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Pakistan secures further $1.2 billion loan from IMF 09 Dec 2025 - 10:51 am
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South Korea's president begins move back to historic Blue House 09 Dec 2025 - 10:44 am
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SEA Games to open in Thailand with tightened security 09 Dec 2025 - 10:40 am
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Major Japan quake injures 30, damages roads 09 Dec 2025 - 08:20 am
A vehicle is seen on a collapsed road in Tohoku town in Aomori Prefecture on December 9, 2025, following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake off northern Japan. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes northeast Japan, tsunami warnings issued 08 Dec 2025 - 10:27 pm
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Beijing court orders compensation in some MH370 flight cases 08 Dec 2025 - 01:49 pm
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Tokyo says Chinese jets locked radar onto Japan fighters 07 Dec 2025 - 04:54 pm
Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a press conference with Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles in Tokyo on December 7, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi / Pool / AFP)
Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 627 07 Dec 2025 - 04:24 pm
A flood victim restores his belongings in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, along railway tracks in Kandy on December 6, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Myanmar citizens head to early polls in Bangkok 06 Dec 2025 - 08:45 am
Myanmar nationals living in Thailand queue up outside the Myanmar Embassy for early voting ahead of the Myanmar general election, in Bangkok on December 6, 2025. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
Sri Lanka's extreme weather death toll rises to 607 05 Dec 2025 - 05:51 pm
Commuters drive through a flooded street amid heavy rains in Colombo on December 5, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Pandas and ping-pong: Macron ending China visit on lighter note 05 Dec 2025 - 03:25 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron plays table tennis during a meeting with Chinese and French table tennis players and students at Sichuan University in Chengdu, in southwestern China's Sichuan province on December 5, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Meyssonnier / POOL / AFP)
TikTok to comply with 'upsetting' Australian under-16 ban 05 Dec 2025 - 02:49 pm
The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app compan's Los Angeles offices in Culver City, California, on April 4, 2025. Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP
India's regulator withdraws pilot rest policy after IndiGo chaos 05 Dec 2025 - 01:11 pm
Labourers work atop an under-construction building as an Indigo aircraft prepares to land at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on December 4, 2025. Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP
Hong Kong removes construction netting after deadly fire 04 Dec 2025 - 03:43 pm
A construction worker removes the netting of bamboo scaffolding at Sui Wo Court housing estate in Fo Tan district of Hong Kong on December 4, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP)
Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia 04 Dec 2025 - 02:37 pm
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Chaos after India's biggest airline cancels 1,200 flights 04 Dec 2025 - 02:06 pm
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Indian boy earns official chess rating -- aged three 04 Dec 2025 - 01:12 pm
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Seoul says six nationals held in North Korea, vows to help them 04 Dec 2025 - 09:46 am
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung holds a press conference at the Blue House in Seoul on December 3, 2025. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)