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Hundreds missing after flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, 157 bodies recovered

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Mark Carney shows the world how to bite back at Trump’s tariffs

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China joins India search for 22 missing after cargo ship sinks

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Japan to extend weather forecasts in response to climate change

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S Korea’s AI economy can’t compete with China through conformity

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Indonesia’s Destry says she will back growth policies if confirmed as central bank chief

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Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City proposes curbs on gasoline, diesel vehicles from mid-2027

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India-France eye a mutually convenient next-gen fighter deal

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No formaldehyde detected in Chinese cabbage shipments to South Korea so far, say authorities

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Two more close calls at Sydney Airport add to safety concerns

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The politics roiling Japan’s $2 trillion national pension fund

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Japan zoos, aquariums change long-standing practices over animal welfare concerns

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China’s AI ambitions hum in Guizhou’s hills as data centres transform the rural west

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China examines new legal tool to pursue graft suspects, assets abroad

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‘Black smoke’ chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants

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Australian police hunt thieves in $319,000 oyster heist

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Australian Indigenous group appeals Fortescue mining compensation ruling, seeks $1.3 billion

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Sanctions without exit strategies are fracturing the global economy

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Mamdani opposes NYC event with leader of India's Hindu nationalist group

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South Korea's Lee calls for greater police accountability after Jeju missing-person cases

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Green turtles return to Malaysia’s Kelantan coast after 30 years

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China flexes its car-safety chops with huge recall of Tesla, other cars

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Indonesian army to inaugurate composite battalion in Natuna, Riau Islands

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Why Tesla has been caught up in a massive car recall in China

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China renews scrutiny of military procurement with call for tips

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Senior police officers in South Korea’s Jeju removed from duty over missing-person scandal

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Taiwan foreign minister to attend Pacific Islands leaders summit events

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South Korea says Russian military planes entered its air defence zone

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South Korea’s Lee calls for greater police accountability after Jeju missing person cases

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Trump 2.0 and the unraveling global order

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Record number of Japanese in Premier League

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Nepal PM Balen allowed to wear signature sunglasses in Parliament

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Japan will ‘protect’ ICC from US push to dismantle it, says PM Sanae Takaichi

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Chinese artist jailed over satirical Mao sculptures, say rights groups

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China prepares for more heavy rain from back-to-back storms

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Chinese humanoid robot sets new 100m sprint record at Beijing Games

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Millions in Indonesia suffer respiratory illnesses as haze spreads nationwide

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China’s Xi signals defiance as US threatens sanctions over Iran help

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Chinese teens are turning to mind-numbing drugs to 'run away from reality'

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Iran and Oman discuss temporary Hormuz corridor as impasse with US drags on

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IN FOCUS: Greenland’s melting ice carries warnings far beyond the Arctic

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Why George Town stands out among UNESCO cities: It still belongs to Penangites, not tourists

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Hong Kong court verdict aims to erase Tiananmen memory, 1989 student protester says

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India police clash with protesters over jobs and exam transparency

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China, India hold border talks, agree to continue search for boundary settlement

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Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore reaffirm commitment to keep Malacca and Singapore straits safe and open

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