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Absence of proper toilets in Pakistan poses serious public health risk

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Philippine lawmakers weigh impeachment for President Marcos

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Malaysia has potential to be a global leader in rare earth production: French special envoy

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Teen swims four hours to save family lost at sea off Australia

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Families in China ache for sons stolen in one-child era

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Extractive-led economic growth fuels Indonesia’s environmental crisis

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China bans hidden car door handles over safety concerns

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Why Bhutan’s plastic ban isn’t working

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Japan finance minister defends PM Takaichi’s comments on the benefits of a weak yen

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China fails to curb the ‘secret filming betrayal’ of women and girls

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Malaysia students’ festive CNY rap gets ‘Nonstop’ views

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China coal plant building surges despite record renewable energy additions

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AI’s next race is energy-efficient architectures, top scientist says

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Thailand Election 2026: Pheu Thai and Shinawatra family face test to recapture populist power

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Indonesia’s US$80 billion stock market rout: What hopes, fears do retail investors and experts have?

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Commentary: Why US tech firms are investing billions in India

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Can Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh avoid becoming Arthur Burns?

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Chaos in Iran would open the door to the worst IS terrorists

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US and India reach trade deal, Trump says after Modi call

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The bus left in 2014: why Modi’s 2026 Budget can’t overtake China

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US cuts tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases

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Iran fears US strike may reignite protests, imperil rule, sources say

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Cambodian scam compound yields trove of fraud evidence, Thai military says

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Witkoff, Iran's Araqchi to discuss possible nuclear deal on Friday, US official says

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‘Not a Hindu, not a Muslim... I am a human being’: Gym instructor stands up for a Muslim in India

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Kyrgyzstan seeks talks with EU over report that bloc considers sanctions over Russia trade

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China bans hidden car door handles in world-first safety policy

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Victim in Haneda robbery attempt in Japan had $779k stolen in 2025

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'Superhuman' teen swims hours to save family stranded off Australian coast

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Prabowo cites Tharman’s Indonesia honeymoon experience to call for national unity and service

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China's top general probe to 'remove obstacles' in military: State media

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Europe’s sixth-generation fighter ambitions in a fatal tailspin

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Indonesia, faced with Prabowo policies, ‘stock frying’, left behind in rush to emerging markets

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Former Chinese justice minister handed life sentence for corruption

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Beijing criticises Dalai Lama Grammy win as 'manipulation'

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Elephant kills tourist at Thai national park

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Elephant kills tourist at Thai national park; third fatality linked to same animal

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Syrian state forces deploy into Kurdish-run city under ceasefire deal

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No new targeted Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Zelenskiy says

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Russia’s Syria interests go well beyond air and naval bases

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Australian woman dies after becoming snagged in ski lift in Japan

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Australian woman dies after caught in Japan ski lift

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China hands life sentence to former justice minister over bribery

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The myth of an emerging Islamic NATO

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Pakistan exporters race to meet Malaysia’s US$200m halal meat deal

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Germany arrests five for supplying Russian defence firms

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Bail denied for 4 suspects in $400k Hong Kong cash heist

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