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Pakistan bombs Kabul after intensifying border clashes with Afghanistan
Escalation of violence between the volatile neighbours makes a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly sh…
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North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea hours before South Korean leader’s visit to China
South Korea’s military reports projectile launch, which follows Kim Jong-un calling for doubling of output of …
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Trump-brokered peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia breaks down after border landmine blast
Thailand’s military chief suspended the peace agreement with neighbouring Cambodia after a landmine blast inju…
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Typhoon Kalmaegi: death toll rises to 66 as widespread flooding hits central Philippines
Among the 66 fatalities were six military personnel whose helicopter crashed on the island of Mindanao during …
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Trump gives South Korea permission to build nuclear-powered submarine
Trump’s decision to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine will admit Seoul to a small club of…
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Trump gives South Korea permission to build nuclear-powered submarine
Trump’s decision to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine will admit Seoul to a small club of…
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Trump lands in South Korea amid deadlocked trade talks over $350bn deal on tariffs
US president to be presented with replica royal gold crown before meeting his South Korean counterpart, Lee Ja…
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US may take strategic stakes in rare earths companies to tackle China ‘power grab’
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent raises possibility of taking more direct stakes in companies to protect natio…
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Indonesia school collapse: search for victims ends as 67 confirmed dead
Grief and confusion gripped East Java last week after foundational failures caused the Al Khoziny Islamic scho…
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Magnitude 6 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan leaves at least 800 dead
Rescue efforts hampered by steep terrain after shallow quake that was felt more than 100 miles away in KabulAf…
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Putin and Kim to join Xi at Chinese military parade in show of defiance to the west
The Victory Day parade in Beijing on 3 September will mark the formal surrender of Japan during the second wor…
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Trump claims to have reached ‘historic’ peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan
The two sworn enemies went to war twice over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, which Azerbaijan eventually…
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Thailand and Cambodia to hold peace talks as Trump urges them to settle differences
Prime ministers of two countries to attend talks in Malaysia on Monday, following Trump threat on Saturday to …
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Typhoon Wipha hits Hong Kong bringing on highest storm alert
Authorities axe flights and school classes as typhoon closes in, with China’s Hainan and Guangdong provinces a…
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Death toll from South Korean rains rises to 17
Record downpours sweep north across the country, triggering landslidesHeavy rain in South Korea has killed at …