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India’s calculated silence on the Iran war

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Singapore ‘increasingly’ seeing people from ‘different parts of Malaysian society’ wanting to intervene in its politics, policies: Shanmugam

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Why US hasn’t dared try to take the Hormuz Strait

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Indonesia first in South-east Asia to curb social media use for children under 16

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Philippines first nation to declare energy emergency amid Iran war

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Thailand will have new government next week: Thai PM

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Ghost of Suez haunts Trump’s Iran war

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Tourists raped in Bali in two separate cases

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Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16

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Narelle still disrupting Australia LNG as it weakens from tropical cyclone

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Malaysian singer-actress Bella Astillah engaged to politician Syed Saddiq

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Nepal's ex-PM arrested over alleged role in protest crackdown

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Malaysia’s nuclear energy plan under review

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Nepal’s ex-prime minister arrested over alleged role in protest crackdown

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Nepal's ex-PM Oli held over deaths during Gen Z protests

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Australia to amend export-finance laws to boost fuel security, PM Albanese says

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Maldives tells UK it does not recognise Chagos Islands deal

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'Memory of a generation': China mourns the sudden death of a controversial education influencer

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I escaped North Korea with my mum. Now I'm terrified she might be sent back

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From friends to foes: Pakistan, Taliban and the makings of a bigger war

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After border clashes with Thailand, Cambodia’s economic time bomb ticks louder

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Transactional diplomacy and strategic ambiguity on Taiwan

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China targets US trade barriers amid Section 301 probes

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A major disaster for Russia in shipyard attack

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Iran's response to US peace proposal expected Friday, source says

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Malaysia and Indonesia to intensify diplomatic efforts to de-escalate Middle East war: Anwar

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US uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon, WaPo reports

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Myanmar military signals leadership change ahead of presidential vote

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Gulf states tell US ending the war is not enough, Iran’s capabilities must be degraded

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Chinese ships halt attempt to exit Hormuz despite Iran safe passage assurances

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UN rights chief urges US to conclude probe into deadly Iran school strike

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Ukraine closes on Mideast deals to help counter Iranian drones

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More important than ever for Singapore and Hong Kong to collaborate amid competition: PM Wong

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Afghan jailed for 15 years in the UK for raping 12-year-old girl

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‘Korea (South)’ on arrival cards? Taipei hits back at Seoul, Copenhagen over ‘China’ labels

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WTO reform talks face U.S.-India wall in Cameroon, diplomats say

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Russia survived without SWIFT, but that doesn’t mean it won

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Russia arms Iran, cementing a drone-powered anti-US axis

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Ukraine and Saudi Arabia sign deal on defence cooperation, Zelenskiy says

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Japan firms weigh merging power chip businesses

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Iran war restores King Dollar’s crown, for now

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Nepali rapper Shah sworn in as prime minister

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Is there a silver lining for China as war rages in the Middle East?

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China blasts ‘false’ news after report says chipmaker SMIC supplying Iran

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Indonesia mulls airlines’ call for 15% fuel surcharge hike, airfare caps over rising costs amid Middle East war

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Taiwan freezes electricity rates to help price stability, industrial competitiveness

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Indonesia’s social media curbs for kids set to kick in, but few know how they will work

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Indonesia's social media curbs for kids set for Saturday, but few know how it will work

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South Korea’s President Lee to pursue wartime command, selective conscription

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