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Explainer-What you need to know about Australia's upcoming election

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‘Last gift’: Concerns over low organ donation rate in Malaysia while many needing transplant wait for years

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Commentary: The Philippines walks a tightrope with Chinese aid

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Canada's prime minister says nothing off the table in response to Trump's tariffs

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Japanese anime draws on religious traditions

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Voice of America took jazz behind the Iron Curtain

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Australia PM Albanese visits governor-general to seek May 3 national election, media reports

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Australia PM Albanese calls national election for May 3

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Putin says rivalries are increasing in the Arctic, but cooperation is possible

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China is open for business, Vice-Premier Ding tells Boao forum as trade war mounts

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FSB says Ukrainian spies are posing as RAND employees to recruit Russians

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Zelenskiy says Russia hit Ukraine's power infrastructure, US should react

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth needs a to-do list for Japan

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UN slightly reduces rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

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US to give US$73 million to aid Rohingya refugees, State Department says

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Myanmar junta preparing for December election, top general says

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US to give $97m to aid Rohingya refugees, State Department says

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US to give $73 million to aid Rohingya refugees, State Dept. says

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UK's Starmer: Now is not the time for lifting sanctions

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'Alamak', 'kaya' and 'tapau' among words added to Oxford English Dictionary

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Fire fighting helicopter tackles Thailand blazes

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Sifting through the ashes of Rochester’s dumpster fire

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French FM says China can help bring Russia to Ukraine negotiating table

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Israel intercepts two missiles launched from Yemen, military says

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Israel intercepts two missiles launched by Yemen's Houthis

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Indian manufacturers upbeat as government slaps anti-dumping duties on 5 Chinese products

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Japan releases evacuation plan for islets near Taiwan

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Race to save lives and ancient artefacts in South Korea as wildfires rage

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US will struggle to make Europe stop arming up Ukraine

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Turkey detains nearly 1,900 people in protests over jailed mayor, rejects international criticism

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Myanmar junta chief insists on election amid seismic defeats

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Why have the wildfires in S Korea been so devastating?

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Australia pours billions into missile procurement amidst global shortages

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Bangladesh marks independence anniversary as long-strained ties with Pakistan improve

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S’pore can connect global talent to solve challenges facing mankind: DPM Heng

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China rebuffs Trump offer of tariff concessions if Beijing agrees TikTok deal

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Japan draws up plan to evacuate 120,000 Okinawa islanders near Taiwan

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Chinese doctors implant pig liver in human for first time

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Malaysia PM Anwar hails building of Madani Mosque as ‘victory’ amid spat over Hindu temple relocation

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Why did this Malaysian supermarket mogul buy Singapore’s Cold Storage, Giant stores? Climate is key factor

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Turkish court frees AFP journalist held while covering protests, agency says

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Myanmar rebel group allows export of rare earth inventories to China, sources say

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China’s economy tsar invites EU trade chief to jointly resist tariff threats

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China hopes Europe will make 'rational choice' as transatlantic alliance shifts

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China, France to hold high-level strategic and economic dialogues this year

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China, France to hold high-level strategic and economic dialogues in 2025

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Head of Japan’s Unification Church vows to fight loss of legal protections

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Head of Japan's Unification Church vows to fight loss of legal protections

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