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First Hong Kong astronaut launches into space onboard Chinese mission

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The ‘cockroaches’ India’s elite created — and can’t exterminate

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S’pore police investigating incident where Hong Kong school principal swore at Safra security guards

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All non-drone militaries are now obsolete

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Tourists’ ‘travel hack’ to get free hot water in South Korean airport nursing rooms sparks backlash

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Around 20 unwell in Tokyo after man sprays substance in Ginza mall

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Can the Pentagon beat China if it struggles with Iran?

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Around 20 injured after spraying incident in Tokyo mall: Officials

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Rubio says US will find 'another way' if Iran talks fail

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Australian police did no threat assessment before Bondi attack, inquiry hears

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Australia's spy chief says antisemitism was left unchecked after Gaza war

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Russia’s military satellite moves signal new Ukraine war surge

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Trump call would be positive, no planning talks have taken place, says Taiwan

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Trump call would be positive, no planning talks have taken place, Taiwan says

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Pakistan Shi'ites deported from UAE return to lost jobs, frozen savings

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Three killed, one injured in accident at Petronas floating vessel off Malaysia

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Hong Kong school ordered to explain after principal swears on Singapore trip

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How Iran’s drone-making machine keeps flying under fire

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Thai Singha beer heir’s sexual abuse allegations ignite rare public reckoning

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Australian activists return after Gaza flotilla incident, allege Israeli abuse

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Toshifumi Suzuki, father of Japan's convenience stores, dies at 93

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Death toll rises to three after Philippine building collapse, with 17 still missing

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Philippine rescuers racing against time a day after deadly building collapse

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Japanese security guard finds fame as designer of duct tape signs

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Malaysian delivery riders trapped in cross-border loan shark web

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Three people killed, one injured in accident at Petronas floating vessel off Malaysia

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Photographer at World Surf League finals in New Zealand bitten by ‘shark or sea lion’

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New university in Johor mooted to boost state sports

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New Zealand tightens English standards, widens philanthropy options for visas

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Oil slips to 2-week low as US-Iran talks continue, but no peace deal yet

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Oil slips 5% on hopes of US-Iran deal

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Why Indonesia, Malaysia’s idea on tighter visa rules to counter foreign scammers may not be ‘a cure’

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From silver travel to gig carers, how 6 changemakers in Asia are reimagining what it means to age

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Rubio accuses Hezbollah of trying to ‘drag Lebanon back into chaos’

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She was told to marry in a country which bans girls' education. So she got in a taxi and fled

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Who are the five in the race to succeed Malaysia PM Anwar for the country’s top job?

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China’s tech giants dangle annual pay packages from $200k to woo S’pore-trained AI grads

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Netanyahu says Trump agrees Iran deal must remove nuclear threat

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Turkey orders police to evict ousted opposition leadership from headquarters

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China launches rocket to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing

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GOP hawks alarmed as Trump mulls deal to end his Iran war

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China’s Xi attacked Japan’s rearmament during Trump summit, says report

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Europe needs to assume it’s on its own – and plan accordingly

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North Sumatra residents demand compensation after 17-hour power blackout

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China launches three-crew space flight as part of Moon ambitions

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Thailand urges calm over S’pore’s Covid-19 spike; no severe outbreak from dominant NB.1.8.1 strain

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Anxious families await news of missing in China’s worst mining disaster in 16 years

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