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Rain, storms kill 121 in Afghanistan and Pakistan in two weeks

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Indonesia receives bodies of peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

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Russia evacuates 198 more staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, agencies report

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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off north Indonesia: USGS

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Taiwan says it has assurances over LNG supplies from 'major' country

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India-flagged LPG tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz

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Taiwan says it has assurances over LNG supplies from ‘major’ country

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Chiang Mai chokes under severe haze as pollution levels in Northern Thailand soar

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AI is rewiring the world’s most prolific film industry

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Thai contractors warn of wave of abandoned projects amid rising costs of raw materials, fuel

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South Korean TV under fire over profanity glitch in AI subtitles for Artemis II

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PM2.5 levels in Chiang Mai reach ‘extremely dangerous’ levels; visibility plummets

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Man arrested after allegedly starting fire in Tokyo’s Shibuya Scramble Crossing

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Police arrest two in investigation into Australian fugitive Freeman

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For generations, Vietnam made its most beloved condiment the same way. The craft lives on

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RTS Link on track for Jan 2027 launch despite global energy pressures, says Malaysia transport minister

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Salarymen, specialists, startups and the AI future of work

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Downed planes spell new peril for Trump as Tehran hunts missing US pilot

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China cranks South China Sea buildup while Iran consumes US

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Iran executes two linked to opposition group, media say

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Indonesia slams ‘unacceptable’ peacekeeper casualties in Lebanon

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Sri Lanka struggles to avert economic collapse over Mideast war

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Malaysia’s former MCA president Ling Liong Sik dies at 82

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Sri Lanka struggles to avert economic collapse over Middle East war

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Trump lit the Mideast fire – now he wants the world to put it out

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Free cancer screening, health checks to benefit 10,000 people in Hanoi

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Singapore artist Joshua Chiang brings a decade of Cambodian stories to life

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Malaysian experts call for dedicated court to handle road crash cases amid rise in accidents

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Afghanistan hit by magnitude 5.9 earthquake, eight killed

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Bangladesh: ‘Hasina question’ haunts and nettles new PM Rahman

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Museum dedicated to founder of Sanrio, best known for Hello Kitty, opens in Japan

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South Korea suitcase murder reveals pattern of family abuse

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Stick to Easter travel, Australians told, though hundreds of petrol stations dry

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How Bombay went from a fort city to a bustling metropolis

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Commentary: Can China grow from within?

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Defenses not ‘annihilated,’ Iran reportedly downs two US planes

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Fuel shock bites in China, but no panic yet

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Unanswered questions remain after Australia's most wanted fugitive killed in standoff

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Eight dead after earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Afghanistan

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Japan PM Takaichi plans Australia visit to discuss rare earths, Nikkei reports

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Israel strikes Beirut, US warns Iran may hit Lebanese universities

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AI’s fluency in other languages hides Western worldview

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Japanese, French and Omani vessels cross the Strait of Hormuz

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Italy's Meloni visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE amid Gulf tensions, energy worries

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US removes Russian national Mikhail Zadornov from sanctions list

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$1.5 trillion Pentagon budget would explode US debt by $7 trillion

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Pakistan announces free public transport as energy crisis bites

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Kazakhstan releases endangered saker falcons in Saudi-backed restoration drive

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Japan aims to ease arms export rules, allow lethal weapons sales

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