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Indonesia says Muslim countries support mediation bid as military put on alert

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As Fukushima memories fade, Japan embraces a nuclear-powered future

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Europe now world's biggest arms importer, think tank says

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Nurses beyond borders: The Philippine dilemma – wanted worldwide, needed at home

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Commentary: US war on Iran forces Japan and South Korea to confront geopolitical realities

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Iran defies Trump, elevates Khamenei's son Mojtaba as successor

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In 2026, Deng Xiaoping’s advice to lie low is making a temporary, tactical return

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Governments worldwide plan repatriations as many Middle East flights come to a halt

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Indian police arrest alleged killers of Bangladesh student leader Sharif Osman Hadi

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US, Israel bomb major Iran oil depots as US gasoline prices rise

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Malaysia’s KLIA baggage handling system suffers temporary outage after power trip

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From 1776 to 2026: Adam Smith's lessons for the global economy

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Nepali rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s centrist party heads for landslide election win

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Bangladesh rations fuel as Mid-East war deepens energy crunch

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Lebanese man flees hometown, months after repairing home damaged in last war

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‘Should have started by now’: Indonesia’s plan to export solar energy to Singapore hits a snag

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3 Indonesian crew members missing after UAE tugboat sinks in Strait of Hormuz

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Crocodile sighting at Sabah beach prompts urgent safety measures

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UAE tugboat sank in Strait of Hormuz; 3 Indonesians missing

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Residents warned ‘crocs everywhere’ after north Australia floods

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Sri Lanka hospital releases 22 rescued from torpedoed Iranian vessel

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Don’t overestimate your abilities, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi tells Tokyo in stern warning

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Taiwan premier makes first Japan visit since 1972, defying China

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Young Chinese parents tighten belts as childcare costs rise

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Ahead of high stakes summit, China Foreign Minister Wang Yi strikes positive tone on ties with US

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China rejects ‘major power co-governance’, warns against bypassing UN in veiled swipe at US

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Nepal's rapper-led centrist party heads for poll landslide

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Beyond hope and hype: five certainties in the AI storm

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US ties, Middle East conflict, and Japan: 5 key takeaways from Wang Yi’s Two Sessions presser

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War in Middle East ‘should never have happened’, says China’s top diplomat

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12 years after MH370 disappearance, families urge Malaysia to extend search

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Rapper-politician Balendra Shah unseats Nepal's ex-PM as he heads for victory

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China foreign minister blasts Middle East war, urges US to manage ties

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Iran weathers US firestorm, raising prospect of a long war

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Australia weighing requests for assistance from countries attacked by Iran

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Watch: China's top diplomat Wang Yi fields questions on foreign policy

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Australia could help protect Gulf states from Iran attacks: Foreign Minister

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The heartwarming tale of a father, a daughter, and a wedding band wowing India

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Dancers loved practising in this Singapore walkway. Then the complaints came

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As snap poll rumblings grow, Malaysia PM Anwar hobbled by internal strife and widening anti-graft controversy

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Commentary: Hormuz is the hidden risk to the AI economy

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UAE president says country is well and is no easy prey in first public comments since Iran strikes

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Boots-on-the-ground talk as Trump says Iran to ‘be hit very hard’

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From lowering marriage age to 16, to more subsidies, China weighs fixes for falling births

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As employment pressures grow, China turns to AI to create new jobs and upgrade traditional roles

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Pope Leo names former envoy to Duterte's Philippines as ambassador to US

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Balendra Shah: Nepal’s rapper politician who took on the old guard and won

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Lebanon's Hezbollah warns residents in Israel's north to evacuate

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