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Prabowo wants to extend Whoosh by about 1,000km; says Indonesia ‘strong enough’ to handle high-speed rail debt

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Japan to arm riot police with rifles in fight against bear attacks

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Rice prices in Asia poised to fall further amid bumper Indian crop

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South Korea officials question feasibility of building nuclear submarine in US shipyard

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Indonesia’s robust growth number faces scepticism amid declining retail sales, rising jobless claims

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Afghanistan and Pakistan return to Istanbul for more peace talks

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Tokyo education board sets guidelines for schools, teachers dealing with ‘monster parents’

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Malaysian rapper Namewee drops new song while in remand in influencer’s death probe

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Record turnout in Indian state election where Modi's party faces key test

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30 years of climate talks: Progress, pitfalls and a planet in peril

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Hong Thai inhaler not registered, banned in Malaysia, says Health Ministry

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South Korea deems building nuclear submarine at home 'reasonable'

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Hezbollah says Lebanon is bound by ceasefire but rejects negotiations with Israel

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US-South Korea nuke sub pact deeper than it seems

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Malaysia’s AGC to appeal High Court ruling that government pay over US$8.8 million for pastor’s disappearance

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Five remained trapped after collapse at South Korea power plant, fire official says

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Taiwan must be allowed equal participation when China hosts APEC, US says

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Space is America’s next frontier, not EU’s next bureaucracy

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Seven trapped after S. Korea power plant structure collapse

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South Africa to investigate how 17 citizens were lured into fighting in Ukraine

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Seven trapped after South Korea power plant structure collapse

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Trump's trade war with China in 2025

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South Korea deems building nuclear submarine at home ‘reasonable’

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Odds surge Supreme Court will strike down Trump’s tariffs

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A Trump Supreme Court tariff defeat would add to trade uncertainty

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Philippine death toll tops 140 as Typhoon Kalmaegi heads towards Vietnam

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Japan’s Narita Airport trials robot selling souvenirs to solve labour shortages

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Ukraine strikes Russia's Volgograd with drones, killing at least one, Russian officials say

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Australian kingpin obtains shorter sentence for drug charge

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Opium farming in Afghanistan shrank by a fifth in 2025, UN survey finds

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Players stranded, hotels unpaid - how a Kashmir cricket league turned into a fiasco

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Australian teen charged over allegedly sticking googly eyes on 'Blue Blob' artwork

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China's robotics boom: Unitree’s IPO plan signals Beijing’s next tech investment frenzy

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Japan police amend rules to allow officers to use rifles against bears

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New Zealand ex-top cop admits to having material showing child abuse, bestiality

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4 Malaysians arrested for trying to smuggle 86kg of cannabis buds worth $2.58m into UK

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Indonesian parties support court ruling on gender quota in House bodies

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The mounting case against Donald Trump’s tariffs

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US tightens sanctions on North Korea after Trump-Kim summit snub

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Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll hits 114 in Philippines; storm rebuilds strength as it heads to Vietnam

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Powerful Typhoon Kalmaegi poised to drench Vietnam’s key coffee region

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Typhoon heads for Vietnam after 114 killed in the Philippines

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Miss Universe Thailand director Nawat Itsaragrisil apologises for controversy, claims he said 'damage', not 'dumb head'

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Great Barrier Reef may partially recover from 'grim future' if global warming stays below 2C

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Taste of horseshoe crab draws visitors to Johor

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Philippine president declares state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll tops 140

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Taiwan says senior Fijian UN diplomat visited, despite Fiji’s formal ties with China

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Taiwan says senior Fijian UN diplomat visited, despite Fiji's formal ties with China

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Taiwan must be allowed equal participation when China hosts Apec, US says

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