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Malaysia’s long-awaited electric train service linking KL and JB makes its debut in preview run

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Trump escalates in Venezuela with military seizure of oil tanker

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Australian pilot has conviction for murder of camper overturned on appeal

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South Korea minister resigns amid allegations of Unification Church payments

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South Korea minister resigns over alleged Unification Church funds

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South Korea minister offers to quit amid allegations of Unification Church payments

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Why Thailand and Cambodia are fighting again after Trump ceasefire

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Troop pay, Ukraine and social issues - US House passes massive 2026 defense bill

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Commentary: Boosting China's economy is going to be an extraordinarily difficult balancing act

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Zelenskiy says China taking steps to intensify cooperation with Russia

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China, look at the numbers: Japan threatens nobody

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China builds an electromagnetic kill zone in the South China Sea

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Tokyo’s Truss-moment flirtation augurs poorly for Takaichi’s 2026

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Europeans discuss Ukraine with Trump at 'critical moment' for peace

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A fear of betrayal shared by Japan and Europe

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Revisiting disastrous 2006 ban on extracting Bangladesh’s coal

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China and Brazil create joint space laboratory, despite US pressure

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Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes off Japan’s Honshu, EMSC says

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Coupang CEO resigns after online retailer hit by massive data breach

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Leaders of 'Coalition of the Willing' on Ukraine to meet on Thursday

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Duchess Meghan sends letter to father, criticises Daily Mail's presence at his bedside

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UNESCO recognition fuels Italy's culinary pride despite fears of tourist trap

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‘I didn’t get to say goodbye’: Australia’s social media ban stirs unease, praise

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Putin meets Indonesia's Prabowo to discuss military and energy ties, wheat exports

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Russia hits gas transport system in Ukraine's Odesa region, Kyiv says

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Nonna was right! Italian cuisine wins a place on UNESCO's cultural heritage list

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51 hurt in Japan quake as warning persists

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Lebanon foreign minister declines Tehran visit, proposes talks in neutral country

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Paris court annuls final award in $19 billion spat with Sulu heirs, says Malaysia

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South Korea’s Hanwha, US defense startup Vatn to build underwater drones

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Air India admits compliance culture needs overhaul after flying Airbus without permit

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Remains of last Thai hostage in Gaza repatriated

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Malaysia orders overhaul of dress code at police stations, government agencies after public outcry

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Dec 8 Japan earthquake: Experts on alert for bigger ‘follow-up’ quakes

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'Near-death experience': Survivors of Jakarta workplace blaze recall panicked, 'terrifying' escape

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UN human rights office in "survival mode" amid major funding cuts

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Asia Pacific set for stable growth in 2026 despite global headwinds: Mastercard

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Man killed, another injured in drive-by shooting in Seremban, Malaysia; gang rivalry suspected

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Nearly 900 people in Japan had drivers’ licences suspended for cycling while drunk

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Philippines vows to dismantle graft syndicate, fire up spending in 2026

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‘Tramples on democracy’: Beijing slams Taiwan’s year-long Xiaohongshu ban

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Hindu festival of lights Diwali joins UNESCO heritage list

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South Korea to require advertisers to label AI-generated ads

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Russia says it awaits an answer from the US on New START as nuclear treaty ticks down

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South Korea protests at Chinese and Russian warplanes in its airspace

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North Korea fires artillery salvo as it kicks off key party meeting

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Families on both sides caught in crossfire as Thai-Cambodian fighting continues

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