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Pakistan to pause Afghan strikes for Eid, two days after deadly Kabul attack
Five-day cessation announced as mass funeral held for some of hundreds of victims of airstrike on rehab centre…
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Families of MH370 victims call for search extension, 12 years after Malaysia Airlines jet vanished
Families of those onboard urge Malaysian government to extend contract with deep-sea exploration firm Families…
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US grants waiver to allow India to buy Russian oil amid Iran war
‘Stopgap measure’ designed to keep oil flowing into global market as Middle East crisis disrupts crude shipmen…
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Radio Free Asia resumes broadcasts to China after Trump cuts forced near closure
CEO said services have restarted after termination of grants led to criticism that US was ceding ground to Chi…
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New Zealand officials warn more flooding could hit north island as man killed after heavy rain
Worst weather forecast to hit late on Sunday, a day after floods caused power outages, road collapses and home…
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Father of activist Anna Kwok convicted under Hong Kong national security law
Kwok Yin-sang arrested after he tried to end pro-democracy daughter’s insurance policy and withdraw fundsA Hon…
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One person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh, WHO says
The case in Bangladesh, where Nipah cases are reported almost every year, follows two Nipah virus cases identi…
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Junta-backed party secures sweeping victory in Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election
Human rights groups and some western countries have denounced the election, the first held since the 2021 coup…
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China reports record trillion-dollar trade surplus despite Trump tariffs
Results for 2025 risk further unsettling economies about China’s trade practices and overcapacity, and their o…
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Myanmar junta holds second phase of election widely decried as a ‘sham exercise’
UN and many western countries as well as human rights groups say that in the absence of a meaningful oppositio…
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Military-backed party in Myanmar takes lead in contentious first election since coup
Junta says turnout in first vote in five years is 52%, which observers have described as low compared to past …
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Lionel Messi’s India tour starts in chaos as angry fans throw seats in stadium
Argentinian makes 20-minute appearance in KolkataSupporters climb fence and hurl objects from standsLionel Mes…
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Thailand set for early elections amid political deadlock and Cambodia skirmishes
Move follows a disagreement with the largest grouping in parliament, with elections to be held within 45-60 da…
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Thailand seizes more than $300m in assets and issues 42 arrest warrants in cyberscam crackdown
Seizures and warrants involve Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, who heads US-sanctioned Prince Group, and Cam…
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India orders phone makers to preload devices with state-owned cyber safety app
Critics voice concern as government says its Sanchar Saathi app combats cybersecurity threats for 1.2bn teleco…