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Vietnam wins Russian-hosted Intervision song contest after US singer drops out at last minute

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Trump says ‘bad things’ will happen if Afghanistan does not return Bagram air base

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A soldier’s last battle: At 95, he yearns for North Korea but grieves leaving family behind

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India warns new US fee for H-1B visa will have 'humanitarian consequences'

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US new H-1B visa fee will not apply to existing holders, Axios reports

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Man charged with murder of Pakistan TikTok star

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India’s trade minister to visit US on Sept 22 for talks

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Trump’s $130,000 fee for H-1B visas, a tech industry favourite, concerns India

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China extends social media sanctions to include Weibo, Kuaishou

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China sticks to its stance on TikTok’s US future after Trump call

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China’s internet regulator warns Kuaishou, Weibo over content violations

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Taiwan determined to defend itself, president says at forum capping week of defence events

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New US H-1B visa fee could disrupt Indian IT operations, says industry body

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ByteDance says working to keep TikTok in US ‘under Chinese laws’ following Trump-Xi call

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Pakistani court indicts man over teenage TikTok influencer killing

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Australia’s Optus vows to cooperate with probes amid outrage over emergency call services outage

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Taiwan determined to defend itself, president says capping week of defence events

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Taiwan determined to defend itself, President Lai says, capping week of defence events

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Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupts as alert level raised

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Two bodies found in search for Freeport Indonesia workers trapped in mine, reports say

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China’s exports to North Korea see first year-on-year decline of 2025

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China's exports to North Korea see first year-on-year decline of 2025

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Kirk’s Turning Point USA was the sharp tip of white supremacy

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Protests planned across Philippines over flood graft claims

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Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupts as alert level raised; Bali airport not affected

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Will Japan get its first female PM or youngest? 2 nominees hope to break new ground ahead of LDP vote

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Indian singer Zubeen Garg, who died in S’pore, was taken on yacht visit without event team’s knowledge

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Whither US interest rates now that Fed is cutting again?

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Sell US soybeans and get played by China

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Japan PM contender Koizumi vows wage hikes to counter inflation

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Japanese municipal matchmaking programmes prove popular with Generation Z

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Chinese exec gets 25 years' jail in US for trafficking fentanyl ingredients

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Can company-run graduate schools fuel South Korea’s tech ambitions?

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Vietnam launches national hotline 111 to combat human trafficking

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4 Japan shinkansen operators to integrate online booking systems

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Trump intelligence advisers met with Taiwanese official, sources say

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Indian singer Zubeen Garg dies in scuba diving incident in Singapore

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Philippines widens freeze on bank accounts in graft clampdown

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