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Strait of Hormuz dilemma puts South Korea’s President Lee in choppy waters

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Azerbaijan rejects reports it pressured France over billionaire's EU sanctions

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South Korea makes Asian Games complaint over Japan warlord ceremony

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Philippine tycoon and his senator children face graft for water deals

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Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture to require climbers to submit plans for off-season Mount Fuji climbs

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India finds Nestle baby food sample substandard, takes legal action

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Jagtar Singh Johal granted bail nine years after being detained in India

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Australian man pleads not guilty to Thai suitcase murder

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Najib’s house arrest puts Malaysia in ‘uncharted’ legal territory, poses political challenge for PM Anwar

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Singapore, China to look beyond Tianjin Eco-City as project nears 20-year mark: Chee Hong Tat

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Japan PM projects stability with Cabinet reshuffle but remains ‘on thin ice’: Experts

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Dynamite, ammonium nitrate found in trucks aboard Philippine ferry

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Sun, surf and a shorter stay: Backpackers fret over Australia’s visa crackdown

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At least 16 killed in suicide attack on police facility in northwest Pakistan

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At least 16 killed in suicide attack on police facility in north-west Pakistan

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Man acquitted in gruesome India murder case found dead

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Bungling Asian Games chiefs play North Korean anthem for South Korea

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At least 17 killed after vehicle loaded with explosives rams Pakistan mosque

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In a Nepal town, flood survivors find little trace of former lives

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BRICS is growing, but will it really challenge the US-led world order?

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Indonesia recovers three bodies as effort begins to right capsized ship

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AI consciousness shaping into next great societal divide

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EV maker BYD recalls more than 180,000 cars in China over brake pedal risk

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Three dead and eight injured in Philippines school shooting

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Bank of Japan rate hike exposes cracks in Bessent’s facade

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Swimmer killed in shark attack at popular Western Australia beach

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Indonesia’s first aircraft carrier arrives in Jakarta

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Shark kills swimmer off beach in Western Australia

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Three students killed in Philippine school shooting, including gunman, officials say

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Breakout Filipino tennis star Alex Eala on Singapore, fame and inspiring young Asian women

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Philippines says Chinese ship 'rammed' government vessel in South China Sea

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At least one dead, four injured in school shooting in southern Philippines

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3 killed, 8 injured in another school shooting in southern Philippines

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Ex-AMCHAM head’s release no cause to trust Myanmar’s generals

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BOJ rate hike signals faster pace of tightening amid inflation risks, weak yen: Economists

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Indonesian divers face high-risk challenges to reach capsized ferry

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Taiwan holds first joint drill using multiple attack drones in modernisation push

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From durians to tourism: As China-Vietnam trade booms, border communities seek a bigger slice

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Philippines says Chinese ship ‘rammed’ government vessel in South China Sea

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China vessel rams and damages Philippine boat on refueling mission, coast guard says

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Swimmer killed in shark attack off Australian west coast

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South Korea's Lee rules out military involvement in Middle East conflict

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Houthi advance aids Iran but saps rebel support in Yemen

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Former Malaysia PM Najib to serve remaining jail term at home — if he pays US$12.26 million fine

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Flooding kills three people as heavy rain hits northern Vietnam

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Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib granted conditional house arrest

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