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2026 Balikatan exercises will highlight Manila’s more ‘active defense posture’

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Who is calling the shots in Iran?

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Our Large Hadron Collider results hint at undiscovered physics

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US commander warns Taiwan not to ‘starve the chicken’ on defence, pass stalled budget

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US commander warns Taiwan not to 'starve the chicken' on defense

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Singapore has to act to regulate social media use for adolescents: Ong Ye Kung

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Israel punishes soldiers who desecrated crucifix in southern Lebanon

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US did not move THAAD defence system from South Korea to Middle East, general says

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India firecracker warehouse blaze kills eight: Police

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Taiwan firm speeds up drone development amid China pressure

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Sick American basketball player jailed in Indonesia over cannabis gummies pleads for early release

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The US counterterrorism czar without a counterterrorism plan

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Worker dies after being trapped in equipment at Tokyo Dome amusement park

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Counting a billion people: Inside India’s mega census drive

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Europe should focus on own security as global threats mount, Dutch intelligence agency says

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Bangladesh fuel crunch forces hours-long wait at the pump

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Indonesia rights bodies find widespread abuses in 2025 protests

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NATO criticises Russian and Chinese nuclear stances, urges cooperation with US

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Indonesia court throws out case against minister over 1998 mass rape denial

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Ukraine hits Russian oil pumping station, part of Druzhba pipeline

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‘Zombie drug’ openly sold at some vape outlets in Malaysia

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Taiwan blames Chinese pressure for cancelled Africa trip

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Taiwan leader postpones trip to Eswatini after overflight permits revoked

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Taiwan president cancels Africa trip blaming Chinese pressure

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Japan lifts evacuation orders for April 20 earthquake

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Modi turns Parliament setback into campaign weapon in polls

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Italian mail blunder and mistrust hinder crackdown on Chinese gangs

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China cuts petrol, diesel price caps for first time since Iran war began

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Malay ruler of Negeri Sembilan can be ousted. His chieftains are now trying to do just that

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Hong Kong government seeks to seize $16 million from jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai

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Two Filipino workers held hostage, killed by employer in Lebanon

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To sack or not: PM Anwar and PKR’s dilemma on fierce critic Rafizi

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Middle East tensions push up costs, dampen sentiment in India’s housing market

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Indonesia passes long-awaited law to protect domestic workers

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World’s top condom maker Karex to raise prices sharply as Iran war strains supply chain

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6 months after Japan’s Takaichi came to power, she faces challenges to achieve her flagship policies

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‘Strangled’: Pakistan faces economic imperative in Iran war peace push

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Russia to halt Kazakhstan's oil flows to Germany via Druzhba, sources say

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Indian plastic maker Alternicq says Iran war has pushed up costs

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Japan to carry out study on remote Pacific island for its fourth nuclear waste site

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Malaysia says it’s studying new migrant worker hiring system

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China's Victory Giant jumps 50% in Hong Kong debut after US$2.6 billion offering

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China flexes energy leverage as the Philippines, US start annual war games

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Japan’s Takaichi chooses guns over butter — at her peril

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China’s foreign minister to tour South-east Asia this week

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China's top diplomat Wang Yi to tour Southeast Asia this week

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Taiwan says India migrant worker deal depends on industry demand

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Iran war leaves Asian nations weighing their nuclear options

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