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Iran deal Trump trashed looks a lot like the one he’s signing

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South Korea unveils $880bn chip and AI investment plan

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China’s new July 1 investment rules reshape firms’ overseas expansion, including to Singapore

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Philippines poised to squander a rich nickel future

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Calls grow to end military training in Indonesia village cooperatives project after five die

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Bondi Beach attack survivor tells of ‘trauma’ of online AI images

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More South Korean men than ever are full-time homemakers

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Cooler late June, delayed monsoon: Is South Korea’s summer just warming up?

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Australia to give regulator more power to pursue Big Tech over under-16 ban on social media

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South Korea demands change after dismal World Cup exit

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Japan protests against China’s maritime claims near southern island

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Iran’s Hormuz toll gambit is doomed to fail

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2 killed, 1 injured in dig site collapse near Manila

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Philippine school suspends classes over alleged shooting threat

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China vows support for Belarus' national sovereignty

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Pakistan forces kill 29 militants in border operation, Kabul says dozens of civilians dead

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Pakistani strikes kill at least 28 civilians in Afghanistan, UN says

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To beat China in the lab, America’s edge is trust not speed

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Australia, Vanuatu sign delayed security deal that is seen as curbing China

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Australia, Vanuatu sign deal barring foreign military base on Pacific island

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South Korea football coach quits as president calls for probe into World Cup loss

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China adds 20 Japanese entities to export blacklist: Commerce ministry

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China imposes new export controls, deepening Japan row

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Asian stocks mixed and oil rises as US, Iran call end to latest attacks

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Pakistan strikes on eastern Afghanistan kill dozens

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Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina vows to return home in 2026

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China’s new ethnic unity law legalising cultural ‘erasure’, minorities warn at UN

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13 injured after 5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes China’s Sichuan province

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For sale on Facebook: Monkeys, rhino horn and dead pangolins

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South Korea to invest nearly US$1.2 trillion in chips, AI data centres

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Long queues in Jakarta as motorists switch to subsidised fuels amid price hike

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Australian man charged with murder after dead girl found in suitcase in Thailand

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Malaysia records more than 38,000 dengue cases in first half of 2026

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Japan tourist hot spot Hakone aims to implement accommodation tax

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Facing China, one Taiwan Coast Guard officer draws strength from the gods

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‘No one would want to marry her’: Japan ruling party lawmaker rejects female emperor

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‘See you soon’: Stalker’s chilling prison letter sparks outrage in South Korea

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Sweet tooth stick up: Premium-grade durian carted away by machete-wielding robbers in Melaka

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Chinese spies, smuggled drugs fuel Japan PM Takaichi’s economic security push

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Australia’s ruling Labor Party retakes poll lead from right-wing One Nation

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Johor goes to the polls: The coalitions, the conflicts, and what to watch

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From Harvard to Tsinghua: Indonesian students look east as ties with China deepen

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AI’s next frontier? China and the US look to space in the computing race

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Pakistani news channel apologises after ban over documentary

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Indonesia police charge four after anti-government protest in Surabaya

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Pakistan watchdog suspends Geo News for 15 days over 'offensive' religious broadcast

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Bangladesh's fugitive ex-PM says will return to Dhaka 'this year'

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Vietnamese police bust transnational online fraud ring, arrest 12 suspects

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Where are they? Dogs disappear before South Korea meat ban

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PAS call to back Barisan Nasional in Johor state polls could backfire, say analysts

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