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AI’s fluency in other languages hides Western worldview

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Japanese, French and Omani vessels cross the Strait of Hormuz

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Italy's Meloni visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE amid Gulf tensions, energy worries

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US removes Russian national Mikhail Zadornov from sanctions list

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$1.5 trillion Pentagon budget would explode US debt by $7 trillion

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Pakistan announces free public transport as energy crisis bites

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Kazakhstan releases endangered saker falcons in Saudi-backed restoration drive

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Japan aims to ease arms export rules, allow lethal weapons sales

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Iran leaders join crowds on Tehran's streets to project control in wartime

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Taiwan opposition leader’s China trip is fraught with risk

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Liberation Day tariffs celebrated a year out by Trump, few others

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French-owned CMA CGM container ship passes Strait of Hormuz, data shows

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Chinese Politburo member Ma Xingrui under investigation by anti-graft watchdog

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‘Afraid of weighing scale’: Olympic diver’s tearful interview spotlights cyberbullying in China

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China tightens border controls, culls cattle amid foot-and-mouth outbreak

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Cambodian parliament passes landmark cybercrime law after scam centre scrutiny

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China probes Politburo member in widest purge since 1976

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China moves to regulate digital humans, bans addictive services for children

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Human remains found on Thai ship attacked in Hormuz strait: Firm

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‘Plastic bag chaos’: Shortage fears highlight Taiwan’s energy security concerns

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Bangladesh cuts office hours, turns off wedding lights to save energy

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Canada has the antidote to Asia’s energy anxiety

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India’s $70 billion spiritual market fueled by bhajan clubbing

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China urges respect for Palestinian rights after Israel passes death penalty law

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Why Thailand is reviving its tourist entry fee plan

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Indonesia to repatriate slain peacekeepers as Lebanon violence escalates

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Hormuz blockade driving a Gulf logistics revolution

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Japan’s order for Tomahawk missiles delayed by US use in Iran

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Seven injured after part of ceiling at Manila airport collapses

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Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected president by pro-military parliament

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Myanmar’s parliament elects ruling general as president

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Human remains found on Thai ship hit in Hormuz; families of 3 missing crew notified

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Zelenskiy says frontline situation best for Ukraine in the last 10 months

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Rain, wind to shorten South Korea’s peak viewing window for cherry blossoms

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Trump turning China’s yuan into world’s next safe haven

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North Korea’s Kim shows softer side with pets during tour of new Pyongyang housing district

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Australian drivers urged to refuel in cities as Mid-East war deepens fuel crunch

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China says peace talks advance between Afghanistan, Pakistan

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From full houses to five customers a day: How the Iran conflict has hollowed out Bangkok tourism

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Streaming channel PetTV for pets launched in China

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Blood clots, burning eyes: Pollution chokes north Thailand

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Malaysia court sets May 7 to hear Najib’s stay of execution bid on $1.6b payment to former 1MDB unit

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Thai PM Anutin blames stockpilers for fuel shortage

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Thai PM blames stockpilers for fuel shortage

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Proposed RTS Link fare to be presented to Malaysia, Singapore governments: Minister

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