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Japanese freed in Iran not allowed to leave country: Report

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Japanese national detained in Iran in January released on bail

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Armed men stage dramatic raid on KTV in KL suburb

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India's high-growth economy gets a Middle East oil shock

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Trump's deadline looms but Asian nations already have deals with Iran

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Iranians threaten to close another strait over Trump war

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Fake Australian, Chinese and Brazilian police stations: BBC goes inside a seized scam compound

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Trump renews criticism of Japan, South Korea for not helping US in Iran war

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Risks as Sino-Russian ‘Make America Weak Again’ dream coming true

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Nine policemen sentenced to death in India over Covid custody killings

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Energy crisis caused by Iran war reveals a tale of two Indonesias

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When North Korea can strike America: a dangerous policy gap

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Trump threatens jail for reporter who revealed Iran airman rescue

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US ban on Chinese fixed spy cameras led to a rising drone threat

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Trump says Iran could be 'taken out' on Tuesday, Hegseth says major strikes to come

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Trump says Tuesday deadline to make a deal with Iran is final

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Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack is found and towed to shore, TASS says

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North Korea leader's sister says Seoul's regret sending drones 'wise behaviour'

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China’s Xi urges faster development of new energy system as Middle East war continues

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North Korea says South Korea’s Lee is ‘wise’ for expressing regret about drones

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North Korea says South Korea's Lee is 'wise' for expressing regret about drones

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China using Iran as proxy lab for future AI warfare with US

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Iran: Trump a ‘supreme war criminal’ if he executes strike threat

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Israel strikes Iran's petrochemical complex at Asaluyeh, defence minister says

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Ex-South Korea president Yoon faces 10-year jail term as prosecutors press appeal

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WFH, fuel caps and subsidies: Southeast Asia scrambles to manage energy crisis

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Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

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Iran war giving US Pacific allies a missile defense wake-up call

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Japanese bereaved family sues over ‘hostage justice’

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Emergency jabs after 100 children die of suspected measles in a month in Bangladesh

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South Korea to send ships to Saudi Red Sea port to avoid Hormuz

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Iran has formulated its response to ceasefire proposals, foreign ministry spokesperson says

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Indonesia raises jet fuel surcharge, flight ticket prices as oil soars

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Vietnam parliament convenes to confirm new state leaders

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Pakistan shouldn’t put all of its guns in China’s basket

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China military aircraft flying near Taiwan falls by half in March

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Sabah bans export and import of some local freshwater fish, including koi, after virus outbreak

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Snap polls for Malaysia in 2026 unlikely as PM Anwar bets on riding out ‘corporate mafia’ storm

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S. Korea eyes Moon landing in 2030

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Iran struck US forces relocated on Kuwait's Bubiyan island, military spokesperson says

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Bad blood: everything that sparked the US-Iran war

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Five Batam immigration officials reassigned amid probe into extortion cases

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Bangkok’s heat index hits dangerous levels, as authorities warn temperatures could exceed 52 deg C

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Speedboat fire at Phuket pier leaves five injured, one missing

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Despairing the world? Ancient Greeks and Romans knew the feeling

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Myanmar’s new president Min Aung Hlaing faces genocide complaint filed in Indonesia

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Silicon and steel contest for the Bay of Bengal

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AirAsia X to raise fares, cut capacity over Middle East war

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Sri Lanka raises cooking gas prices by 23%

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South Korea says ‘credible intelligence’ indicates North Korean leader’s daughter is successor

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