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World / Asia

Philippines election result could tip scales for Sara Duterte 13 May 2025 - 02:53 pm
(Files) This file photo taken on May 9, 2025, shows Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte arrives to file her counter affidavit at the Department of Justice in Manila. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Nepal holds tribute for disappearing glacier 12 May 2025 - 10:38 pm
In this handout photo taken and released by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) on May 12, 2025, Nepali monks during a tribute ceremony for the Yala Glacier in Langtang Valley. (Photo by Jitendra Raj Bajracharya / International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Pakistan, Australia FMs talk latest Regional Developments 12 May 2025 - 07:48 pm
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India stocks rise by 3.74pct 12 May 2025 - 07:28 pm
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With ceasefire agreement in place, India reopens numerous airports 12 May 2025 - 05:53 pm
Indian Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) personnel check identity card of Airport staff at the entrance road of the Shri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport on the outskirts of Amritsar on May 12, 2025. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
Viral Malaysia elephant death sparks calls for crossings 12 May 2025 - 03:45 pm
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Struggling Nissan to cut 10,000 more jobs: media 12 May 2025 - 01:24 pm
(Files) Logo of Japan's Nissan Motor in Tokyo. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/ AFP)
70 pct of Chinese people want to lose weight: white paper 11 May 2025 - 08:34 pm
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Bangladesh bans activities of Awami League party 11 May 2025 - 08:30 pm
Bangladeshis celebrate after the interim government officially banned all activities of the Awami League (AL) under the Anti-Terrorism Act, pending the conclusion of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) trials against the party and its leaders, in Dhaka on May 10, 2025. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
21 dead as bus carrying pilgrims crashes in Sri Lanka 11 May 2025 - 08:17 pm
People gather near the site of a bus accident in Kotmale, Sri Lanka on May 11, 2025.  (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
Algerian, Pakistani FMs talk over phone on regional developments after Pakistan-India ceasefire 11 May 2025 - 07:34 pm
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Indonesia's high-speed train hits record 25,000 daily passengers during holiday surge 11 May 2025 - 05:22 pm
File photo: The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train named 'Whoosh' is seen after the inauguration at Padalarang station in Padalarang, West Java on October 2, 2023. BAY ISMOYO / AFP
VIDEO: Indonesian elderly passes away in plane going to Makkah 11 May 2025 - 02:13 pm
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Trump hails 'total reset' in US-China trade relations as talks continue 11 May 2025 - 12:11 pm
A picture taken on May 10, 2025, shows the entrance of the residency of the permanent Swiss ambassador to the United Nations offices in Geneva on May 10, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
8 killed, dozens injured in bus accident in Sri Lanka 11 May 2025 - 09:57 am
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India, Pakistan reach ceasefire -- but trade claims of violations 10 May 2025 - 11:29 pm
A man shows the shattered window of a house after cross-border shelling in Arnia town near the border area in India's Jammu region on May 10, 2025. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
Chinese FM urges India, Pakistan to avoid escalating situation 10 May 2025 - 08:54 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, speaks during a press briefing in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)
China ready to play constructive role in Pakistan-India ceasefire efforts: FM 10 May 2025 - 08:46 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. File photo.