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Blast in Myanmar village reportedly kills 55 and injures dozens more

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Huge blast kills dozens in rebel-held village in Myanmar

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Malaysia requires social media age checks barring under-16 accounts

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Blast in rebel-held Myanmar kills dozens: Rescuers

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Laos cave survivors help with plan to find last two missing men

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Philippines defence chief backs US calls for higher military spending, says allies must pull their weight

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Along the river, before the fall: China pre-Renaissance city life

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Survivors advise rescuers in search for last two stuck in Laos cave

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Taiwan condemns China after New York Times reporter expelled after presidential interview

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No Dong Jun, but plenty of China at Shangri-La Dialogue

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AUKUS undersea drones development boosts regional security: Australia deputy PM

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Illegal mine collapses in China, killing five just days after Shanxi disaster

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Typhoon Jangmi expected to bring heavy rain to western, eastern Japan

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The great Indo-Pacific hedge: Deeper defence ties as US doubts grow and China ascends

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China mine collapse kills five, days after deadly Shanxi blast

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Singaporean hiker fractures arm while descending Malaysia’s Gunung Datuk

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Japan says it remains open to dialogue with China, rejects ‘new militarism’ label

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Thai Lion Air cutting flights on 15 routes, including Phuket-Singapore, as jet fuel costs surge

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Taiwan vows not to be ‘silenced’ after China expels NYT reporter

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China patrols Scarborough Shoal after Philippines warns of threat

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The US says ships and submarines trump summits. South-east Asia politely says ‘no’

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Japan defence minister denies militarism and criticises China's 'huge arsenal'

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Two decades later, impacts from Indonesia mud volcano linger

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US to send only used nuclear subs to Australia in amended defence deal

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Malaysia slams 'deafening silence' over scrapped Norway missile deal

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Malaysia rebukes Norway over cancelled missile deal; calls out global ‘hypocrisy’ on war crimes

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Energy crunch fuels car pool growth

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Mining turns India’s heat-shield hills to dust

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Watch: Singapore Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing speaks at Shangri-La Dialogue on security partnerships

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Tiger’s Nest Monastery: What to know about this iconic Buddhist landmark in Bhutan

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Australian researchers teach brain cells to play ‘Doom’

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‘Totally hooked’: Hong Kong targets claw machine addiction

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Ceasefires by other means

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US says it struck another vessel in eastern Pacific, killing three

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Japan pushes back against accusations of 'new militarism'

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Japan refutes 'new militarism', accuses China of rapidly arming

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New Zealand lacks billions ‘under the couch’ for greater defence spending: Finance Minister

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ASEAN set to sign landmark regional digital economy framework agreement in November 2026

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How stamps and postcards helped India count its people

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UK foreign minister due to visit China and India to discuss global issues

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Ferrari wanted to take on Chinese EVs with the Luce - then the backlash started

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Malaysia’s LGBTQ groups tread more carefully amid recent enforcement, ministers’ rhetoric

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Brain stunting – a crisis threatening many Filipino children

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'It's like a decaying body': Australian farmers battle mouse plague

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Sri Lanka's top monk suspended over alleged child sex abuse

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What China hears in Hegseth’s Shangri-La speech

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Taiwan’s more relaxed than most of us about Trumpian deal-making

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Japan, South Korea to resume search-and-rescue drill after 9 years in sign of warming ties

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Philippines remains under threat from China despite Trump-Xi summit, minister says

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