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Thailand, Cambodia have agreed to cease all shooting effective Friday evening: Trump 12 Dec 2025 - 10:53 pm
A displaced resident rests at an evacuation center at Chang International Circuit in the Thai border province of Buriram on December 12, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Nowhere to pray as logs choke flood-hit Indonesian mosque 12 Dec 2025 - 05:11 pm
A Muslim man washes his face before attending Friday prayers at Al Ihsan Mosque, which was partially damaged by flooding, in Aceh Tamiang, North Sumatra on December 12, 2025. (Photo by Aditya Aji / AFP)
Indonesia floods were 'extinction level' for rare orangutans 12 Dec 2025 - 12:37 pm
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Iran and Kazakhstan leaders call for deeper cooperation during Astana talks 11 Dec 2025 - 10:02 pm
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Bangladesh to hold national polls on February 12, 2026 11 Dec 2025 - 03:55 pm
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Toll in deadly Indonesia floods near 1,000, frustrations grow 11 Dec 2025 - 02:59 pm
Aerial photo shows residents climbing debris to cross the river on a newly built bridge connecting Aceh and North Sumatra province on December 9, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)
UN seeks emergency funding to support cyclone-hit Sri Lanka 11 Dec 2025 - 02:31 pm
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-André Franche, addresses a press conference in Colombo on December 11, 2025. Marc-André Franche (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
Fog temporarily halts flights at Baghdad airport 11 Dec 2025 - 11:54 am
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Vietnam's capital chokes through week of toxic smog 11 Dec 2025 - 11:51 am
This picture shows vehicles driving on a highway amid heavy air pollution conditions in Hanoi on December 11, 2025. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/ AFP)
6.0-magnitude quake hits near east coast of Honshu, Japan: GFZ 10 Dec 2025 - 07:35 pm
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51 hurt in Japan quake as warning persists 10 Dec 2025 - 02:23 pm
A vehicle rests on the edge of a collapsed road in Tohoku town in Aomori Prefecture on December 9, 2025, following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake off northern Japan. A big quake off northern Japan left at least 30 injured, authorities said on December 9, damaging roads and leaving thousands without power in freezing temperatures. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
Fire kills 12 in south China residential building: state media 10 Dec 2025 - 08:20 am
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Hospitalised victims of Hong Kong fire in stable condition: authorities 09 Dec 2025 - 07:10 pm
The Hou Kong residential building is seen in Macau on December 8, 2025. Macau's population is estimated around 710,000 across roughly 33 square kilometres, making it the world's most densely populated region. (Photo by Eduardo Leal / AFP)
Argentine dance to Yemeni poetry among UNESCO heritage bids 09 Dec 2025 - 01:10 pm
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Building fire kills 20 in Indonesia's capital: police 09 Dec 2025 - 01:04 pm
Firefighters are seen at the scene where they have extinguished a fire that killed at least 20 people at a seven-storey building in central Jakarta on December 9, 2025. (Photo by Synatria Respati / AFP)
Pakistan secures further $1.2 billion loan from IMF 09 Dec 2025 - 10:51 am
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South Korea's president begins move back to historic Blue House 09 Dec 2025 - 10:44 am
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SEA Games to open in Thailand with tightened security 09 Dec 2025 - 10:40 am
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