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Taiwan minister says she visited second islet in disputed South China Sea

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Trump says King Charles does not want Iran to have nuclear weapon

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Nepal wants to become a data centre hub. It has no rules for how

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Indonesia daycare abuse exposes oversight failures

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Philippine tax agency orders probe on V-P Sara Duterte’s businesses

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Kim Jong Un praises troops who 'self-blasted' to avoid capture by Ukraine

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Rising anti-vaccine sentiment in Indonesia undermines child immunisation efforts

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Why nationality is more than personal choice in S. Korea, how it impacts bank chief nomination

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Indonesia deadly train crash renews railway safety concerns

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A faraway conflict threatens livelihoods in India's glass hub

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Charles’s speech cites ‘checks and balances’ on executive power

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US, allies release joint statement supporting Panama's sovereignty

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Flying cars and 5-minute charges: China's EV industry sees opportunity in Iran crisis

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Bangkok set for region-topping temperatures in years to come: Study

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Commentary: Beijing intensifies diplomatic isolation of Taiwan’s president

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Satellite imagery reveals increased activity at North Korean nuclear complex

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Fuel shock hits Philippine truckers as basic goods price hikes loom

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Three ways South Korea can buy alliance insurance

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US conditions for paying U.N. dues include China curbs -report

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Indian billionaire's son offers to save Escobar's hippos

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UK summons Iranian ambassador over embassy's 'unacceptable' comments on social media

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North Korea's Kim praises soldiers who committed suicide to evade capture in Ukraine

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N. Korea’s Kim praises soldiers who died by suicide to evade capture in Ukraine

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US envoy says Belarus may free more prisoners in next month

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Under Trump, record numbers say personal finances getting worse

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Hidden Chinese history of Australia’s gold rush is going global

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Mali military leader Goita meets Russian ambassador after attacks, office says

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Pro-Kurdish party criticises Turkey's 'hesitant' steps toward PKK peace

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Iran’s Guards seize wartime power, blunting Supreme Leader's role

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Monk ends barefoot Sri Lanka trek with a dog and plea for peace

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Italy's parliament backs donation of aircraft carrier to Indonesia

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Measles cases in Japan rise past 360 so far in 2026, with many reported in Tokyo

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Trump says Iran wants US to open Hormuz Strait as soon as possible

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Iran and US allowed Russian superyacht to cross Strait of Hormuz, source says

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Is ‘Gucci bag lady’ entitled? Here’s why the outburst by AirAsia passenger struck a nerve online

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Canadian PM invited to attend European Political Community summit in May

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Britain challenges court decision that Palestine Action ban was unlawful

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Ulu Tiram attack: Attacker’s father, brother jailed 30 years

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Russia's FSB says archaeologist Butyagin released by Poland in prisoner swap, TASS reports

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Negeri Sembilan crisis signals end is nigh for Anwar’s unity government

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Cambodian senator denies links to scam centres after US sanctions

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Snap Insight: Indonesia in need of rail safety overhaul after fatal train crash

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Belarus releases Polish-Belarusian journalist as part of prisoner exchange

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Thailand considers charging citizens $40 for overseas trips to fund domestic travel subsidy scheme

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Singapore’s AI neutrality is cracking under US-China pressure

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Gulf leaders to meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss response to Iranian strikes

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BYD's quarterly profit slides fastest in six years as China sales falter

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BBC reports from scene of fatal Indonesia train crash

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