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‘Heartless’: Singaporean man gets 72 years’ jail in Malaysia for murdering, dismembering wife and stepson

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Mumbai drenched by more rain as highest alert issued for city

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Chinese YouTuber builds a metro station for his cats

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Trump’s Putin, Zelensky talks chiefly served Russian aims

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Hong Kong summons UK, Australia envoys after activists granted asylum

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China and India should be partners, not adversaries, says foreign minister Wang Yi

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Malaysia’s bow to Moscow looking like a Faustian pact

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Taiwan, responding to Trump’s invasion comments, says it must rely on itself for security

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Hong Kong scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos

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Shanghai rally shows China markets don’t need the West

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India removes import duty on cotton in temporary relief for garment industry

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Australia chides Israel after diplomats’ visas revoked

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Japan chain stops rice ball sales after staff fake expiry dates

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Singaporean man gets 72 years’ jail and caning in Malaysia for murdering wife and stepson

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Giant Chinese drone subs to punch holes in US seabed surveillance

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Hong Kong arrests 2 over suspected US$7 million water scam

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OpenAI rolls out cheapest ChatGPT plan at US$4.6 in India to chase growth

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China's top diplomat hails 'positive trend' in relations with India

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Why Iran can’t keep the lights on

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Kim Jong Un urges expansion of North Korea nuclear capability

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Chinese hotel rolls out rent-a-dog companion service for guests

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Markets cautious after Trump-Zelenskyy talks

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Why India tops the list of abandoned sailors

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Plastic waste from Asia inundates Sea of Japan coastline

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New Zealand posts slowest population growth in three years

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Myanmar border closure cripples Thai exports worth billions

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Watch: Destruction in Pakistan after flash floods that have killed hundreds

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Thailand prepares to sue Cambodian leaders over border conflict

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Curb bullying from primary school level, Malaysia’s King decrees

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Death of student in Sabah: 5 teens to be charged in Zara Qairina case

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Trump’s security guarantees: key to a Ukraine settlement?

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'No-one comes for us': The women trapped in Afghanistan's mental health system

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Commentary: What can really cure deflation in China?

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North Korea’s Kim calls for rapid nuclear build-up amid US-South Korea exercises

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North Korea's Kim says joint US-South Korea drills show will for war provocation

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Hong Kong arrests 2 over suspected $8.6m water scam

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HK teen’s award-winning AI app ignites debate over academic integrity, social inequality

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12 Malaysian opposition parties agree to form coalition, says ex-PM Muhyiddin

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Myanmar’s ruling junta sets Dec. 28 election date as civil war rages

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Indian foreign minister stresses on border peace in talks with China's Wang

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India, China envoys discuss border peace, trade to boost cooperation

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Hong Kong court hears closing arguments in Jimmy Lai trial

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China to continue stimulating consumption: Premier Li Qiang

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Russia striking Azerbaijan's SOCAR oil facilities in Ukraine on purpose, Kyiv says

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Maersk contains fire onboard Marie Maersk vessel off Liberia; intensifies firefighting efforts

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A South Korean city wanted ‘Big Tree’ landmark. It got a $31.8m letdown

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'The water had no mercy': Hundreds killed as floods ravage north Pakistan

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South Korean police launch 100-day nationwide crackdown on migrant worker abuse

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10-year-old cancer patient allegedly bullied in Johor school; Malaysia’s education minister vows ‘prompt’ probe

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