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India fails in latest polar satellite launch vehicle mission 12 Jan 2026 - 10:16 am
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Malaysia suspends access to Musk's Grok AI: regulator 11 Jan 2026 - 03:24 pm
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N. Korea demands detailed 'explanation' from Seoul over drone incursion 11 Jan 2026 - 12:56 pm
These images taken on January 4, 2026 and released as a combo image by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on January 10, 2026 shows wreckage of a drone that North Korea claims originated from South Korea, and brought down by specialised electronic warfare assets after violating North Korean airspace. Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP
Scores of homes razed, one dead in Australian bushfires 11 Jan 2026 - 12:09 pm
This handout photo from the CFA Wandong Fire Brigade posted on their Facebook page taken on January 7, 2026 and released on January 8 shows a bushfire burning near the town of Longwood, northern Victoria. Photo by KYLIE SHINGLES / CFA WANDONG FIRE BRIGADE / AFP
Bomb attacks on Thailand petrol stations injure 4: army 11 Jan 2026 - 11:30 am
A general view shows the aftermath of a bomb attack at a PTT petrol station in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala / AFP)
Indonesia suspends access to Grok over AI-generated explicit content 11 Jan 2026 - 10:22 am
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North Korea accuses South of another drone incursion 10 Jan 2026 - 04:42 pm
These images taken on January 4, 2026 and released as a combo image by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on January 10, 2026 shows wreckage of a drone that North Korea claims originated from South Korea, and brought down by specialised electronic warfare assets after violating North Korean airspace. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Death toll climbs after trash site collapse buries dozens in Philippines 10 Jan 2026 - 12:18 pm
Search and rescue teams look for people after a landslide at the landfill in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City on January 9, 2026. (Photo by Cheryl Baldicantos / AFP)
Malaysians get first glimpse of new giant panda pair 10 Jan 2026 - 12:02 pm
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Chinese villagers struggle for heat as gas subsidies fade 10 Jan 2026 - 11:28 am
People in winter clothes trade at a traditional market in a neighbourhood affected by the heating subsidy policy, in Baoding city, northern China's Hebei province on January 7, 2026. (Photo by Adek Berry / AFP)
Singapore street count identifies 496 people sleeping rough in 2025 09 Jan 2026 - 08:10 pm
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VIDEO: One dead, 38 missing after Philippine dump site collapse 09 Jan 2026 - 01:12 pm
An aerial view shows a landslide at the landfill in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City on January 9, 2026. Photo by Alan Tangcawan / AFP
Politician shot dead in Bangladesh capital 08 Jan 2026 - 09:45 pm
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S. Korea plane crash victims would have lived but for runway barrier: simulation 08 Jan 2026 - 05:39 pm
Firefighters take part in a search operation near the site where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on January 11, 2025. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Giant pandas emblematic of Malaysia-China ties official 08 Jan 2026 - 02:02 pm
Giant pandas twins Leni (top) and Lotti (L, bottom), known in Chinese as Meng Hao and Meng Tian, and their mother Meng Meng are seen at Zoo Berlin in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 22, 2025. Xinhua/Du Zheyu
Japan nuclear official loses phone with confidential data in China 08 Jan 2026 - 01:19 pm
Pedestrians walk with umbrellas as it snows and rains in Tokyo's Akihabara district on January 2, 2026. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Nearly 1,000 families evacuated as Mayon volcano oozes lava 08 Jan 2026 - 12:50 pm
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Video: Viral 'Chinese Trump' wins laughs on both sides of Pacific 08 Jan 2026 - 11:26 am
The photo taken on December 15, 2025 shows Donald Trump's impersonator Ryan Chen speaking as his assistant records a video along the Jialing River, in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)