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Tuvalu names Feleti Teo prime minister after pro-Taiwan leader Kausea Natano ousted
Taiwan ambassador says ties remain ‘rock solid’ amid rumours island nation could switch allegiance to BeijingL…
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‘Reality remains tough as ever’, says Japan PM as extra $660m pledged for Noto earthquake rebuild
The earthquake hit parts of the Ishikawa region on New Year’s Day killing 241 people and sparking a major fire…
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Apartment block fire in China’s Nanjing city kills at least 15, officials say
The blaze started on the first floor where electric bikes had been placed, according to officials, but the cau…
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Seoul police officers sentenced for deleting Halloween crush evidence
Pair are first police officials to be sentenced over 2022 disaster in which nearly 160 people diedA South Kore…
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Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra to be freed
Billionaire politician was jailed on corruption charges in August last year after returning from self-imposed …
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Italian court jails people smuggler over shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants
Gun Ufuk, 29, sentenced to 20 years in prison over deadly sinking that occurred metres from shoreAn Italian co…
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Thai woman charged over lion cub filmed cruising resort in Bentley
Sawangjit Kosoognern charged with illegal possession after video showing animal being driven around Pattaya ga…
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China landslide kills eight and buries dozens in Yunnan province
Preliminary investigations show 47 people missing in mountainous region, state broadcaster reportsForty-seven …
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South Korea crowd crush: Seoul police chief charged over Halloween disaster in which 158 died
Kim Kwang-ho accused of negligence in failing to ‘take necessary measures’ to prevent 2022 disaster in capital…
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North Korea claims to have fired solid-fuel hypersonic missile in latest weapons test
If confirmed it would be the first ever test of this kind of intermediate-range ballistic missile by Pyongyang…
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Vote counting starts in key Taiwan election amid threats from China
Beijing has criticised frontrunner Lai Ching-te as a ‘separatist’ as it seeks to intimidate self-ruling island…
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Japan jet crash: passenger plane was cleared to land, say officials
Smaller plane on runway was not cleared for takeoff, however, say authorities as investigations beginWhy the j…
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Explosion at a nickel plant in Indonesia leaves at least 13 dead and 46 injured
Accident happened during repair work on furnace, says spokesperson for industrial park in eastern IndonesiaAt …
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India ‘ready to look into’ alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist in the US, says Modi
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said India was concerned about ‘extremist groups’ based overseas after US …
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Beijing rush-hour metro collision leaves more than 100 people with fractures
The rear-end collision happened in the Chinese capital, which has been hit by snow storms in recent daysAn eve…