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Atomic scientists set 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever

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Syria hopes to hold new talks with Kurdish forces

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Norway parliament approves $2 billion artillery plan

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Johor firefighters battle spreading Pengerang peat fire as haze hits Singapore

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Myanmar nationalists protest Rohingya genocide case at UN court

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Honduras' Asfura to take office after razor-thin election

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Australia PM Albanese visits East Timor to discuss security, gas

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China vows 'support' for Cuba after US threats

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North Korea fires missiles into sea amid talks on US military role

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Malaysia scraps proposed test for six-year-olds enrolling in Year One, but Anwar defends policy

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Starmer’s China trip shows UK won’t bow in a multipolar world

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No room for Taipei? Washington’s exit from world bodies a worry for Taiwan’s diplomacy

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China vows ‘support’ for Cuba after US threats

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Alex Honnold's daring Taipei 101 skyscraper climb inspires risky copycat attempts

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China cancels flights on 49 routes to Japan amid renewed travel warnings

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Indian tourist state of Goa weighs social media ban for children

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Japan govt settles case over sex assault of ex-soldier

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‘Lisa effect’ draws crowds to Thailand’s Red Lotus Sea, 120,000 visitors expected this season

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Beyond a reset: US-Pakistan ties exemplify new era of pragmatism

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Japan-US alliance would crumble if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis, PM Takaichi says

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North Korea fires missiles into sea amid talks of limiting US military role

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Thailand screens 1,700 passengers for Nipah virus; three hospitals put on standby

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Cambodia scam crackdown sheds light on Indonesia’s employment gaps

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan

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Nothing for India to fear in Bangladesh-Turkey arms deals

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China to seek deeper cooperation with UK, Chinese ministries say

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China to seek deeper cooperation with Britain, Chinese ministries say

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Nipah virus outbreak in India triggers Asia airport screenings

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Ringgit hits 7-year high against US dollar; Anwar says rally shows confidence in Malaysia

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Azerbaijan arrests three men for planning embassy attack at behest of Islamic State offshoot

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North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan

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Firefighters battle 'emergency level' blazes in Australia heatwave

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Philippines' Duterte fit to face ICC proceedings, judges say

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India, EU finalise landmark trade deal, PM Modi says

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Voters air adulation, anger at PM Takaichi as Japan election officially starts

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New centrist opposition a wild card in Japan Prime Minister’s election gambit

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Xi says China, Finland should uphold international system, advance multipolar order

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India and EU announce 'mother of all trade deals'

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Hong Kong constitutional and mainland affairs minister Erick Tsang resigns, reveals he has cancer

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23 soldiers died in Indonesia’s West Java landslide, official says

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Israel to seek new security deal with the US, FT reports

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Leader of sex worker scouting syndicate arrested in Japan after a year-long manhunt

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US links security guarantees for Ukraine to peace deal ceding Donbas, FT reports

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Twenty-three soldiers died in Indonesia's West Java landslides, official says

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Davos made clear Trump offers scant hope for Ukraine

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India, EU strike ‘mother of all deals’ free trade agreement and defence pact in the age of Trump

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India, EU reach landmark trade deal, tariffs to be slashed on most goods

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Japan's beloved last pandas leave for China as ties fray

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