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IN PHOTOS: 'Many dead': Wounded survivor escaped Kabul clinic strike 17 Mar 2026 - 10:42 am
Taliban security personnel inspect the site after Pakistani airstrikes hit the Secondary Rehabilitation Services Centre in Kabul on March 17, 2026. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Air China to resume direct flights to N. Korea on March 30 16 Mar 2026 - 01:25 pm
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Japan not currently mulling maritime ops despite Trump pressure over Hormuz 16 Mar 2026 - 12:36 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions at a budget committee session of the House of Councillors in Parliament in Tokyo on March 16, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP)
Two dead, including teenager, after boats capsize off Japan's Okinawa 16 Mar 2026 - 11:55 am
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Two India-bound ships cross Strait of Hormuz: Shipping ministry 14 Mar 2026 - 03:42 pm
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China edge Taiwan in extra-time to make Women's Asian Cup semis 14 Mar 2026 - 11:47 am
China players (R) celebrate a goal by teammate Shao Ziqin during the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 football match between China and Taiwan in Perth. (Photo by Antony Dickson/ AFP)
South Korea says North fires around 10 ballistic missiles 14 Mar 2026 - 10:30 am
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IndiGo introduces fuel charge on all routes from March 14 amid surge in fuel prices 13 Mar 2026 - 08:00 pm
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Laos adjusts fuel pricing mechanism amid Mideast tensions 13 Mar 2026 - 01:55 pm
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Islamic nations D-8 summit postponed due to Middle East regional tension 13 Mar 2026 - 01:47 pm
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Ex-CEO of SriLankan Airlines arrested over alleged Airbus bribe 13 Mar 2026 - 12:03 pm
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Nepal sells half-filled gas canisters due to Mideast regional tension 13 Mar 2026 - 12:01 pm
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South Korea imposes fuel price cap to curb Mideast conflict shock 12 Mar 2026 - 02:51 pm
People fill up their cars at a petrol station in Seoul on March 9, 2026. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP
First passenger train in six years arrives in Pyongyang from China 12 Mar 2026 - 12:54 pm
A man takes pictures of a board with a sign for the K27 train bound for Pyongyang as passengers wait for their train at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing on March 12, 2026. The first passenger train service from North Korea to China crossed the border March 12 for the first time in six years, Yonhap News Agency reported. (Photo by Adel Berry/ AFP)
Thai cargo ship attacked near Strait of Hormuz, crew members trapped 11 Mar 2026 - 07:16 pm
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China warns US AI military use can create 'Terminator' world 11 Mar 2026 - 03:12 pm
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India tightens gas supplies over Mideast war, restaurants warn of closures 10 Mar 2026 - 12:32 pm
A  delivery staff carries liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders at a distribution centre in Amritsar on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Narinder Nanu / AFP)
Concrete barrier blamed for fatal S. Korea jet crash built to save money: audit 10 Mar 2026 - 11:33 am
File photo of recovery teams working at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan. Photo by Jung Yeon-Je / AFP.