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Gulf shipping traffic steady amid uncertainty of peace talks

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Taiwan launches major war games to test command flexibility

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Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows

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Thai footballer dies on the pitch in southern Thailand after being struck by lightning

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Malaysian nabbed trying to smuggle drugs into Indonesia under corset

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PNG’s closure of Taiwan trade office signals expanded economic ties with China

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Man wielding kitchen knife dies in rare fatal police shooting in Japan

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High bills, cheap panels drive a Philippine solar surge

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JB hotels gearing up for F1 bonanza with Bahrain GP in Sepang and Singapore GP held back to back

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Jetstar introduces fees for carry-on luggage in overhead lockers

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‘Refrigerator for humans’ in Japan offers relief from scorching summer

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Asia shares climb as tech mood swings, oil retreats

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As summer returns in South Korea, so does debate over shirtless runners

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How four Asian economies are positioning themselves for the AI age

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North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong warns of new military options over Japan’s strike capabilities

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Kim Yo Jong criticizes Japan's Tomahawk missile test, KCNA reports

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'I feel like I dug my own grave': The workers caught in the AI transition

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The avalanche that killed a climbing legend - and a generation of record-setting guides

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Projectile sinks Indian-flagged ship off Yemen coast

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Piece of SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon Wednesday

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Trump Gaza Board of Peace caves to Israel’s demands on disarmament

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Suu Kyi proof-of-life photo is proof of nothing in Myanmar

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Projectile sinks Indian ship near Yemeni waters but all seafarers safe, Indian minister says

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Private firms driving Russia’s new tech push in Ukraine war

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US in a losing race to replenish depleted missile arsenals

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Nepal mountaineers mourn ‘lost generation’ in Pakistan avalanche

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22-year-old arrested after more than 10kg of drugs found in car at Woodlands Checkpoint

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South Korean students detained for allegedly breaking into US military base

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North Korea’s Vietnam War dead to get first memorial 60 years on

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North Korea's Vietnam War dead to get first memorial 60 years on

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China draws up safety rules for autonomous vehicles

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Sri Lanka cabinet backs extending superior court judges' tenure

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India's Gen Z cockroach party resists lure of election after rattling Modi

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Indonesia arrests second Malaysian in less than a week for drug smuggling

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India paves way for return of merchant fees on digital payments

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Final count confirms five dead in Indonesia ferry fire

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Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid cuts force clinics to turn families away, WFP says

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‘Like WeChat messages’: E-mail etiquette debate grips college students in China

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One-year-old among 12 injured in western Tokyo apartment building blaze

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Truck collides with train after crashing into car in Yokohama, 2 injured

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Malaysia tightens hiking rules to reduce accidents, search and rescue ops

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Brisbane nurse uses jiu-jitsu to take down abusive, violent patient

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Moment pilot caught with 70,000 ecstasy pills at Indonesian airport

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South Korea's Lee calls heatwave a national disaster as deaths rise to 19

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Heatwave divides rich and poor of upmarket Seoul

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Sri Lanka closes some schools as heavy rains trigger floods and mudslides, killing 5

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Japan casts military buildup as path to economic prosperity

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China's connectivity drive opens new opportunities in Guizhou's rural communities

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Cambodia asks CNA to issue correction on report on missing S’porean after probe clears scam claims

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