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New head of Indonesia’s free meals programme quits after 45 days citing health reasons, as budget cuts loom

India opposition leader Rahul Gandhi released after protest detention

Actor Rebel Wilson did not defame colleague in social media posts, Australian court finds

Rights group urges Vietnam to release five arrested over Ho Chi Minh book

Network School premises in Johor’s Forest City closed, signboards taken down or covered

How Australia resisted PRC economic coercion: lessons for others

Michelin-starred restaurateur faces jail for using ants as dessert garnish

Rubio says US still willing to negotiate over Iran crisis

Allowing Iran control of Hormuz 'dangerous precedent', Rubio tells ASEAN

Under soaring pressure, India's education minister promises reforms and debate

Indian exam protest forces Parliament suspension, adding pressure on PM Modi

Tech lifts Asia stocks, Brent crude back above US$92

Ex-Australia batter David Warner pleads guilty to drink driving

Hacker group Ransomhouse claims cyberattack that disrupted KFC and other businesses

Japan sizzles in first ‘brutally hot’ days of the year

Why the Americans are unlikely to outpace Chinese innovations

China’s Newborn Town targets global viewers with AI-made short dramas

China at risk of increased youth joblessness as labour distress spreads

A federal court victory for free speech in and about America

South Korea launches first dating reality show with AI partners

Australia, Laos top diplomats discuss tainted alcohol deaths

Tokyo urges men to wear shorts to work, but women say it's 'leg hair harassment'

US and Solomon Islands discuss deepening ties, return of Peace Corps

Will the Negeri Sembilan state polls be Bersatu’s toughest test yet?

New bridge between North Korea and China could open soon – 12 years after completion

Rubio meets China's Wang as US, China prepare for possible Xi visit

India student protests give opposition a rare opening against Modi

Marco Rubio to meet Chinese FM Wang Yi on ASEAN sidelines, says US State Dept

'Interaction' with Iran's injured Supreme Leader increasing daily, president says

Indonesia cuts budget of president’s free meals programme further to $16.5 billion

ASEAN weighs benchmarks, longer-term envoy to revive stalled Myanmar peace plan

China's foreign minister discusses trade balance with EU lawmakers

Network School in Johor’s Forest City ordered to cease operations after business licence revoked

Africa surpasses Asia with highest population facing hunger: UN

Hezbollah faces a reckoning as support wanes in Lebanon

Global hunger declines across continents but climate, trade risks loom, UN says

Iran becoming the ‘forever war’ Trump promised to avoid

Iranian forces target Bahrain and Kuwait after US hits Iran's south

US, China to hold AI talks in September, say sources

US, Mexico resume USMCA trade talks as Trump hits Canada with new tariffs

Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s popularity dips after prioritising controversial laws

Why are thousands protesting for education reform in India?

India court hands 44 Somalis life imprisonment for piracy

US Navy’s Zumwalt destroyer falling behind the hypersonic times

Heavy rain dampens search for dozens missing in Afghanistan flood

Central Japan cities hit 40 deg C, officially marking first ‘kokushobi’

Tech commune Network School in Johor’s Forest City ordered to cease operations from July 22

Batanes latest on the list of China-Philippines flashpoints

He delivers food by day and pens poetry by night. Now he’s won China’s top literary prize

India's 'cockroach' protest continues a day after police crackdown