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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)
Rain forecasts raise fears in flood-hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka 04 Dec 2025 - 07:59 am
Residents salvage their belongings at an inundated house following flash floods in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo on December 3, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
South Korea's ousted leader urges rallies a year after martial law 03 Dec 2025 - 03:36 pm
Protesters take part in a rally near the National Assembly in Seoul on December 3, 2025, to mark the first anniversary of the declaration of martial law by ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
Frustration in Indonesia as flood survivors await aid 03 Dec 2025 - 11:57 am
An aerial view shows a residential house lying in a shattered state at the site of a landslide in Nuwara Eliya on December 2, 2025. Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP
Malaysia says search for long-missing flight MH370 to resume 03 Dec 2025 - 11:15 am
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Pakistan's trade deficit widens to 2.9 bln USD in November 02 Dec 2025 - 06:36 pm
File photo: A customer buys vegetables from a stall at a market in Karachi on July 3, 2023. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)
5.1-magnitude quake hits 103 km ESE of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia: USGS 02 Dec 2025 - 06:08 pm
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Concern as India orders phone manufacturers to preload government app 02 Dec 2025 - 10:45 am
This photo illustration taken on December 2, 2025 shows the icon of the cyber safety application Sanchar Saathi on the screen of a smartphone in New Delhi. India has ordered smartphone makers to pre-install a government-run cyber security app that cannot be removed, a move that has raised concerns about users' privacy. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/ AFP)
Indonesia floods death toll rises to 604, with 2,600 injured 01 Dec 2025 - 10:41 pm
An aerial view shows flood damage in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district in Indonesia's Aceh province on November 30, 2025. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Thai football fans vow SEA Games stadium boycott over ticket rules 01 Dec 2025 - 04:42 pm
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