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Australian inquiry opens public hearings into Bondi Beach shooting 04 May 2026 - 09:33 am
Australia's Attorney-General Michelle Rowland (L) speaks on the Royal Commission on last year's antisemitic attack where two gunmen killed 15 Jews at Australia's Bondi Beach, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke look on during a press conference in Sydney on April 30, 2026. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
India's Modi faces key test as vote count underway 04 May 2026 - 09:12 am
Election officials count votes after the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on May 4, 2026. 
 (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
Japan, Australia affirm closer cooperation in securing minerals, energy amid supply challenges 04 May 2026 - 09:12 am
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5.0-magnitude quake hits 190 km west of Neiafu, Tonga: USGS 03 May 2026 - 08:25 pm
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Sri Lanka raises fuel prices as inflation spikes 03 May 2026 - 02:17 pm
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The Philippines' most active volcano erupts 03 May 2026 - 01:27 pm
A screengrab from a video shared on X by the  PHIVOLCS-DOST of Mayon Volcano in the Philippines on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
Japanese Prime Minister reaffirms intention to revise constitution 03 May 2026 - 12:43 pm
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5.1-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand 03 May 2026 - 11:51 am
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Philippine, Japan conducts first joint live-fire exercises as part of Salaknib military drills 03 May 2026 - 11:51 am
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Sri Lanka arrests 37 Chinese at suspected scam centre 03 May 2026 - 10:53 am
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Japan contains largest wildfire in decades 03 May 2026 - 09:47 am
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Bangkok food vendor curbs push city staple from the streets 03 May 2026 - 08:11 am
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Content :This photo taken on April 29, 2026 shows street food vendor Thitisakulthip Sang-uamsap selling fried vegetarian snacks to visitors in Chinatown in Bangkok. 
(Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
More Nepalis drive electric, evading global fuel shocks 03 May 2026 - 07:54 am
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Electric microbus driver Purushottam Adhikari charges his vehicle at a charging station in Kathmandu on May 1, 2026. As global fuel markets reel from the Middle East war, motorists in Nepal are increasingly turning to electric vehicles, with high demand putting a strain on dealerships. 
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Four Indian policemen killed in bomb blast in southern India 02 May 2026 - 11:55 pm
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Death toll climbs to 9 after boat capsizes in central India 01 May 2026 - 05:46 pm
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Nepal temple celebrates return of stolen Buddha statue 01 May 2026 - 04:49 pm
Nepal has lost hundreds of precious artefacts stolen after the country opened up to the outside world in the 1950s (Prakash MATHEMA) (Prakash MATHEMA/AFP/AFP)
Indonesia train crash kills four: police 01 May 2026 - 03:27 pm
This handout picture taken and released on May 1, 2026 by the Grobogan Police Traffic Unit shows a vehicle struck by a passenger train, killing at least four people as it attempted to cross an unguarded railway crossing in Grobogan, Central Java. Photo by Handout / GROBOGAN POLICE TRAFFIC UNIT / AFP
Turkish police fire tear gas, arrest dozens at May Day rallies 01 May 2026 - 12:43 pm
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Turkish police and protestors scuffle during a May Day (Labour Day) rally, marking international Workers' Day, in Besiktas, a district of Istanbul, on May 1, 2026. 
(Photo by BERK OZKAN / AFP)