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EU eases deforestation law for smallholders but keeps 2025 start

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Japan's first female leader: A historic moment with caveats

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Azerbaijan lifts curbs on cargo transit to Armenia in sign of growing peace

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Thai Prime Minister asks Deputy Finance Minister to explain scam link allegation

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Albanese comes away from Trump meeting with lots to show

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Japanese man jailed after rare public accusation of rape

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What's being discussed in the next phase of Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan

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Almost 4,000 Singapore drivers fined $360,000 in total for entering Johor without VEP tag

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Explainer-Britain's Prince Andrew and the sex scandal he cannot shrug off

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Indonesia to repatriate British death row prisoner on humanitarian grounds

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Syria hopes to have US sanctions formally lifted in coming months, says economy minister

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Europeans say Ukraine battle lines must be start point for talks, as Trump-Putin summit plans hit snags

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After 50 years, escalator at Chiang Mai market finally works again

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Austria deports first Afghan since Taliban seized power, says more to come

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Power plan or pipe dream? Vietnam’s LNG target a headfake for Trump

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Tackling city chaos: Bengaluru’s experiment on governance could be model for other Indian cities

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Kremlin says it does not have dates for Putin-Trump summit

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Philippines eyes progress on South China Sea code of conduct as ASEAN Chair in 2026: Foreign secretary

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WHO says India has much to do on toxic cough syrup despite some progress

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Turning rubbish into electricity: Indonesia to build huge incinerators to shrink landfill needs

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New Japan PM names just two other women in Cabinet

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GIC vs NIO: a wake-up call on Chinese company reporting

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Remains of South Korean student allegedly tortured, killed in Cambodian scam centre repatriated

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Solomon Islands critic of China, Daniel Suidani, dies on eve of protest court ruling

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Sanae Takaichi makes history as Japan's first female prime minister

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Russian attack cuts power to hundreds of thousands in northern Ukraine

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European leaders back Trump's call for Ukraine ceasefire at present lines

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Taiwan’s Apec rep to seek ‘proactive’ exchanges with other leaders at summit

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Taiwan's APEC representative to seek 'proactive' exchanges with other leaders at summit

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Thailand gears up for cooler weather, with low of 18 deg C expected in Bangkok

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'The man who made India laugh' - Tributes pour in for veteran actor Asrani

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Trump’s tightrope: between Yeltsin’s chaos and Putin’s control

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S. Korean woman dies saving her baby from building fire sparked by neighbour trying to kill a cockroach

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Indonesia to repatriate British grandma on death row in drug case

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New Delhi air quality at hazardous levels after Diwali firecracker ban relaxation

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Toxic haze in Delhi despite 'green' Diwali

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Trump's hopes for swift summit with Putin may be stalled, CNN reports

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China imports no US soybeans in September for first time in seven years

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Indonesia to repatriate British woman on death row: Government source

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Sanae Takaichi: Japan's 'Iron Lady' who made history

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South Korea summons Vietnam envoy over sexual misconduct allegations

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Thick smog blankets New Delhi after Diwali fireworks, pushing air quality to hazardous levels

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MAGA will be easy prey once Trump is gone

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Almond-sized crab and tiny lantern shark discovered in Australia

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Inspired by Thatcher, Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female premier

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4 arrested for trying to smuggle 8kg of gold concealed in underwear from Hong Kong to Japan

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Sacred code: US, China and the rise of algorithmical theology

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Sanae Takaichi wins parliamentary vote to become Japan's first female prime minister

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Sanae Takaichi makes history as Japan’s first woman prime minister

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