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Philippines, Germany agree to broaden defence agreement 04 Aug 2024 - 12:37 pm
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (R) speaks while German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius listens during their joint press conference at a hotel in Manila on August 4, 2024. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Putin vows support to North Korea after devastating floods 03 Aug 2024 - 04:37 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state owned Sputnik agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link in the Kremlin in Moscow, on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP) /
Protests continue in Bangladesh amid outrage over crackdown 03 Aug 2024 - 04:01 pm
Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests.(Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Extreme heat breaks records in eastern China 03 Aug 2024 - 12:41 pm
A woman walks by the Olympic park in Beijing on August 2, 2024. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Philippines says Chinatown fire kills 11 03 Aug 2024 - 09:25 am
People, policemen, and media personnel are seen at the scene of a fire that ripped through a building in Manila's Chinatown on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
At least two dead after landslides in southwest China 03 Aug 2024 - 08:50 am
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6.8-magnitude earthquake hits off Philippines' Mindanao: USGS 03 Aug 2024 - 08:24 am
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Japan sees hottest July since records began 02 Aug 2024 - 08:43 pm
A man uses a folding fan at the Odaiba Seaside Park in Tokyo on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Rain-related disasters have killed more than 250 in a deadly week across Asia 02 Aug 2024 - 07:52 pm
A woman carries her infant as she wades through a flooded street during heavy rainfall in Lahore on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Syed Murtaza / AFP)
Japan, Philippines hold first joint naval exercise 02 Aug 2024 - 07:45 pm
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China launches new internet-services satellite 02 Aug 2024 - 02:19 pm
Peninsula
China, India agree to speed up negotiations on borders disputes 01 Aug 2024 - 06:50 pm
Peninsula
Hopes of finding more survivors in the mud and debris wane after landslides in India kill 194 01 Aug 2024 - 02:31 pm
Rescue workers check a damaged vehicle after the landslides in Wayanad on August 1, 2024. Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP.
China says July was its hottest month since records began 01 Aug 2024 - 01:56 pm
A woman walks during a hot day in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Korean Air to stop serving ramyeon onboard for safety 01 Aug 2024 - 01:06 pm
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China says July was its hottest month since records began 01 Aug 2024 - 12:45 pm
A man walks downstairs at an office building in Beijing on August 1, 2024. (Photo by JADE GAO / AFP)
South Korea offers humanitarian aid to flood-hit North Korea 01 Aug 2024 - 12:20 pm
This recent undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on July 31, 2024 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un riding in a dingey through flood waters as he inspects the area for damage after record-breaking heavy rains on July 29 in the city of Sinuiju in North Pyongan Province. Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP.
Pakistan's cultural capital sees record rainfall, flooding streets and affecting life 01 Aug 2024 - 12:10 pm
A woman with her child wade through a flooded street amid heavy rainfall in Lahore on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)