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Final death toll from Hong Kong fire put at 168

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Chinese-linked hackers target US entities with Venezuelan-themed malware

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UK presses on with Grok deepfake probe despite Musk's climbdown

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Phone makers in India not mandated to share source code, say industry body and government

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UMNO embraces exiled leaders with former minister Khairy’s appearance at Youth wing meet

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Syria's use of force against Kurdish-led SDF seems an option, Turkey says

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Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month

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Who is Pritam Singh, Singapore's former Leader of the Opposition?

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Philippines waives visas for Chinese nationals to boost tourism

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Air India warns of possible disruptions to A350 routes after jet suffers engine damage

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Kremlin says Trump is right about Zelenskiy holding up a peace deal in Ukraine

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In pictures: Fog and frozen lakes as cold weather sweeps northern India

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Thaksin eligible for parole in May, says Corrections Department official

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Philippines to ban Musk’s Grok AI on Jan 15 over sexualised deepfakes

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Why global central bankers had to decry Trump’s Fed attacks

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Malaysia graft busters seize over US$12.8 million in cash, luxury goods and funds linked to army contracts

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How Venezuela turned massive oil wealth into economic ruin

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$3.6 million in assets seized in probe involving former Malaysian army chief

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Philippines says it plans to to ban Grok over deepfakes

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3 Johor autogate glitches in 13 months: Experts raise concerns ahead of RTS Link launch

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Death penalty bid against ex-President Yoon puts South Korea’s democracy and human rights on trial

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Yen’s plunge a rational response to Japan’s election drama

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Russia-India ‘win-win’ labour deal sparks concerns over migrant workers’ rights and safety

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Japan opposition parties CDP, Komeito to form new ‘centrist’ political party

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Villagers shiver in China’s north as government gas subsidies shrink

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Japan opposition parties CDP, Komeito to form new 'centrist' political party

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US trade demands jeopardize Indonesia’s strategic balance

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Singapore's opposition leader stripped of title after conviction for lying

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Cold snap to test Asia weather records as temperatures dive

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Japan, Philippines refine security pact with eye on China

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Trump sees Iranian crackdown easing, Tehran denies man to be executed

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Johor-Singapore SEZ draws firms seeking space, lower costs amid global uncertainty

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Taiwan says more US arms sales are in the pipeline

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Hand-stitched Indian ship arrives in Oman to rousing welcome

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South Korea opens state scholarships exclusively for refugees

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Rift at top of the Taliban: BBC reveals clash of wills behind internet shutdown

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South Korea family accused of staging dozens of crashes with children in car

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Two dead after another construction crane collapses in Thailand

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Indian government order prompts Walmart's Flipkart, Swiggy to drop 10-minute delivery claim

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Labubu toy manufacturer exploited workers, labour group claims

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Japan, Philippines sign new security pacts as regional tensions rise

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Why one-off tech controls won’t stop China’s moonshot

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More US arms sales to Taiwan in the pipeline, says Taipei official

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Indonesian forces rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua

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IMF chief Georgieva arrives in Kyiv for first visit since 2023

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