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World / Asia

Taliban kill 25 pro-government militias in Afghanistan 29 Jun 2019 - 01:51 pm
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"Back on track": China and US agree to restart trade talks 29 Jun 2019 - 11:44 am
US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping attend a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Trump confirms won't impose new tariffs on China 29 Jun 2019 - 10:23 am
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Pro-China groups step up offensive to win over Taiwan 28 Jun 2019 - 10:56 pm
Chinese dissident Wuer Kaixi (C) speaks during a rally outside the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Culture office in Taipei on June 27, 2019, calling for leaders of G20 nations to confront fellow member China following massive protests in Hong Kong against
Philippines' Duterte threatens to jail critics in China row 28 Jun 2019 - 12:38 pm
Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte attends the plenary session of the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Bangkok on June 22, 2019. / AFP / Lillian SUWANRUMPHA
Indonesia court rejects appeal against Jokowi's re-election 27 Jun 2019 - 06:50 pm
The Constitutional Court in Jakarta on Thursday cited a lack of evidence to dismiss Prabowo Subianto’s appeal against the General Elections Commission’s declaring Jokowi, as Widodo is known, as the winner of the April 17 election.
UK scrambles fighter jets after Air India 'bomb threat' 27 Jun 2019 - 04:16 pm
Two Eurofighter Typhoon planes are pictured during a training flight ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on June 27, 2019 in Spielberg, Austria. AFP / GEORG HOCHMUTH
Trump says India's tariff hike unacceptable, demands withdrawal 27 Jun 2019 - 11:43 am
US President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One as he departs Washington for travel to the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Family says they have not heard from Australian man reportedly held in N.Korea 27 Jun 2019 - 11:01 am
Australian student Alek Sigley is seen in this undated photo obtained on June 27, 2019. AAP Image/Supplied by the Sigley family/via Reuters
Heavy security as Indonesia court set to rule on election-rigging claims 27 Jun 2019 - 10:23 am
Riot-policeman stands guard with tear gas gun at Indonesia's Constitutional Court, ahead of a verdict of challenge to overturn the official result of the April's presidential election, in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 27, 2019. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan
Canada investigating meat banned by China: trade minister 26 Jun 2019 - 06:55 pm
In this file photo taken on December 5, 2017 shows Canadian and Chinese flags taken prior to a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and China's President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. AFP / Fred Dufour
Malaysia detains 4 Indians, seizes drugs, 5,255 turtles 26 Jun 2019 - 06:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: Airlines passengers in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang, Malaysia, March 1, 2016. EPA/ Fazry Ismail
Pompeo vows cooperation with India but trade, defence issues unresolved 26 Jun 2019 - 03:13 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar (R) after a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in New Delhi on June 26, 2019. AFP / Jacquelyn Martin
International prosecutor signals Rohingya investigation 26 Jun 2019 - 02:42 pm
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Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan: NATO 26 Jun 2019 - 02:20 pm
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Thailand orders phone users in Muslim-majority south to submit photos 26 Jun 2019 - 10:40 am
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Collapsed dreams: Cambodia construction workers risk lives for 'riches' 26 Jun 2019 - 10:34 am
An overhead view of a collapsed under-construction building in Sihanoukville, Cambodia June 22, 2019. Reuters/Stringer
US, N.Korea in behind-the-scenes talks over third summit, Moon says 26 Jun 2019 - 10:10 am
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