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Pacific Islands Forum meeting ‘less productive’ with a third of its leaders absent

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US urges G20 to cut trade imbalances, focus on China

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Nepal disaster a climate 'warning signal': Foreign minister

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Nepali families hold symbolic funerals for missing after floods

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River water smashed into tunnel and chased me for 20 minutes, Nepal worker tells BBC

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China and the US offer competing showcases of global power

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Thailand halves visa-free stays to 30 days for passport holders from 60 places, including Singapore

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Himalayas face severe glacial flood risks in years ahead, UN official warns

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Thailand shortens visa-free stays for dozens of nations, including Singapore, from Sep 15

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Women survivors face sanitation woes in Nepal relief camp

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COSCO’s global fleet doubles as Beijing spy network, US says

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Trump running out of bullets against an intractable Iran

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India, Indonesia’s hidden hands in SE Asia’s scam centers

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Whisper stuff: the call Wall Street can’t put in writing

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South Korea proposes record $761.6b 2027 budget to supercharge AI investment

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Nepal-Tibet toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hope

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Japan to relax overtime regulation under workaholic PM Sanae Takaichi

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Chinese rescue work in Tibet flood disaster zone still trudging along days later

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China better suited to build, not own, Indonesia’s solar dream

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'We're coming to get them': Rescuers pin hopes on underground spaces after deadly Nepal floods

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North Korea-US summit appears 'possible at any time': Seoul spy agency

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South Korea's policy chief resigns after investments controversy

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The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border

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Nepal’s wall of missing offers last hope after Himalayan flood

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Indonesia closes 9 national parks temporarily following forest fires; prioritises firefighting in 6 provinces

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South Korea police officer admits to closing missing person cases to avoid work

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UNHCR says it has no role in Malaysia’s planned repatriation of Myanmar refugees

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UNHCR says it has no role in Malaysia's planned repatriation of Myanmar refugees, warns country is still unsafe

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Nepal rescuers reach remote areas, electricity restored nearly a week after devastating floods

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'I've never been to Afghanistan': Six million deportees forced to start over under the Taliban

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Japan faces day of policy reckoning as Bessent calls time on big stimulus

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North Korea-US summit appears ‘possible at any time’: Seoul spy agency

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North Korea and US show signs of resuming dialogue, South Korean lawmaker says

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Olympic tennis champ Zheng donates $190,771 to Nepal-Tibet disaster

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Indonesia’s Destry Damayanti wins parliament’s backing as central bank chief, to prioritise stability

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Indonesian fires drive regional haze alerts and school closures

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Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing to visit Vietnam this week, continuing push for re-engagement

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Trump’s try to keep the Iran war from backfiring further

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China slams ‘malicious’ Indian media accusations on deadly flood

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Taiwan’s chip prowess is built on democracy and rule of law, president says

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Oil extends gains, stocks drop as Trump issues fresh Iran warning

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Trump’s trade wars are making China’s Global South pitch easier

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Trump admin is urged to end sanctions impacting Iranian students

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Western Union probed in Australia over laundering controls

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Two killed, four injured in boat collision off Mersing

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Serial cable thief arrested after 30-minute KL car chase

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South Korea to send 44-member disaster relief team to Nepal after floods

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China warns of 'consequences' over Taiwan's attendance at Pacific leaders meeting

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Singapore-Uzbekistan FTA could ‘de-risk’ market for Singapore firms: SM Lee

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New Zealand, US to fund Cook Islands port upgrade

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