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Midterms upended Congress, but Trump still commands foreign policy

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Lula's election win dashes US hopes of quick access to Brazil's rare earths

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Donors pledge $400 million for education in crises despite aid cuts

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Bangladesh garment protests continue despite wage board move

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Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu to leave by year-end as Asian Cup postponed

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Midterms over, Democrats plunge into wide-open 2028 presidential race

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Thailand bans textbook on national security grounds

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Grab agrees to driver fee cuts and deduction cap in Vietnam, watchdog says

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New website lets South Koreans rate police investigations like restaurants

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Indonesia to bypass ‘neighbour’ middlemen in natural resource exports

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From Habibie to Prabowo: A history of wiretapping controversies involving Indonesian presidents

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Was an Italian chef really fired over refusal to put pineapple on pizza?

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Greater pressure to speed up arms sales to Taiwan possible after midterms

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Two confirmed dead after Taiwan Panasonic factory fire

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Two confirmed dead after Panasonic factory fire in Taiwan

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Trump, Putin and Xi can’t carve up the world like its 1945

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Erdogan says Turkey-Azerbaijan ties can overcome all obstacles amid growing tensions

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Hong Kong's Joshua Wong: From teenage protest leader to a decade behind bars

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China-Laos military cooperation should contribute to regional stability, Vietnam says

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G7 foreign ministers meeting moved from Marseille to Paris, sources say

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India in final-stage talks to expand BrahMos missile sale to Philippines, sources say

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Births in Japan increased year on year in first 6 months of 2026, first time in 11 years

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IHH Healthcare to shed over 300 employees across Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia

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Why US midterm results may bring little relief for South Korea

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ASEAN peace plan for Myanmar lacks ‘clear-cut strategy’ for implementation: Thai foreign minister

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India's costliest film retells a beloved Hindu epic - but divides critics

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India flags Chinese-linked AI tools in hacking campaign against financial firms

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Has Bukang-i returned to sea? Busan shark not seen for over a week

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Prehistoric 'giant rat' found in Thailand from fossil teeth

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Jokowi testifies in fake diploma trial as supporters throng Jakarta court

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South Korean audit reveals friction in US alliance as Washington’s priorities shift

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South Korean audit reveals friction in US alliance as Washington's priorities shift

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China says US farm purchases hinge on tariff-cut deal

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US midterms: Will Trump take a tougher stance on China after his election setback?

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Trump's political humbling signals short-term gain, long-term pain for China

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Dozens of homes damaged as rare hailstorms hit West Java, Lampung

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Seeds from Japan’s only tree to survive the 2011 tsunami to be stored at a British seed bank

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Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza

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South Korean army faces backlash over soldiers’ runway training

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Dozens of pilot whales stranded on New Zealand coast

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US midterm elections: The ‘blue tsunami’ leaves Japan jittery over Trump’s next foreign policy moves

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North Korea’s nomination of taekwondo for UNESCO listing expected to go through

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Indonesian police say wiretapping probe a matter for law enforcement, as parliament considers inquiry into VP

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New Zealand leaders make final appeals as election remains tight

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How the Democrats will try to stop Trump’s Iran war

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India’s $22 billion defense push can’t hide its missing fighter jets

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