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Rescuers racing to find survivors after ferry bound for Bali carrying 65 people sinks
Thirty-five people have been rescued after ferry travelling from Java sank, killing six, rescue agency saysRes…
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Dalai Lama at 90: son of a buckwheat farmer who became a thorn in China’s side – in pictures
The exiled spiritual leader, who turns 90 this week, has met everyone from Nelson Mandela to Lady Gaga while c…
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Global trade chaos threatens South Korea’s ‘survival’ says Lee Jae-myung in inauguration speech
South Korea’s new president made the comments as he was inaugurated after winning the electionSouth Korea’s ne…
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Satellite images reveal damage to North Korea warship after ‘criminal’ launch accident
Blue tarpaulins cover the partly ‘crushed’ 5,000-ton destroyer as it lies on its side at the northeastern ship…
- Asia Pacific, China, Chinese economy, Economics, Global economy, International trade, Tariffs, Trump tariffs, US economy
China exports beat expectations despite slump in trade with US
April trade data comes the day before representatives from Washington and Beijing were set to meet to discuss …
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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv sanctions three Chinese companies accused of helping Russia
The companies are believed to have helped produce Iskander missiles used by Russia in the conflict; Trump says…
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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy demands answers over Chinese nationals fighting for Russia
The Ukrainian president says the Chinese nationals were just two of many fighting with Russian forces. What we…
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Volunteer rescuers race to find survivors two days after Myanmar earthquake
Red Cross says devastation is of a level not seen in Asia for over a century as more than 1,700 people killedR…
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South Korea fires: 18 dead as acting president speaks of ‘unprecedented damage’
A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple is among buildings destroyed after dry and windy weather saw mostly contained…
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Impeached South Korean president released from prison ahead of insurrection trial
Both supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol and those who backed his impeachment rallied in Seoul ahead of his releaseSou…
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New Zealand’s top diplomat tells China sudden live-fire drills represent ‘failure’ in relationship
Winston Peters says he told Chinese counterpart Wang Yi not enough warning was given about recent navy exercis…
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Dashcam footage captures deadly bridge collapse in South Korea
Sections of partly constructed elevated motorway in Anseong fell one after the other, killing at least three c…
- Asia Pacific, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Gaza war, Middle East and North Africa, Palestinian territories, Thailand
‘We never gave up’: tears and elation as freed Thai hostages return home from Gaza
The group of five workers were greeted at Bangkok airport by overjoyed family members and officials after bein…
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Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un vows ongoing support for Russia’s ‘just cause’
North Korean leader also pledged further development of nuclear forces; UK foreign secretary says no imminent …
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Ukraine war briefing: North Korean troops back on frontline in Kursk, says Zelenskyy
President’s comments follow reports Moscow withdrew Pyongyang’s troops after heavy losses; Russia claims captu…