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Explosion at India firecracker factory kills 11, including eight children

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Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says

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Nepal death toll nears 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels

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Tribunal says India cannot withdraw from water treaty with Pakistan

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'I haven't lost my hope' - the search for missing loved ones

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India’s Modi tells Russia’s Putin that the war in Ukraine must end for humanity’s sake

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agree to establish secretariat under joint defence pact

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Putin, Xi hold talks in Kyrgyzstan as regional summit begins

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Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 students in Nepal, school headmaster says

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Veteran diplomat Tommy Koh wins Ramon Magsaysay Award

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‘Unpredictable’ China strengthening air and sea control nearby, says Taiwan

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Malaysia’s Sarawak eyes cloud seeding as haze worsens

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India must uphold water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, international court says

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Sri Lanka’s ex-finance minister arrested over alleged corruption

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Japan’s main opposition party in Lower House signals break-up

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Large fire spreads in central Japan shopping district near sacred Shinto shrine

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Once a village, now barren land - BBC in valley devastated by floods

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Japan to survey emergency shelters in preparation for missile strikes

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Japan seeks record US$55.6 billion defence budget, with AI focus

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S. Korean police under fire after backtracking on hanging evidence in missing woman’s death in Jeju

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Japan seeks record $70.9b defence budget, with AI focus

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Japan’s biggest curry chain CoCo Ichibanya headed for sale

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Suspicious man in Ultraman costume nabbed at Malaysia’s National Day celebration in Perak

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Surge in orders for repellent made with Aomori chilli pepper amid more bear sightings

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As typhoon risks grow, farmers in China’s Guangdong adapt to protect their livelihoods

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Japan’s oldest person, 115-year-old woman from Nara prefecture, dies

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China’s visa-free boom is rewriting inbound tourism

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Nepal-Tibet disaster: Singapore to send police officers specialising in disaster victim identification

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US sanctions on Iran are right but wrongly sequenced

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China punishes 10 people over Nepal-Tibet disaster ‘rumours’ amid misinformation crackdown

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China penalises 10 people for misinformation over deadly mudslide

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Chinese guitar capital’s stairway to export heaven

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South Korea court sentences Unification Church leader to jail in political influence case

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Smaller countries like Singapore, Uzbekistan must stay open as global rivalries grow: SM Lee

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Mauled Australian swimmer recalls punching shark attacking her at Sydney beach

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Indonesia’s commodity exchange bid won’t work without global trust

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South Korean court rules ‘room cafes’ off-limits to minors

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Four areas in Sarawak record 'hazardous' air quality; East Malaysian state prepares for possible haze emergency

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‘Hazardous’ levels of air quality in parts of Indonesia’s Borneo

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Nepal recovers bodies but presses on for trapped tunnel workers

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'Moonies' church leader jailed for two years over bribery offences

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South Korea court gives Unification Church leader 2 years’ prison for bribery

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North Korea says hostile US policy unchanged, vows to strengthen nuclear force

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US carrier visit to Thailand’s Pattaya lifts hope and sex-tourism risk

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Kazakhstan's president appoints top adviser as vice president

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Rescue efforts continue on both sides of Nepal-Tibet border

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Hong Kong 2025 high-rise blaze: Nearly 98% of flat owners accept buyout offer

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