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Despite bans, firecrackers sizzle across India for Diwali

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy urges allies to stop watching, start acting on North Korea

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Kim Jong Un is China's ally - but has become the 'comrade from hell'

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North Korea vows to continue with what it calls self-defence efforts

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US’ tough stance against Chinese products to stay regardless of who wins presidential race, hitting firms in Southeast Asia

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Micro apartment, granny flat: What affordable housing looks like for Asia-Pacific millennials

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On Hong Kong’s ‘South Pole’, the bare necessities keep tourists coming back

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U.S. finalizes rule to review more foreign land deals near military bases

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South Korea minister says ‘all scenarios under consideration’ for aiding Ukraine

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China’s Skydio curbs sound the alarm for US battery supply chain

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Pioneering Indian designer Rohit Bal dies at 63

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Iran adviser hints at expansion of missile range, nuclear doctrine review after Israel strikes

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China maintains it’s a developing country amid calls to contribute to UN climate fund

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Azerbaijan aims to launch green investment rule book at COP29

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Delayed Gaza polio vaccinations to resume on Saturday, agencies say

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Chinese researchers develop AI model ChatBIT for military use on back of Meta’s Llama

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Bangladesh party decries protesters after offices torched

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Capital equipment not enough to revive US chip-making

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US asked Lebanon to declare unilateral ceasefire with Israel, sources say

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China, Slovakia forge closer ties amid EU trade disputes

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China's Xi underscores benefits of cooperation with Slovakia during Fico's visit

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China hopes US will continue climate change collaboration whoever wins election, says official

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Frenchman and German arrested at Russian space site in Kazakhstan

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Trump 2.0 would be no easy ride for Vladimir Putin

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Indonesia's top court rejects Indigenous community's appeal in palm oil case

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Indonesia tribe's homeland at risk after losing final appeal: NGOs

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Indonesian minister faces allegations he used writer-for-hire service for PhD dissertation

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Now is the moment for a Middle East ceasefire

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British businessman to remain in custody on charge of killing Indonesian woman in Hong Kong

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North Korea says it will stand by Russia until 'victory' in Ukraine

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Indonesia adds Google Pixel phones to ban list with iPhone 16

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‘Madness’: Anwar vows no tolerance for bullying amid latest alleged abuse with hot iron at military university

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What lies beneath: Chongqing’s subterranean world

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No typhoons recorded in South Korea for the first time in 7 years

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Pyongyang will stand by Russia until ‘victory’ in Ukraine, says North Korea minister

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North Korea's Choe accuses US and South Korea of plotting a nuclear strike against her country

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Taiwan races to remove oil from grounded Chinese ship

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China says growing Russia-North Korea ties 'their own matter'

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The Japanese airport that says it never loses a bag

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North Korean foreign minister arrives in Moscow for talks

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North-east monsoon expected to start on Nov 5: MetMalaysia

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Bombing of Pakistan polio vaccine drive kills 7: Police

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Hong Kong ferry crashes into city’s Central Pier, injuring dozens

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Thai YouTuber in $78m scam nabbed in Riau after she couldn’t sing Indonesia’s national anthem

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2 state-linked firms must explain US$10.1 million loss investing in fashion e-commerce platform: Malaysia minister

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After iPhone 16, Indonesia halts sale of Google Pixel phones

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India's capital chokes in smog after firework ban flouted

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Cyclists on phones face jail under Japan’s new laws

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Tariff time: Free trade skepticism deeply rooted in US history

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Airbus, Toshiba building the hydrogen planes of the future

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