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South Korea arrests Shincheonji church leader for meddling in politics, media report

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Magnitude-6.9 quake hits northern Japan, no tsunami warning issued

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World court judges sue Trump administration over sanctions

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How contenders in the new space race stack up

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China’s foreign minister urges swift reopening of Strait of Hormuz for global trade

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China's foreign minister urges swift reopening of Strait of Hormuz for global trade, Xinhua reports

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Turtle power: how China uses scientific research to try to bolster territorial claims

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Lessons start with how Iran organized Melbourne synagogue attack

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Trump holds housing cost relief hostage to noncitizen voting act

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Middle powers such as Australia can learn from Iran’s strategies

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Free trade isn’t coming back and here’s why

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Russia assures Malaysia of long-term oil, gas, diesel supplies, says PM Anwar

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Malaysians feast as ‘durian tsunami’ sends prices tumbling

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Malaysians feast as 'durian tsunami' sends prices tumbling

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South Korea’s Hyundai car workers vote to back strike action

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Erdogan says bilateral talks with Trump likely at NATO summit in Turkey

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Switzerland starts talks to acquire non-US air defence system

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Laser pointer aimed at viral monkey Punch’s enclosure at Japan zoo

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Can India and China finally resolve their Himalayan border dispute?

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Turkey working on legislation to speed up militant PKK's disbandment, Erdogan says

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South Korea launches app to give stalking victims real-time access to suspects’ location

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China probes senior defence and space administrator in widening purge

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Weak rains push India to extend emergency rule for Tata power plant

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After gaokao, experts warn against overreliance on AI for university applications

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Schools in Tokyo suburb to get bear sprays

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Pakistani rights activist Mahrang Baloch sentenced to life in prison

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To make US-Iran deal stick, hold Trump’s war profiteers accountable

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Indian tech hub Hyderabad names road after Donald Trump, drawing criticism from Modi’s party

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Japan ruling parties submit Bill to Diet to create 2nd capital

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‘Tainted by other men’: Dettol issues public apology after ‘sexist’ detergent ad sparks anger in China

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French woman allegedly held captive by husband for 12 years rescued in Pakistan

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Heatwave set to hit northern and central Vietnam, with temperatures forecast to exceed 40 deg C

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One fought for the South, one for the North. Both are still living the Korean War

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UK, France, Germany raise alarm about Chinese activities off eastern Taiwan

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Britain, France, Germany raise alarm about Chinese activities off eastern Taiwan

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Fans or thieves? Webtoon piracy makes South Korean artists question global readers

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Female succession still off the table as Japan plans overhaul of Imperial Law

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H5 bird flu detected in second Australian state

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Thailand’s ‘Michael Jackson’ jailed over fatal drink-driving crash

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The hidden amnesty in Indonesia’s cut-rate Patriot Bonds

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China premier urges AI governance to avoid ‘losing control’

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New Zealand’s National Party hits lowest poll level since 2021

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Philippines bans GoreBox after 3 killed in school shooting

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Security guard in South Korea finds gold in discarded rice cooker – and returns it

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China says it has a right to target people overseas with new ethnic unity law

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Malaysia police launch disciplinary probe into personnel involved in China viral video

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China detains two Japanese nationals suspected of smuggling banned goods

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Canada to send warships to Indo-Pacific, defence minister says

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China’s bear hug won’t save Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing

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