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Beijing calls US claims over balloons 'information warfare' 09 Feb 2023 - 12:01 pm
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on February 5, 2023.  (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson / US NAVY / AFP)
Singapore drops most mask mandates as Covid-19 threat recedes 09 Feb 2023 - 11:48 am
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China slams Biden's 'remarks on Xi' 09 Feb 2023 - 11:44 am
US President Joe Biden walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 8, 2023. - Biden is travelling to Wisconsin to speak about his economic plan. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
North Korea unveils 'record' number of ICBMs at military parade 09 Feb 2023 - 11:28 am
Jets flying past during a military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Japan, Philippines to sign plans to boost defense ties 09 Feb 2023 - 11:19 am
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Japan analysing previous aerial objects after China balloon 09 Feb 2023 - 09:25 am
This file picture taken on June 17, 2020 shows what was called an unidentified flying object at the time, above Aoba Ward in the Japanese city of Sendai. Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP
North Korean leader Kim brings daughter to visit troops 08 Feb 2023 - 06:25 pm
This picture taken on February 7, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 8, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a banquet to mark the 75th anniversary of the Korean People's Army (KPA), with his wife Ri Sol-Ju (left) and his daughter (centre) in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
India's Modi hits back at opposition after Adani furore 08 Feb 2023 - 05:00 pm
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activist holds a placard in support of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the union budget while riding a horse in Kolkata on February 7, 2023. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)
International team suspends investigation into MH17 downing 08 Feb 2023 - 03:46 pm
Lawyers attend the judges' inspection of the reconstruction of the MH17 wreckage, as part of the murder trial ahead of the beginning of a critical stage, in Reijen, Netherlands, May 26, 2021. FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
China says it was smeared in Biden State of the Union speech 08 Feb 2023 - 02:10 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
South Korean safety minister impeached over crowd crush 08 Feb 2023 - 12:33 pm
Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min (second from left) is seen attending a Cabinet meeting in Sejong City Tuesday. (Yonhap)
Anti-China leader ousted in Solomon Islands, ABC reports 07 Feb 2023 - 11:40 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) and his counterpart Solomon Islands' Jeremiah Manele at a press conference in Honiara on May 28, 2022. File photo / AFP
Funeral held for Pakistan ex-president Musharraf 07 Feb 2023 - 05:02 pm
Army soldiers escort an ambulance carrying the coffin of Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf after his funeral prayers while transporting his body to an army graveyard for burial in Karachi on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum / AFP)
India's Adani inches back up after loan pledge 07 Feb 2023 - 04:17 pm
Indian Youth Congress party (IYC) activists hold placards and shout slogans during a protest outside the regional headquarters of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in New Delhi on February 7, 2023, calling for an enquiry into allegations of major accounting fraud at Adani, the country's biggest conglomerate.  (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Disney+ in Hong Kong drops 'Simpsons' episode with 'forced labour' mention 07 Feb 2023 - 03:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Times Square Disney store is seen in Times Square, New York City, U.S. December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Pfosi/File Photo
Seoul court rules South Korea responsible for Vietnam War massacre 07 Feb 2023 - 02:44 pm
This photo taken in August 2022 shows a Vietnam War victim Nguyen Thi Thanh (right) who filed a damage suit against the South Korean government. (Courtesy of Korea-Vietnam Peace Foundation)
Japanese 'Luffy' criminal ringleaders deported from Philippines 07 Feb 2023 - 02:35 pm
Toshiya Fujita (2nd L) and Kiyoto Imamura (front 2nd R, with glasses), members of a group of suspects believed to be behind a spate of robberies and telephone fraud cases across Japan, are escorted upon their arrival following their deportation from the Philippines at Narita International Airport in Chiba prefecture, outside Tokyo, on February 7, 2023.
Marvel superheroes return to Chinese cinemas after nearly four years 07 Feb 2023 - 10:39 am
Two men look at their smartphone as they wait to watch the movie