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New Zealand signs Cook Islands agreement to counter China deal

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Trump to tell wary public that Iran war goals have been accomplished in prime-time address

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Luxon appoints Penk to lead New Zealand defence in Wellington reshuffle

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Commentary: India’s gas shortage will make dal compete with data

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The Iran vs US-Israel war and the end of the unipolar moment

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Starmer to host 35-nation talks on Strait of Hormuz – without US

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China-US competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam

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French navy chief says China will have to engage more in Strait of Hormuz discussion

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Italy recovers 19 bodies from migrant boat, survivors taken to Lampedusa

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A war meant to break Iran could leave Tehran stronger, and Gulf exposed

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Zelenskiy, Rutte hold talks with US negotiators, source says

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Corruption probe against former Kyrgyz security chief widens with arrest of his brother

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Trump’ll declare victory in Iran – will it be on April Fools’ Day?

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Russia warns citizens not to travel to states that have extradition treaties with US

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US Vice President Vance spoke to intermediaries about Iran conflict as recently as Tuesday, source says

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China’s property slump far from over despite embattled developer Country Garden’s return to profit

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Malaysia’s public sector, govt-linked firms to work from home from April 15

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Pakistan, Afghanistan open fresh talks in China to end conflict, say sources

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Deforestation surge, El Nino raise fears of repeat of Indonesia’s 2015 haze crisis

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Investigations into Indian singer Zubeen Garg's death have concluded; foul play ruled out: Police

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4 high-value paintings linked to 1MDB case, including a Picasso, to arrive in Malaysia on April 6

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Thailand to force cannabis shops into medical model as numbers plunge

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Philippines seeks safe passage for oil in Iran meeting

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20 local governments in Japan, including Hokkaido, introduce new lodging tax

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Malaysia starts enforcing total ban on e-waste imports

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Pakistan says it is holding talks with Afghan government in China

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Four paintings linked to 1MDB, including a Picasso, to return to Malaysia on Apr 6

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Energy security versus geopolitics: ASEAN states face tough choices over Iran’s Strait of Hormuz passage

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Iran war economic shocks will last 'months', says Australia's PM

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Accused money laundering leader extradited from Cambodia to China

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Iran war teaching Taiwan hard lessons about US resolve

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Indonesia bets on nickel levy to break its China habit

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UK universities expand into India amid shifting demand, tighter visa rules

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Stanford University wins battle to keep diaries of Mao Zedong's secretary

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Body of Singaporean man found cast in cement in Indonesian river; 2 men arrested

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Malaysian driver in fatal Klang crash charged with murder of motorcyclist

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China opposes Philippines renaming disputed South China Sea islands

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India hikes jet fuel, commercial LPG cost

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Trump Fed pick Warsh eyes a ‘family fight’ shakeup

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Jailed ex-South Korea president Yoon received over $1 million in inmate funds: Data

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Billionaires step in as Thailand battles rising living costs

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Iran war pushing India to edge of a currency crisis

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India begins counting over 1 billion people in digital census

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Australia’s Albanese urges using public transport, says war’s effects will last months

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What’s behind a double whammy of US$318 million loss and Skytrax rating downgrade for Garuda Indonesia?

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Rights group condemns Hong Kong company tests on severed animal heads, limbs

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Macron lauds Europe’s ‘predictability’ in seeming contrast to Trump

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World does not need a crisis over Taiwan, opposition leader says ahead of China trip

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Diesel price doubles in Cambodia on Middle East war fallout

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