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Philippine volcano eruption sends ash 2.5km into sky

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China close to giving Iran a ship-killer as US carriers close in

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Russia says sending British troops to Ukraine would prolong war, not end it

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Germany’s Merz says challenges remain as he concludes inaugural China trip

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No proven link between Duterte speeches and drug deaths: Defence at ICC

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Chinamaxxing: TikTok’s campaign to make being Chinese cool

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‘Can’t run away’: Malaysia opposition bloc PN must engage non-Malays, says new chairman

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Snake-like robot unveiled for Fukushima debris removal

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Indonesia jails two British nationals for drug smuggling

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Germany's Merz says challenges remain as he concludes inaugural China trip

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China disinformation targets Takaichi, Trump, says US institute; Chinese envoy says it’s ‘groundless’

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Hungary's Orban asks EU to go verify Druzhba pipeline damage

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Syrian government forces and Druze factions exchange prisoners in Sweida

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India braces itself for unusually hot March, putting wheat, rapeseed crops at risk, say sources

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Sabah floods: Over 4,400 displaced as rising waters spread across five districts

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US, China challenge Indian PM Modi’s ‘make in India’ factory incentives

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Clip of girl shoved at Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing goes viral, sparks outrage online

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Myanmar’s resistance winning ground but losing the narrative

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Private donations in India on the rise amid growing wealth, but funding gaps remain: Report

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UNICEF alarmed over reports of deadly Myanmar air strikes on civilians

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Indonesia jails two Britons for drug smuggling

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OpenAI Says ChatGPT refused to help Chinese influence operations

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Indonesia’s carrier ambition risks becoming a paper tiger

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Japan births fall for 10th straight year

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Japan sees largest number of child sexual cases in decade amid online crime surge

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Why Bangladesh just fired the man who saved its economy

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Over 2,000 brown bears captured in Hokkaido since April 2025

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After Sabah quake, should Malaysian property investors rethink risk?

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Better support urged for Hong Kong’s growing elderly population as more live alone

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Harbin zoo puts Siberian tigers on ‘light fast’ to curb overfeeding by visitors during CNY

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Thai runner-up party seeks criminal case against election officials

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Thailand People’s Party seeks criminal case against election officials

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‘No invasive intent’: Indonesia’s first aircraft carrier not for combat but for disaster relief, says defence ministry

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Women are falling in love with AI. It’s a problem for Beijing

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India’s moral voice at risk as Modi visited Israel twice

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Russia questions how Trump's Board of Peace will work with UN Security Council

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When AI becomes our politics and economics

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Japan’s births fall for 10th year, adding to demographic strain

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UN’s cash crisis is a collective security emergency

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How China is masking drone flights in potential Taiwan rehearsal

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Father of Hong Kong activist sentenced to eight months in prison

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Locked doors trapped driver in fatal Xiaomi car crash, investigation shows

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Australian snowboarder who died in Japan was pulled along on ski lift for 17m while in midair

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North Korea could 'get along' with US, says Kim Jong Un

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Where artificial intelligence lives: South-east Asia’s data centre boom

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Dressed for succession? Kim Jong Un, daughter fuel speculation with matching coats

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Australian ex-PM Malcolm Turnbull says ‘more important than ever’ to ditch British monarchy

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Network maintenance during off-peak hours at JB checkpoint to affect border crossers from Feb 27

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