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CNA Explains: What’s driving Japan’s urgent defence push?

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Thai PM vows to introduce stricter gun laws after eight killed in shooting

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US Senate confirms dozens of Trump nominees, filling gaps in diplomatic corps

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Alleged school gunman a quiet teen loved by his grandparents

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Thai authorities considering beefing up school security after mass shooting

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From his quiet home to a shooting spree at school, a Thai teenager's deadly rampage

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Seven killed after Thai student opens fire at home and school

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Singapore advance to ASEAN football championship semi-finals after draw with Indonesia

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact

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Thai students in disbelief after deadly school shooting

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One killed as 4.9 magnitude earthquake hits southwestern China

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Rosatom says seven Chinese vessels will sail to Europe via Russia's Arctic route

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South Korean seniors are choosing airports to stay cool amid record-breaking heatwave

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Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Pakistan pledge mutual defence as Middle East turmoil escalates

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Heavy rains drench Beijing as China braces for Typhoon Dolphin

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Three dead, 23 injured, in Sri Lanka prison riots as overcrowding strains jails

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What China’s new PLA leaders reveal about Xi’s unfinished military rebuild

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Philippines says it does not condone threats of violence after anti-China caskets found in Manila

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Thai PM vows new gun law after deadly school shooting

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Japan’s non-nuclear consensus starts to fray

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Trump to host mining CEOs as administration seeks minerals for defense supply chains

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The Chinese village where half its residents are under 35

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Why Japan’s elderly keep going back to prison

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Bangladeshi cricket star Shakib, a Hasina ally, says he is ready to return home and face trial if given security

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Floods in India’s north-east kill nearly 100

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Seoul hits 40 deg C for first time in 8 years

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Floods in India's northeast kill nearly 100

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Taiwan scrambles French-made jets in rapid turnaround drills during annual war games

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Indonesia battles Mount Bromo wildfire as El Nino takes root

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I was standing in front of my teacher when she was shot, Thai pupil says

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Nurul Izzah takes leave from PKR deputy president post - why and what next for Anwar’s daughter?

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India regulator won’t ease ‘energy drink’ label deadline, unnerving companies, sources say

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South Korea vows truth over forced overseas adoptions

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Indonesia battles Mount Bromo wildfire on Java island as El Nino takes root

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SoftBank’s ‘crazy guy’ canary-in-coalmine role in AI

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South Korea ministers clash publicly over North Korea policy as President Lee pushes engagement

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South Korea ministers clash publicly over North Korea policy as Lee pushes engagement

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A new youth agitation grips an Indian state after 'cockroach' protests

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China’s top AI model evaded testing environment, researchers say

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Thailand shooting incidents in recent years

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Genshin Impact leakers jailed in landmark criminal case in China

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US and ASEAN chair call for unconditional release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to sign joint defence deal amid regional turmoil

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Former Malaysia PM Ismail Sabri’s court date delayed after hospitalisation; trial timing questioned

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Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan

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As it happened: Thai student kills grandparents before opening fire at school

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