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Pakistan says it killed 28 militants, Taliban reports three civilian deaths

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Pakistan says it killed 28 militants, Afghan Taliban and UN report three civilian deaths

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US and China explore alert system for AI safety, despite trust deficit

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Bids for Malaysia’s special ‘H’ licence plate series garner record $28.6m in five days

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China expels two top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty and corruption

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China expels generals accused of graft from Communist Party: State media

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China expels two top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty, corruption

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Ex-Malaysian PM Najib Razak’s residence inspected ahead of house arrest

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China's Yu Zidi, 13, smashes record again with second Asian Games swim gold

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Malaysian PM Anwar says he flagged concerns over Najib’s pardon to king

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Busan waterpark restricts night access as large crowds flock to see lingering shark

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The Pacific Ocean of Peace – an idea whose time has not come

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China, Korea ply Northern Sea Route as Arctic alternative to Suez

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Despite AirAsia chief’s rebuttal, analysts less sanguine over budget carrier’s financial plight

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China's Xi chairs Politburo; Central Committee plenum set for October 26-29

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Mecca pact faces first trial by fire with Houthi escalation

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Homegrown chocolatiers hope to win over India’s sweet-toothed consumers

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China’s J-36 may soon fly with lasers the US couldn’t master

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China's Communist Party to hold top-level meeting in October

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US coffee chain Starbucks plans global tech centre in India

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US watching Chinese marine presence off Alaska, Arctic Coast Guard chief says

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Asia stocks rise on AI, US-China trade talks optimism

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India’s Tata Sons marks a reckoning for Asia’s private-control bargain

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Prabowo reasserts Indonesia’s support for Palestine with ‘Free Palestine’ call

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South Korea ex-commanders jailed up to 18 years over martial law

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Indonesia doing 'everything' but still struggling to curb fires

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Textile factory fire in southern Chinese city of Foshan kills 8

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Lee Jae Myung’s chief of staff offers to quit amid slide in support for South Korean President

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China confirms Xi to visit the US this week for Trump talks

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In South Korea, nearly 400 minors, some as young as 5, listed as company heads annually

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China's Xi to visit the US from September 23-25

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Indonesia doing ‘everything’ but still struggling to curb fires

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ASEAN’s digital payment boom outrunning its scam defenses

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3 South Korean soldiers patrolling demilitarised zone injured in blast

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North Korea says new sanctions cannot block development, KCNA reports

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Batam nabs Singaporean over smuggling of drug-filled vape cartridges

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Dangerous logic behind America’s emerging nuclear war strategy

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New Zealand naval ships transit contested Taiwan Strait

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What’s at stake when Xi and Trump meet in Washington

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Giant hand sculpture in Incheon, South Korea, draws complaints for looking ‘offensive’

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New Zealand's Peters urges strong US role in Pacific

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At least three killed in Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan, officials say

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Why Trump is so helpful to Russia on the Ukraine war

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Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke to proceed with China visit ahead of Cabinet resignation

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How Trump and Xi went from tariff war to trade truce

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Three South Korean soldiers injured in DMZ blast

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Welcome to the great AI freakout

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Japan braces for record rain as powerful typhoon nears east coast

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