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South Koreans arrested in Iran on smuggling charges, Seoul says

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Thailand floods hit PM Anutin's popularity ahead of snap polls

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Indonesia flood survivors battle mud, trauma

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OSCE observers say Kyrgyzstan election was efficient but freedoms increasingly limited

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Brain-dead organ donors in Japan hit record high of 134

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Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500

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New Delhi’s land is sinking rapidly – and scientists say the risks are on the rise

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At trial of South Korea's Unification Church head, prosecutors allege luxury bribes

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Hong Kong arrests 13 for apartment tower fire, blames use of renovation material

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Hong Kong arrests 13 for apartment tower fire as death toll rises to 151

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Australia’s bow to Trump’s America is past its use-by date

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Hong Kong authorities say netting on buildings that caught fire did not meet code

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Trial begins for former South Korean president Yoon over Pyongyang drone allegations

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Sri Lanka's cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing

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ByteDance rolls out AI voice assistant for Chinese smartphones

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Sri Lanka’s cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing

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Taiwan says test flights of US fighter jets to start in December

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Landmine casualties hit 4-year high as states exit ban treaty

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Southeast Asia storm deaths near 700 as scale of disaster revealed

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South-east Asia storm deaths near 700 as scale of disaster is revealed

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Japan plans national database to track foreign ownership of real estate, land as it weighs new rules

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Putin grants many categories of Chinese citizens visa-free access to Russia for up to 30 days

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The rot eating at China’s war machine

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Japan oysters dying ‘en masse’, likely due to warmer sea, say officials

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Coupang data leak: S. Korean police tracing IP addresses, looking into possible tech weaknesses

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Asian markets mixed as traders eye US data ahead of Fed decision

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Ukraine talks show risk of dealmakers replacing diplomats

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Tajikistan says five people have been killed in cross-border attacks from Afghanistan in past week

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Malaysia PM Anwar says no major Cabinet reshuffle on the cards, but still ‘need to fill vacancies’

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Hong Kong student detained for urging probe into deadly fire leaves police station

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China repairing Trump’s broken ‘invisible hand’

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Bamboo becomes identity issue for some Hong Kongers after blaze

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Conservative Asfura, backed by Trump, takes slim lead in Honduras presidential election

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Sons of Pakistan’s jailed Imran Khan voice fear for his safety

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Sons of Pakistan's jailed Imran Khan voice fears for his safety

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Seoul mayor indicted over alleged illegal polling payments

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India orders mobile phones preloaded with government app to ensure cyber safety

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British MP Tulip Siddiq sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh graft case

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Malaysia introduces Bill to curb school bullying as cases spike

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China’s grand plan to dominate global publishing

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Over 120,000 home cameras hacked in South Korea for 'sexploitation' footage

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Tulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence

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Thailand extradites Vietnamese activist: Lawyer

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Taiwan's first domestically-built submarine misses delivery deadline

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Singapore executes three men for drug offences over two days

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South Korean teen’s death reignites debate over privacy; shop had spread images of her shoplifting

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South Korea special prosecutor indicts Seoul mayor for violating political funding law

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