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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…
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Trump reportedly urged Japan’s PM to avoid further escalations in dispute with China
The report comes after the Wall Street Journal claimed the US president told Sanae Takaichi to ‘dial down the …
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New Zealand bans puberty blockers for young transgender people
Critics warn move could have devastating impact on lives and wellbeing of those affectedNew Zealand has announ…
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Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93 after more than a decade out of the public eye
Prime minister Charnvirakul cancels trip to Asean summit in Malaysia after news of the Queen Mother’s deathTha…
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China issues rewards for information about Taiwan military’s ‘psychological warfare unit’
Taipei hits back at ‘despotic and pig-headed authoritarian regime’ as Beijing publishes identities of 18 peopl…
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Mount Everest rescue: all hikers now safe after days stranded in powerful blizzard
Hundreds of hikers encountered deep snow in the isolated Karma valley after an unusually powerful blizzardResc…
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Mount Everest rescue under way after snowstorm traps nearly 1,000 people
Hundreds of trekkers stranded by blizzard on eastern face of mountain in Tibet already guided to safety by res…
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Marshall Islands parliament burns down in overnight fire
A blaze on Tuesday night destroyed the parliament building, archives and libraryA fire has destroyed the natio…
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Taiwan referendum on reopening last nuclear plant fails
Clear majority backs restarting Maanshan reactor but doesn’t reach legal threshold, as president says nuclear …