ as Singtel blames outage on human error

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Malaysia to let citizens with Singapore driving licences tap new RON95 fuel subsidy

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The Ukrainian university that is flourishing in wartime

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Bombing kills 10 outside Pakistan border force compound

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Taliban internet cut sparks Afghanistan telecoms blackout

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Cracks reappear in Malaysia’s opposition party Bersatu with secretary-general Azmin Ali called ‘unfit’ to lead

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Vietnam jails former officials over gold bar graft: Report

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Indonesia says it is in touch with nuclear watchdog, United States on radioactive shrimp

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German far-right MP's ex aide jailed for spying for China

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What restrictions have the Taliban imposed in Afghanistan this year?

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Suicide blast targeting Pakistan paramilitary kills 10, officials say

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Kremlin says many in Ukraine's Odesa and Mykolaiv regions want to 'link their fate' with Russia

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Sarawak considering cat licensing to reduce rabies cases

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Trial opens over Bangkok murder of French-Cambodian ex-MP

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