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About 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea
Trawler set off from Bangladesh and reportedly capsized due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowdingAbout 2…
- Iran, JD Vance, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Strait of Hormuz, US foreign policy, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
JD Vance says talks failed due to Iran’s refusal to give up nuclear programme
Iranian delegates say Washington needs to do more to win their trust if talks in Islamabad to resolve US-Iran …
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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy offers expertise on keeping waterways open amid Middle East conflict
‘Ukraine has expertise concerning sea waterways, and the defence and reopening of maritime traffic,’ says pres…
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Malaysian vessels permitted to travel through strait of Hormuz, country’s PM says after Iran talks
A trickle of cargo ships and tankers – mostly Iranian, but some from Thailand and China – have made it through…
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North Korea fires projectile towards sea amid US-South Korea military drills
Projectile was fired toward the sea off North Korea’s east coast, the South Korean military said, days after S…
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Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistan airstrikes on Bagram airbase
Sporadic clashes reported in several provinces in Afghanistan as both sides give conflicting death tollsAfghan…
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Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction overturned by Hong Kong court in rare legal win for activist
Appellate court quashes convictions linked to lease violations but Lai may still spend rest of his life in pri…
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Kim Jong-un unveils housing for families of North Koreans killed in Ukraine war
Leader vows to repay the ‘young martyrs’ who died as North Korea intensifies propaganda glorifying troops depl…
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Be ‘prudent’ about supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells Trump in call
Taiwanese president says ties with Washington ‘rock solid’, hours after leaders of US and China share first ca…
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China executes 11 people linked to Myanmar scam operation
Beijing has stepped up cooperation with south-east Asian nations to crack down on the multibillion-dollar indu…
- Asia Pacific, Business, Donald Trump, Economics, International trade, South Korea, Tariffs, Trump administration, Trump tariffs, US foreign policy, US news, World news
Trump says he will impose new tariffs on South Korea as he criticises delays in trade deal
US president says tariffs on automobiles, lumber and pharmaceuticals will rise to 25%, accusing Seoul of not l…
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Ukraine war briefing: Nato chief warns of ‘harshest winter’ in a decade as Russian attacks cut power in Kharkiv
Strikes knock out electricity to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and surrounding region and damage 11th-c…
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China’s top ranking general under investigation for alleged violations amid ongoing purge of leadership
Zhang Youxia, second-in command under president Xi Jinping as chairman of the Central Military Commission, has…
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Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content
Move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned the AI tool and some have opene…
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Kim Jong-un’s daughter visits state mausoleum, fuelling speculation she will be next North Korean ruler
Kim Ju-ae has been making increasingly prominent appearances in state media over the past three yearsThe daugh…