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Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapons

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Time to start preparing for a post-Putin Russia

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Nepal tunnel rescuers hunt for survivors with rafts and drone

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Lebanon receives first detainee of five to be freed by Israel

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AI data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost?

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Himalayan tragedy exposes moral bankruptcy of West-led world

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Around 2,000 fall ill in Indonesia after eating free school meals

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Delivering aid to Nepal flood survivors 'very, very difficult': UN

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In flood-ravaged Nepal valley nothing is left standing

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Vietnam sentences 11 to death, jails 200 in drug trafficking case

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Seoul risks being sidelined in Trump-Kim talks as US-South Korea alliance frays

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Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing scheduled to visit Cambodia from Sept 11 to 12: Sources

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South Korea’s new acting police chief apologises over botched cases, vows sweeping reforms

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US-China economic rivalry transforming into a battle for leverage

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Nepali survivor recounts 'fight through darkness' to escape flood-hit tunnel

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Prabowo offers Indonesia as Russia’s gateway to ASEAN

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Eleven people sentenced to death in Vietnam drug trafficking case

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Toxic wildfire haze spreads across South East Asia as 'super' El Niño intensifies

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Malaysia starts cloud seeding to help clear toxic haze

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As the climate changes, South Asia's farmers rethink how – and what – they grow

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China artists quit South Korea exhibition over Taiwan row

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China’s pressure campaign against Japan is backfiring badly

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Political courtship deepens between PAS and UMNO as both pressure Anwar for earlier polls

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Malaysia wants tougher ASEAN action on haze, but bloc faces familiar obstacles

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Malaysia wants ASEAN to rethink its haze pact, but here is why breaking the cycle could be tough

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Philippines looks beyond US ties as Trump tests alliances

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Bond markets are repricing Fed independence, not just inflation

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Seoul police uncover human fat, blood from cosmetic procedures dumped in sinks and toilets

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China urges France to 'halt' fast-fashion law, warns of countermeasures

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China urges France to ‘halt’ fast-fashion law, warns of countermeasures

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Aeroline resumes Kuala Lumpur-Singapore coach service after four months

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Indonesian trainee dies after being caught in mixer at Hiroshima plant

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In El Nino-hit Sri Lanka, wells run dry and farmer incomes shrink as drought deepens

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CNBC to shutter Hong Kong office, cancel some daily live shows

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Sarawak launches 3-day cloud seeding to fill dams, tackle haze

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Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists

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Taiwan proposes extra $5.8 billion in defence spending for 2026

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Taiwan proposes extra $4.6 billion in defence spending for this year

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Schools, ferry routes suspended as Typhoon Saudel lashes east China

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Myanmar vows ‘safe’ returns ahead of Malaysia repatriations

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Hong Kong slapping brawl: 3 women granted bail, barred from returning to shopping mall

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Otters return to Seoul’s Han River after decades, with 5 families spotted

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India's GDP growth defies oil shock but stirs up controversy

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Iran warns US against Israeli attack on south Lebanon ridge held by Hezbollah, sources say

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Two bond bombs, one fuse: US, Japan hurtling toward a reckoning

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Mongolia bears brunt of Russia's fuel crunch, official says

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South Korea utility proposes Samsung pays $18 billion in advance for power, paper says

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Philippines stages school safety drill after shootings

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