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Indonesia school collapse: 91 missing and three dead as rescuers search rubble for second day
Desperate search for more than 90 missing after building collapses while students held prayers at school in Si…
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Indonesia school collapse: one dead, 65 buried under rubble as rescuers race to find survivors
Death toll expected to rise as instability of building in East Java town hampers rescue efforts At least one s…
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China court sentences 11 people to death over alleged role in family-run Myanmar scam operations
Another five people given suspended death sentences over alleged role in gang that operated scam centres and i…
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Trump celebrates TikTok deal as Beijing suggests US app would use China’s algorithm
Comments from Chinese official in Madrid have raised questions over who could control the algorithm that power…
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Samoa’s first female PM fails to win re-election after months of political infighting
Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, known as the ‘Iron Lady of the Pacific’, likely to be replaced by leader of opposition F…
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Afghanistan death toll passes 1,400 as second earthquake strikes
Taliban appeal for aid, with casualties expected to increase as rescue teams struggle to reach isolated areas …
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Kim Jong-un arrives for Beijing military parade on special armoured train
Slow but specialised form of transport has been used by the reclusive country’s leaders for decadesNorth Korea…
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China’s Victory day military parade: why are Putin and Kim Jong-un there, and what is the ‘axis of upheaval’?
The gathering in Beijing will include the leaders of Russia and North Korea, along with the Iranian president,…
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Men celebrate fourth anniversary of Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan
Thousands gathered for Kabul ‘flower showers’ while women, banned from the events, staged protestsThousands of…
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Putin hails ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong-un
Letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule a sign of increasingly close ties betw…
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With tsunami warnings lifted, millions return home after powerful Pacific earthquake
Country after country has lifted or downgraded warnings, telling coastal residents they can returnTsunami warn…
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Taiwan president scraps Latin America trip amid reports the US opposed stopover in New York
The Taiwanese government insists Lai Ching-te’s visit was delayed due to domestic issues, including natural di…
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Moscow starts direct flights to North Korea amid decline in options for Russian tourists
The Moscow-Pyongyang flights operated by Russia’s Nordwind Airlines will initially operate only once a monthDi…
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Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas
Authorities accuse activists linked to pro-democracy group Hong Kong Parliament of subversionHong Kong’s natio…
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Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un voices ‘unconditional’ support for Moscow as Russian foreign minister visits
North Korean leader meets Sergei Lavrov in ‘atmosphere full of warm comradely trust’; six people killed in Rus…