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Afghan special forces being recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine
Russians want to attract thousands of former elite commandos who fear being returned to Taliban-controlled hom…
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Tropical storm Nalgae: 98 dead in one of most destructive storms to hit Philippines this year
Dozens missing and feared dead in a mudslide-hit mountainside village, while more than a million people were s…
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Pakistani journalist killed by police in Kenya ‘was case of mistaken identity’
Police say Arshad Sharif was shot after his car failed to halt at a roadblock near NairobiA senior Pakistani j…
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North Korea fires missile and flies warplanes near border, says Seoul
Latest in spate of ballistic missile launches further raises animosities between the two countriesNorth Korea …
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Taiwan opens borders to tourists as restrictions eased after 2.5 years
Entry rules to island lifted to allow unfettered access, while mainland China remains one of the few places ke…
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Indonesia stadium disaster: six face criminal charges over deadly crush
Police and match organisers among those to be charged after 131 were killed in one of the worst sports disaste…
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US skier Hilaree Nelson given Sherpa cremation after death in Himalayas
Friends and family fly in and Buddhist monks light pyre at funeral in Nepal of extreme skierA famed extreme sk…
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Five rescuers killed after Super Typhoon Noru hits the Philippines
Storm records sustained winds of 170km/h, causing flooding and power outages and forcing the evacuation of tho…
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Myanmar: seven children killed in junta strike on village school
Students were among 13 people killed in the deadliest attack on children since the military coup last yearGove…
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Man dies as strong earthquake topples building in Taiwan
Train partially derails and residents are trapped inside collapsed block after 6.9-magnitude quakeAt least one…
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Pakistan’s monsoon rains threaten world heritage site of Mohenjo-daro
Curator of site says several walls built 4,500 years ago have collapsed and repairs are under wayIn flood-stri…
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Russia buying millions of rockets and shells from North Korea, US intelligence says
Official says deal shows Russia continues to face supply shortages as invasion of Ukraine grinds onRussia-Ukra…
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Pakistan authorities breach lake to save other areas from floods
Up to 100,000 people will be displaced from homes by Lake Manchar after waters reached dangerous levelsAuthori…
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Aid continues to arrive in Pakistan as deaths from floods pass 1,200
Planes bring food, medicine and tents to disaster zone, with officials blaming floods on climate changePlanes …
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Chinese thinktank makes rare public call for Beijing to ease zero-Covid policy
In report since taken off social media, Anbound Research Center said preventing ‘economic stall’ should take p…