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Votes being counted in Sri Lanka's first election since protests ousted president

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Sri Lanka votes for new president with economic future at stake

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Commentary: Sri Lankans want change. They deserve continuity

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Analysis: Xi tempers expectations on economic goals but could act ‘earlier’, more ‘decisively’ in 2025

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India named world’s biggest plastic polluter

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Facing up to the fear of dining out in Japan

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Child abuse cases shine light on Malaysia’s secretive GISB sect with its string of businesses

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Bhutan PM wants to grow nation’s population with new economic hub

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Norris puts McLaren on top in Singapore, Russell crashes

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Serbia moves to reintroduce compulsory military service

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Philippine senator won't rule out ex-mayor Alice Guo facing charges is a Chinese spy

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Unmanned boat acting 'unpredictably' near Yemen port, authorities investigating

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Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake promises change as his popularity soars

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Philippine senator won’t rule out possibility that ex-mayor Alice Guo could be a Chinese spy

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India warns Maoist rebels to surrender or face ‘all-out’ assault

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Pakistan police shoot dead blasphemy suspect

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First-time asylum seekers in EU drop by 17% in June, Eurostat says

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Police in South Korea nab 3 suspects for selling celebrity deepfake porn

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine 'victory plan' depends on quick decisions by allies

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Russia warns West and Ukraine of 'disastrous consequences' if Kyiv moves against Belarus

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Taiwan court rules death penalty constitutional but only for most serious crimes

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Hack of Hezbollah devices exposes dark corners of Asia supply chains

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Kimchi threat as heatwave drives up South Korea cabbage prices

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Young Taiwanese turn to near-expired food to beat soaring cost of living

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Singapore doubles renewable electricity imports through regional power project, with added supply from Malaysia

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Philippines eyes future missile launchers purchase, to retain US Typhon system

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Mao Shan Wang durians a Malaysian ‘brand’ till 2034, says minister

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Poland arrests former lawyer of late Russian oligarch Berezovsky, radio reports

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Malaysia dangles 0% tax carrot to draw family offices to Forest City special financial zone, outlines other incentives

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Russia accuses West of blatant pressure on China over Taiwan, expresses support to Beijing

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Some Japanese firms in China offer to send staff home after stabbing, employees say

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New dawn for China’s tech billionaires?

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Schoolboy's killing in China sparks Japanese fears

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China, Japan reached agreement in August on Fukushima water discharge

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Premadasa, son of slain Sri Lanka president, now in contest for same role

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Group linked to Malaysian child sex-abuse cases labelled deviant sect by Perlis

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India rejects report on transfer of ammunitions to Ukraine as 'speculative'

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China to work towards easing seafood import ban, says Japan PM

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India minister blames dam release for flooding

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Hong Kong jails third person for sedition under new law

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China says to 'gradually resume' seafood imports from Japan after Fukushima ban

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US should listen to Moscow warnings on Ukraine, RIA cites Russian deputy foreign min saying

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For Sri Lanka's minority Tamils, election does not offer hope

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Huawei ‘super fans’ annoyed at lack of supply as $3,600 tri-fold Mate XT phone hits China stores

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‘Hidden threats’: Indonesia's Bandung earthquake triggered by unmapped fault, say experts

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New Zealand PM Luxon expects citizen exodus to slow as economy revives

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Philippines’ China-centric casinos seen deeply tied to global crime syndicates

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'Superhuman': Japan in awe after Ohtani makes baseball history

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