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Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis

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Malaysia PM Anwar vows faster reforms after electoral defeats

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Xi calls for improving disaster prevention as floods, landslides batter China

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Mastercard payments being declined in Australia, bank says

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South Korean AI chip tycoon appeals record divorce asset ruling

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All flights grounded at Malaysia’s Subang Airport following helicopter fire

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Myanmar says over 300,000 Rohingya refugees verified for repatriation as exodus enters ninth year

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At PKR congress, Anwar vows wider graft crackdown and cites king’s backing

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Modi maps India’s growth push as he reaches out to students

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French family rescued after 16 hours adrift off Thai island

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Funeral held for Australian indigenous girl whose death sparked outback riots

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Funeral held for Australian Indigenous girl whose death sparked outback riots

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India PM Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training

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South Korea president proposes talks with North to formally end Korean War

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7 killed in tunnel collapse at Indian hydropower project

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Japan defence minister visits contentious Yasukuni Shrine to war dead

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Japan defence minister visits Yasukuni war shrine, PM Takaichi stays away

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South Korea's Lee urges talks with North Korea to replace armistice with peace

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South Korea president proposes talks with North Korea to formally end Korean War

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Chinese drone maker DJI gets fresh chance to escape Pentagon's blacklist

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Taiwan passes annual budget after long delay, including drone spending

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US to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China

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Japan PM Takaichi sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine on World War II anniversary

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Trump vows to declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory

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Powerful earthquake strikes off coast of Indonesia, tsunami warning issued

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Powerful earthquake strikes off Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted

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Powerful earthquake off Indonesia kills 38, sparks mass evacuations

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How is parkour helping these seniors avoid injuries?

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‘Like we were on a trampoline’: Indonesia quake kills 38, thousands flee

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Putin says Russia, North Korea coordinating on regional security, KCNA reports

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Commentary: Has Malaysia exorcised the 1MDB ghost? The markets say yes but that’s only half the story

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UN urges support for Afghan women amid tightening Taliban curbs

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Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule

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NEA aware that construction waste allegedly from Singapore disposed of in Pontian

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Five years on, Taliban has territory but not sovereignty

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Five years after the Taliban swept to power, does the West have any influence?

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The West studies China’s power — but not its civilization

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US anti-satellite push revs up space arms race with China, Russia

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Vietnam launches homegrown anti-sub frigate to check China

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Gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills eight

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Taiwan lawmakers pass 2026 budget after record delay

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Indonesia to close more than 750 state-owned enterprises

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Chinese malls hold quirky contests to draw shoppers as footfall slows

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Winless run against Thailand will not ‘own’ Lions, says Gavin Lee ahead of ASEAN Championship semis

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Prabowo proposes US$230 billion budget for 2027; targets deficit at 2.4% of GDP

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Volcanic alert level raised for Mount Aso in Japan’s Kumamoto; no links to July quake

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Marcos sees ‘distinct possibility’ of joint oil and gas deal with China, but offers no timetable

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Chinese paranormal influencer Jiang Xiaorou dies in car crash, a year after smashing religious statue

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