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Mask up: PM2.5 pollution blankets Bangkok, with Sathorn district severely affected

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Hong Kong leader orders independent probe into fire that killed over 150

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Hong Kong leader orders independent probe into fire that killed 151

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No room for compromise on Taiwan's security, president tells reservists

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How South Korea’s brief martial law upended lives

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Hong Kong vows judge-led independent committee into deadly blaze

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Most Asian markets rise as US rate cut bets temper Japan bond unease

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Australia won't be intimidated by firms over social media ban, minister tells BBC

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Prices of vegetables in Malaysia may increase if rain persists

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Malaysian PM Anwar rules out Cabinet reshuffle

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China, Japan give conflicting accounts of confrontation around Senkaku Islands

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China sends another letter to UN chief over Japan PM’s Taiwan remarks

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China’s $1 flu shots show price squeeze for vaccine makers

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Australian teen challenging social media ban says internet will be less safe

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Macron heads to China as Europe walks tightrope between rivalry and reliance

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India's Supreme Court upholds rights of poorest - but language reveals 'bias', study says

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Singapore’s YouTrip to enter Australia, first new market since Covid-19 pandemic

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Commentary: India’s quiet deregulation is a relief to its friends

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UK's Starmer warns China poses security threats but urges deeper business ties

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Cuba says 33 have died of mosquito-borne illnesses as epidemic rages

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India’s capital accused of tampering with air quality readings to make pollution look less dire

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Guardsman who survived Washington shooting gives thumbs up, still in serious condition

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Trump invites Israel's Netanyahu to White House, prime minister's office says

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Will Australia's social media ban actually work?

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North Korean regime is deeply invested in women’s youth football

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Leaked wedding video reveals hypocrisy in Islamist Iran’s elite

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With Constellation frigates canceled, save Ticonderoga cruisers

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Turkey's Erdogan says attacks on Black Sea commercial ships unacceptable

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80% of Hat Yai residents return home as floodwaters recede; over 8,000 cars found submerged

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Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft to return to Earth uncrewed for inspection

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Indian student who was stabbed to death in UK is named

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Four people killed, 40 injured in Russian strike on Ukraine's Dnipro, Kyiv says

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Thai football fans vow SEA Games stadium boycott over ticket rules

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Philippines delays award of key bridge project amid China risk

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KL police under fire after ‘gay spa’ raid exposes men’s identities but yields no prosecutions

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Malaysia police to review procedures after arrests over same-sex activities lead to no charges

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Tajikistan says five Chinese nationals killed in cross-border attacks from Afghanistan in past week

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Storm in a tumbler: A missing cup sparks debates about empathy in Indonesia

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Russia says NATO remarks on pre-emptive strike are irresponsible and escalatory

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Philippines celebrates ‘heroic’ helper who survived Hong Kong fire

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Floods become test for Thailand’s premier ahead of elections

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Concern in China over fire hazards in tall buildings following deadly Hong Kong blaze

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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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