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Indian capital chokes after Diwali firework frenzy 21 Oct 2025 - 11:12 am
Photos by Arun Sankar / AFP
Bangladesh to deploy up to 100,000 soldiers for general elections 20 Oct 2025 - 08:39 pm
Bangladeshi soldiers disembark armored vehicles as they patrol the streets to disperse the anti-quota protesters in Dhaka on July 20, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Japan coalition deal paves way for Takaichi to be first woman PM 20 Oct 2025 - 01:57 pm
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi (R) and Japan Innovation Party (JIP) leader Hirofumi Yoshimura pose for the media on October 20, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP)
Toxic haze chokes Indian capital 20 Oct 2025 - 01:29 pm
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Billions lost to illegal tin mining every year: Indonesia president 20 Oct 2025 - 01:23 pm
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto speaks beside stacks of banknotes on October 20, 2025. Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP
Cargo plane from Dubai skids off Hong Kong runway, kills two 20 Oct 2025 - 01:10 pm
An ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400 cargo aircraft (L), wet leased by Emirates SkyCargo, is seen in the water after veering off the runway on October 20, 2025. (Photo by Peter Parks / AFP)
4.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Iran's Kerman province 20 Oct 2025 - 12:10 am
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Bangladesh offers 3-day fee waiver for flights after airport fire 19 Oct 2025 - 11:05 pm
This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2025 shows a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
5.3-magnitude quake hits west of Kirakira, Solomon Islands: USGS 19 Oct 2025 - 10:15 pm
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Afghan gov't signs MoUs to support refugees, displaced families 19 Oct 2025 - 05:31 pm
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Bangladesh probes cause of massive, costly airport fire 19 Oct 2025 - 04:50 pm
An aircraft prepares to take off as smoke rises from the fire-damaged cargo terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on October 19, 2025, a day after the blaze. Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP
North Korean soldier held by Seoul after crossing land border 19 Oct 2025 - 03:53 pm
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5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia 19 Oct 2025 - 12:10 pm
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China launches carrier rocket with three satellites 19 Oct 2025 - 11:53 am
China Aerospace Innovation Pilot Zone-Satellites-Launch 19th October 2025. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua
Million dollars goods damaged in Bangladesh Airport fire 19 Oct 2025 - 10:54 am
Bangladesh firefighters douse fire at the cargo terminal on October 19, 2025. Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP
Tropical storm kills family of five as hits Philippines 19 Oct 2025 - 09:46 am
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Traffic accident claims 8 lives, 28 others injured in India 19 Oct 2025 - 09:29 am
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Crocodile lurks in Australian luxury hotel pool 19 Oct 2025 - 08:24 am
Screen grab of the video shared on Tiktok by Lisa Keller