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Arsenic in the water: Toxic ‘time bomb’ threatens Mekong river basin

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China embraces Myanmar's president as former junta chief seeks legitimacy

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US-Iran accord may crumble faster than the ink can dry

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India eyes biofertilisers after Middle East war stoked supply fears

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Lee Jae Myung invites Pope Leo to South Korea in 2027, discusses North Korea

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Japan raises interest rate to highest since 1995

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US-India relations aren’t as abysmal as they seem

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Watching World Cup in class? South Korea schools beset by clashes over priorities

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Indonesia anti-graft group seeks halt to free meals programme, widen probe

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Asia markets temper US-Iran deal optimism as oil prices plunge

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Nepal’s foreign minister visits China after calling on regional rival India

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Nepal's foreign minister visits China after first calling on regional rival India

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Indigenous Taiwanese to paddle to the Philippines reconnecting long-lost route

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A year on, six questions still haunt the Air India crash investigation

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China's cheaper AI tokens a double-edged sword for Asian businesses

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Commentary: Modi’s BJP win in West Bengal is more than an electoral upset

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Will Malaysia’s rulers defuse Negeri Sembilan royal feud or worsen it?

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Why Japan’s ambitious urban redevelopment projects are stalling

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US-Iran peace deal rattles China’s energy strategy, geopolitics

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Bloody cage match on White House lawn marks Trump’s 80th birthday

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Japan’s defense: Change is coming

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One Syrian security member killed in Islamic State attack in Raqqa

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Why the US government shut down Anthropic’s latest Claude AI model

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UN Security Council extends Afghan mission, calls for review

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As Iran war’s said to end, Kissinger’s joke finally has come true

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PM Wong sends condolences to Philippine quake victims, says Singapore ready to help

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India's GenZ leader slapped at protest

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Chinese-linked hackers targeted US, Canadian research facilities for a year, Google says

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Chinese-linked hackers targeted U.S.,Canadian research facilities for a year, Google says

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Indian AI model developer Sarvam raises US$234 million, valuing it at US$1.5 billion

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US-Iran deal’s economic dividend will flow mainly to Asia

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Road to US-Iran deal ran through Pakistan

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Japan PM backs troubled Sicily bridge plan, highlighting Japanese investment

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South Korea's Starbucks to shut for staff history lesson after backlash

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Indian officials survey farms around Tata iPhone parts plant after water pollution warning

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Shippers remain cautious on Hormuz strait transit after US and Iran agree deal

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Scouring the Strait of Hormuz for mines could take weeks

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Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes southern Philippines, no damage expected

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6.6-magnitude quake strikes southern Philippines, no damage expected

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China says growing its military helps world peace

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Turkey's foreign minister to visit Moscow for talks on Ukraine, Black Sea

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Philippines bets big on solar power, but remote communities risk being left behind

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Australia demands answers after girl taken hostage is shot dead by Pakistan police

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UN human rights chief welcomes US-Iran deal, urges restraint in the region

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China’s plan to swarm US carriers from 3,000km away

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Two Chinese fans robbed at gunpoint in Mexico City during World Cup visit

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Singaporean man arrested in Indonesia’s Medan for running ‘Labubu’ vape production ring

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Lebanon warns displaced against rushing home after US-Iran deal

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