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Japan’s Takaichi faces early test of defence ambitions with Trump visit

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Japan's Takaichi faces early test of defence ambitions with Trump visit

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Backed by the White House, Taiwan leans on MAGA to bend Trump's ear

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Will Trump and Xi simply defer the showdown?

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India trials Delhi cloud seeding to combat deadly smog

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Trump, Xi to make state visits to South Korea next week, Seoul security adviser says

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Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teen’s gut

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Cassandra Cascade: on the industrialization of AI fear

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US and Chinese officials face off on export controls, Trump tariff threat in Malaysia

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Free entry to attractions in Melaka for tourists wearing kebaya

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US, Chinese officials face off on export controls, Trump tariff threat in Malaysia

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Trump will meet Xi in South Korea, says White House

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South Korea is chilly like late autumn but trees are still green. What’s going on?

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Compact digital cameras snapping back to popularity in Japan

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Tokyo’s Yamanote Line to mark 100th anniversary of loop line operations

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Indian doctors in US worry higher H-1B fee may destroy rural healthcare

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Trump and Putin: Something happened on the way to the Forum

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Dashcam footage of Penang landslide shows tonnes of earth narrowly missing vehicles

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The mysterious figure accused of masterminding a $14bn crypto scam

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says military ties with Russia will ‘advance non-stop’

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North Korea's Kim says military ties with Russia will 'advance non-stop'

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New Zealand Parliament to debate teen social media ban

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South Korea's fishermen keep dying. Is climate change to blame?

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Foreigners now allowed to lead Indonesia’s state firms, but ‘core issue isn’t the passport’

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Couples face wedding chaos as illegal foreign vendors pull out; local firms want tighter checks

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Commentary: China’s rare earths heft will define BRICS' role in the world

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Commentary: How Crocs became the right fit for China’s Gen Z

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Hungary justly rages against Poland ruling on Nord Stream suspect

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‘S. Korea has regained its footing,’ says President Lee Jae Myung, 10 months after martial law crisis

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‘New space for middle powers to play a more active role’: South Korean leader

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Trump to meet Xi in South Korea as part of Asia swing

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EU pledges financial aid to Ukraine but demurs on Russian assets plan

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Pakistan bans Islamist party after deadly clashes

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Canada is hoping for a Carney-Xi meeting in Asia next week, says Canadian official

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US FDA won’t tell you if a contaminated factory made your pills

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ICC judges reject jurisdiction challenge by former Philippine president Duterte

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ICC judges reject jurisdiction challenge by Philippines ex-president Duterte

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China must gird up for ‘high winds and rough waves’, says top-level party conclave

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Putin says Russia will never bow to U.S. pressure

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Despite Trump’s words, China and others set higher climate goals

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Pakistan bans violent Islamist party for second time in four years

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Vietnam Communist Party sets Jan 19-25 as dates for 5-yearly congress

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Xi shows firm grip as party plenum ends with minimal reshuffle

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China state oil majors suspend Russian oil buys due to sanctions, sources say

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Pakistan-Afghanistan border closures push up prices of essentials such as tomatoes

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Body of Thai migrant held in Gaza returns home

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