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Lawson opens 1st disaster-support convenience store ahead of Japan quake anniversary

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Chinese dance group's tour triggers bomb threat against Australian PM

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Tech firms lead Asian markets rally as Seoul, Tokyo hit records

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Japan start-up’s ‘flying car’ makes demo flight in Tokyo for first time

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Months after floods, Indonesian survivors frustrated by slow response

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Japan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan by 2031

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Japan demands swift release of national detained in Iran

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German chancellor warns of trade imbalance with China during first Beijing trip

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New Zealand mayor swims to allay sewage contamination fears

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Nepali migrant workers influence polls, but can’t vote

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Malaysia blocks same-sex dating websites Grindr and Blued

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Nepal’s rapper-turned-mayor in pole position to become prime minister

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Political outsiders are up against Thailand's powerful patronage system, defeated MP tells BBC

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AI is racing toward a collision with humanity

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Trump insists Joint Chiefs chair on board for Iran military move

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Australia police make arrests over alleged murder of grandfather mistakenly kidnapped

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The rise of 'Chinamaxxing': Cultural curiosity or TikTok caricature?

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Commentary: Myanmar and Timor-Leste quarrel calls ASEAN’s conventional wisdom into question

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Norway's King Harald taken to hospital in Spain

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Trump’s ketchup dripping down the wall

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US imposes cyber-related sanctions on Russian, UAE individuals and entities

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Yoon Suk Yeol’s legacy threatens to erode US-South Korea alliance

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Pakistan, Afghan forces exchange fire after airstrikes deepen tensions

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Seven killed in air ambulance crash in India's Jharkhand state

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Back in business: Indonesia’s suspended MPs return as if the protests never happened

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Beyond the numbers: Will China and India capitalise on US tariff twist?

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Denmark in talks with Ukrainian drone maker Skyfall on hosting production

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Ukraine denies 'absurd' Russian claims on nuclear weapons

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White House says Trump's first option on Iran is diplomacy

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Russia issues statement warning of risks of clash between nuclear powers

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Bali flooding prompts tourist evacuation: Official

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US forces seize third sanctioned oil tanker, Pentagon says

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Iran issues death sentence linked to January unrest, source says

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Iran nears deal to buy supersonic anti-ship missiles from China

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Five years on, ‘Putin consensus’ faces Ukraine strain

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Malaysia curbs non-AI data centres as power squeeze looms

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What's behind the latest tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan?

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Israel warns Lebanon of strikes if Hezbollah enters any US-Iran war, Lebanese officials say

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Former Philippines president Duterte drew up ‘death lists’, boasted about murders: ICC prosecutor

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Japan to deploy missile systems on island near Taiwan by 2031

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‘Alpha-male’ influencer Nick Adams dropped as US ambassador to Malaysia, claims he has been promoted

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China’s military purge taking toll on command and readiness, study finds

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Rights group slams treatment of viral Japanese monkey

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Rights group slams treatment of Punch, the viral Japanese monkey

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Thailand, Cambodia dispute exchange of fire at border

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Can ASEAN’s 50-year-old foundational peace treaty hold in a more uncertain world?

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