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5.9-magnitude earthquake hits Amami Islands in south-western Japan

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Japan asks China to ensure citizens’ safety after Shanghai stabbing

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Indonesia’s Prabowo unveils ambitious growth and fiscal deficit targets, seeks ‘magnificent prosperity’

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Samsung, union resume negotiations with minister mediating

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Death toll reaches 22 in China rains, 20 more missing

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Taiwan's future cannot be decided by 'external forces', president says

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Taiwan President says ‘foreign forces’ cannot decide island’s future

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Penang to crack down on littering with use of bodycams

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‘This is my stop’: New app shares real-time seat availability on subway in Seoul

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Indonesia’s Riau ready to evacuate residents from flooding areas after fighting forest fires

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Man who murdered teen TikTok star in Pakistan gets death sentence

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Russia is concerned by US, EU rare earth activity in Central Asia, media reports

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Goats win, tigers lose, but stalemate is optimal performance

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Are Putin and Xi best friends? BBC breaks down their relationship

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Indonesia says its giant sea wall will stop flooding

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Pakistan’s Saudi deployment reveals a new Gulf security reality

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Xi, Putin to meet in Beijing for tea diplomacy after Trump visit

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Korea’s being positioned as logistics base for US-China conflict

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Xi-Trump talks cast fresh spotlight on Taiwan as part of China’s maritime strategy

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From Anwar warning to US$250m claim - what’s behind Malaysia’s response to Norway’s scrapped missile deal?

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Commentary: The battle the US is winning against China

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MSCI’s Indonesia purge exposes a deeper market crisis

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Indonesia clings to fuel subsidies despite oil price surge, worrying economists

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Brutal stabbing in Kelantan puts spotlight on femicide

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New Turkish ICBM signals nuclear deterrence ambitions beyond NATO

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US probe into strike on Iran girls' school near conclusion, US admiral says

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Trump brags his ballroom to be topped by ‘greatest drone empire’

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Thailand cuts visa-free stay period for more than 90 countries including UK

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Final two bodies of missing Italians recovered from inside Maldives cave

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Italy and India set to upgrade ties during Modi's visit to Rome

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UAE says drone that hit near its nuclear plant was launched from Iraq

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Malaysia to issue newly designed passports with 94 security features from June 1

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We have to work to make trade a win-win: SM Lee in Guangxi

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3 injured in knife attack at Japanese restaurant in Shanghai

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Hong Kong proposes smoking ban at all building sites after deadly fire

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Philippine Senate probes security after shots fired last week

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Bear attack suspected after partial body found in Tokyo mountains

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Heir to Thai beer empire Singha sacked after brother's abuse accusations

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Thai beer heir sacked after brother’s abuse accusations

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Indonesia plans to tighten state control over commodity exports

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Bessent urges more disruption to Iran's financing, will review US sanctions list

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Russian sanctions waiver extension shows G7 does not agree on everything, EU's Dombrovskis says

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K-pop’s robot gamble: G-Dragon’s agency bets on humanoids, but will it pass fans’ vibe check?

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From ‘glass cars’ to dollar remarks, Prabowo’s quips draw laughs – but at what political cost?

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Explosions heard in Iran's Qeshm island due to disposal of enemy ammunition

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Japanese zoo may ban photography near viral monkey Punch’s enclosure

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Russians covertly trained by China return to fight in Ukraine, sources say

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India to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident, documents show

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Thailand rolls back welcome mat for most foreign tourists

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