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Defunding the Taliban without starving the Afghan people

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K-pop group BTS’ big comeback show puts some wedding plans in Seoul on edge

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Epstein tried to build web of powerful ties across Middle East, documents show

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‘Shameless’: Indian prof’s claim at AI summit that her university developed robot dog sparks uproar

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Cambodian PM says Thailand is occupying territory after Trump-brokered ceasefire

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Chinese visitors to Japan drop again as tensions keep simmering

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Japan tourist arrivals in January mark first year-on-year fall in four years

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Malaysia announces 30% fare discount for electric train service on all routes during Ramadan

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South Korea’s death penalty in spotlight as prosecutors seek execution for ex-leader Yoon

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Bangladesh PM names Cabinet after election win

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Ukraine-Russia peace talks enter second day in Geneva with pressure on Kyiv

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Australia bans citizen trying to return from IS camp in Syria

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Civilians sent drones to North Korea four times since Lee became president, harming ties: Seoul

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Time to put China on the hook for overfishing

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Poland bars Chinese-made cars from military sites over data security fears

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Takaichi reappointed as Japan PM following landslide election win

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How Japan should respond to Trump’s Project Vault

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In letter to Iowa friends, Xi offers reassurance over Sino-American exchanges

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Australia to ban citizen from returning to country under rarely-used terror laws

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Australian right-wing lawmaker Pauline Hanson denounced over Muslim remarks

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Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts

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MQ-9 drones sharpen US eye on China’s Pacific moves

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EU adds Vietnam, Turks and Caicos, to list of tax havens

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Ex-Bersatu deputy president Hamzah says reset not about him, but about correction and improvement

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Wegovy copycat to be priced competitively, up to 60% discount feasible: Indian drugmaker Dr Reddy’s

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The rising risk of China turning Japanese

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Philippine VP Sara Duterte to run for president in 2028

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Philippine Vice President Duterte to run for president in 2028 elections

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Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte announces 2028 presidential run

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Chinese calligraphy sees renewed interest in Malaysia, especially among seniors

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Japan to invest $45b in US projects under Trump deal

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85% of TB cases in Malaysia involve locals, says health minister

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Who should run KL? Study into local polls stirs fears over demographics

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Seoul eases curbs on North Korea’s top daily Rodong Sinmun, but few South Koreans are reading it

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Radio Free Asia says it has resumed broadcasts to China

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Cambodian PM says Thailand occupying territory after Trump-brokered ceasefire

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China is stuck with zombie sanctions against Takaichi government

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US reveals new details of alleged Chinese nuclear test

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Trump appointee bans US states from regulating prediction markets

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All in the family: Where to go in Asia for a multigenerational vacation in 2026

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Sex, lies and loyalty tests: Meet the detectives policing modern Indian love lives

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How one Indonesian village turned from hunters into guardians of a rare blue-eyed marsupial

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Dual nationals face scramble for UK passports as new rules come into force

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Turkey's Erdogan says Israel's recognition of Somaliland benefits nobody

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Halved tariffs should benefit Scotch whisky exports to China

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Witkoff may have gone out on a limb with a new Iran agreement

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Four islanders land on remote Chagos atoll, hope to block UK–Mauritius deal

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