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

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India says signed BrahMos missile deal with Vietnam

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US, UK and Australia to develop underwater drone technology

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No deal announced after Trump meeting to make 'final determination' on Iran

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With world leaders’ ‘abysmal failure’ to uphold global order, ASEAN holds lessons: Timor-Leste president

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Vietnam to release nearly 10,000 prisoners

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Japan PM vows ‘breakthrough’ with N. Korea in abduction issue

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Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave after 10 days

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Rescuers free 4 more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave

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Rescuers pull four from flooded cave in Laos, two still missing

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Rescuers free four more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave

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Four more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave freed: Rescuers

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Russia recalls envoy to Armenia over EU ties ahead of vote

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