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Activist sailed to Gaza to break the Israel siege. Now Vietnam faces a diplomatic dilemma

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Bodies of last two Italian divers recovered in Maldives

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Myanmar military claims recapture of Thai border town

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China says it will buy 200 Boeing jets, seek extension of US trade truce

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Indonesia police name S’pore-based palm oil group Musim Mas as suspect over environmental breaches

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Starbucks Korea faces boycott calls over ‘Tank Day’ event

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Humpback whales make record swims between Australia and Brazil

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Norwegian journalist's question to India's Modi sparks online backlash

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S. Korean President urges ‘limit’ to labour action amid Samsung unrest

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Last two bodies of Italian divers killed in scuba diving accident recovered, Maldives says

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China to work with US on slashing tariffs

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Japan to sell eels bred in captivity in ‘world first’

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Labour, love and loneliness: Korean workers sent to Germany still carry the cost of sacrifice

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China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin unite in criticism of US, but fail to clinch big gas deal

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US charges three Malaysian state telecoms officials for multimillion-dollar fraud

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Indonesia to bring commodity exports under centralised control, president says

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Chinese mall turns secret classroom snacking into viral sneak-eating contest

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Philippine Supreme Court denies Senator's bid to prevent arrest in ICC case

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Philippine Supreme Court denies Senator Ronald dela Rosa’s bid to prevent arrest in ICC case

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Probe launched after knife slips through Incheon airport security

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Indonesia's Prabowo announces 2027 fiscal deficit target of 1.8% to 2.4% of GDP

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Indonesia to bring commodity exports under centralised control, President Prabowo says

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Sky bridges, citizen science protect endangered Malaysia monkeys

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China confirms it will buy 200 Boeing jets after Trump-Xi summit

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US charges three Malaysian state telecoms officials over multimillion-dollar fraud

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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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