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Japan police apologise for death of innocent man after long detention 25 Aug 2025 - 02:53 pm
A portrait of the late Shizuo Aishima (C) is seen as his sons hold a press conference in Yokohama on August 25, 2025. (Photo by Japan Pool / JIJI PRESS / AFP)
India cricket ends $43.6 mn sponsorship after online gambling ban: report 25 Aug 2025 - 01:25 pm
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Japan PM Ishiba bounces back in polls after election debacle 25 Aug 2025 - 01:08 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech during the welcome reception for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo on August 20, 2025. (Photo by JIA HAOCHENG / POOL / AFP)
Philippines warns against Israeli military expansion, calls for ceasefire in Gaza 25 Aug 2025 - 11:35 am
This handout photo taken April 14, 2021, and received from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) April 15, a Philippine flag is displayed aboard a coast guard rubber boat as they patrol past Chinese vessels at Whitsun Reef, in the Spratly Islands. Photo by Philippine coast Guard (PCG) / AFP.
Malaysian PM: Malaysia has never wavered in defending Palestinian rights 25 Aug 2025 - 10:52 am
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a rally and flags off Gaza aid mission in Kuala Lumpur on August 24, 2025. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)
Vietnam evacuates tens of thousands ahead of Typhoon Kajiki 25 Aug 2025 - 10:26 am
Rain falls above the buildings and a street in Vinh city, Nghe An province on August 25, 2025, before Typhoon Kajiki makes landfall in Vietnam. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
Bangladesh, Pakistan bolster ties but war apology 'unresolved' 24 Aug 2025 - 09:35 pm
This handout photograph taken on August 24, 2025 and released by Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows Foreign Affairs Advisor of Bangladesh's interim government Mohammad Touhid Hossain (right) and Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar during a bilateral meeting in Dhaka. (Photo by Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP)
India's Modi dangles tax cuts as US tariffs loom 24 Aug 2025 - 08:43 pm
This combination of pictures shows US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2025 and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 21, 2025. (Photo by Jim Watsonand Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Vietnam to evacuate 300,000 as Typhoon Kajiki nears 24 Aug 2025 - 03:08 pm
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S. Korea prosecutors seek arrest of ex-PM Han over martial law 24 Aug 2025 - 02:04 pm
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Bird call contest boosts conservation awareness in Hong Kong's concrete jungle 24 Aug 2025 - 01:32 pm
A participant practises his bird calls during the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society’s bird call competition at the University of Hong Kong on August 23, 2025. Photo by Leung Man Hei / AFP
Philippines hikes minimum wage for overseas domestic workers 23 Aug 2025 - 10:36 am
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Seoul says fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed border 23 Aug 2025 - 09:24 am
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Pakistan FM heads to Bangladesh, highest level visit in years 23 Aug 2025 - 09:18 am
In this handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 23, 2025, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) departs for Bangladesh. (Photo by HANDOUT / Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP)
Philippines, Australia aim to sign new defence pact in 2026 22 Aug 2025 - 04:15 pm
Philippine Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro (R) and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles (L) pose for a photo after signing the statement of intent for the enhanced defence cooperation in Makati, Metro Manila on August 22, 2025. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)
10 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in China 22 Aug 2025 - 01:43 pm
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Modi, Macron agree to strengthen 'strategic partnership' 21 Aug 2025 - 10:20 pm
File: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron after a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on June 3, 2017. (Photo by Charles Platiau/Reuters/File)
Indian heritage restorers piece together capital's past 21 Aug 2025 - 10:22 am
This photograph taken on June 20, 2025 shows an employee working to preserve an old book inside the paper conservation lab of the conservation department at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), in New Delhi. (Photo by Money Sharma / AFP)