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India says it has responded to ‘unprovoked’ firing from Pakistan

India said it had responded to 'unprovoked' firing from Pakistan along the de facto border for the fourth consecutive night, as it deepens its search for militants in the region…

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North Korea confirms troop deployment to Russia

North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine under orders from leader Kim Jong Un…

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Pakistan and India exchange fire as UN calls for ‘maximum restraint’

Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the line of control in disputed Kashmir, officials have said, after the UN urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show “maximum restraint”…

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Pakistan suspends visas for Indians after deadly Kashmir attack on tourists

Pakistan has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India as tensions soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists. Islamabad suspended all visas issued to Indian nationals…

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Pakistan closes its airspace to Indian airlines as tensions rise

Pakistan closed its air space for Indian airlines and rejected New Delhi's suspension of a water sharing treaty on Thursday in retaliation for neighbouring India's response to a deadly militant…

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India downgrades ties with Pakistan after deadly Kashmir attack

India has summoned the top Pakistani diplomat in New Delhi, local media reported on Thursday, a day after it announced measures to downgrade ties with Islamabad as relations between the…

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Attack on tourists in India’s Kashmir kills 26

Twenty-six people were killed and 17 were injured when suspected militants opened fire at tourists in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory, police said on Wednesday, the worst such attack in…

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China sends back new Boeing jet made more expensive by tariffs

A Boeing jet intended for a Chinese airline landed back at the planemaker’s US production hub on Sunday, a victim of the tit-for-tat bilateral tariffs launched by Donald Trump. The…

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China wants partnership with EU to counter US ‘abuse’,

China wants to deal with the European Union as a partner instead of a rival, its ambassador to Spain said, amid shifting geopolitics and Washington's new trade policy which he…

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China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war ramps up

China has announced additional tariffs on US goods to 125%, according to Reuters. That is up from the previous level of 84%. China’s finance ministry is reported as saying that…

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China lashes back with 84% tariffs on US goods

China will impose 84% tariffs on U.S. goods from Thursday, up from the 34% previously announced, its finance ministry said on Wednesday, firing the latest salvo in a global trade…

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South Korean military fire warning shots after North Korean soldiers cross the border

South Korea’s military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the rivals’ tense border on Tuesday, South Korean officials said.South Korea’s military said in a statement that about 10…

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China censures Trump tariff ‘blackmail’ as market turmoil eases

China vowed not to bow to "blackmail" from the United States as a global trade war ignited by U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs showed little sign of abating on…

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China announces retaliatory 34% tariffs on US goods

China announced additional tariffs of 34% on U.S. goods on Friday, the most serious escalation in a trade war with President Donald Trump that has fed fears of a recession…

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New search for long-missing flight MH370 suspended

The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been suspended, Kuala Lumpur’s transport minister said, more than a decade after the plane went missing.“They have stopped the operation for…

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South Korea’s President Yoon ousted as court upholds impeachment

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted on Friday by the Constitutional Court, which upheld parliament's impeachment over his imposition of martial law last year that sparked the country's…

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China conducts long-range live-fire drills in the East China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

China's military held long-range live-fire drills in the East China Sea on Wednesday in an escalation of ongoing drills around Taiwan, saying it was practicing precision strikes on port and…

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Chinese military launches large-scale military drills around Taiwan

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said it had tracked 19 Chinese navy vessels in the waters surrounding the island in a 24-hour period from 6am Monday until 6am Tuesday. The…

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UPDATED: Powerful quake in Southeast Asia kills several

A powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings and bridges in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ruling…

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Japan court dissolves controversial ‘Moonies’ church

A court in Japan has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church, which came under scrutiny after the shock killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022. The…

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Trump says he still has good relations with leader of ‘nuclear power’ North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he still has a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with whom he held several summits during his first term,…

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Germany’s BND suspects COVID-19 pandemic originated from a Wuhan lab accident

Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND, concluded that the outbreak of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic in 2020 could well have been triggered by an accident at a Chinese laboratory that…

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Philippines ex-leader Duterte arrested on ICC warrant over drug killings

Philippine police have arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly war on drugs. The…

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South Korea air force jets accidentally drop bombs on homes

Seven people were injured Thursday after two Air Force KF-16 fighter jets mistakenly dropped eight air-to-surface bombs outside a training range during live-fire drills, military officials and fire authorities said,…

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North Korea threatens response to US carrier in South

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, on Tuesday threatened with a series of provocations in response to the US deploying its aircraft carrier…

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China vows ‘reunification’ push as it holds ‘shooting’ drills off Taiwan’s coast

China's military held "shooting training" on Wednesday off Taiwan's southwest coast in a move Taipei described as provocative and dangerous, while a senior Chinese leader vowed unswerving efforts to bring…

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Search resumes to find missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 aircraft 11 years on

The US and UK-based maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity has resumed the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March…

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China anger as US amends wording on Taiwan independence

The US State Department has removed a statement from its website that previously said Washington does not support Taiwan's independence, sparking criticism from China. Beijing condemned the change, calling it…

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Kim Jong-un celebrates final phase of construction project with enormous explosion

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a massive explosion at a groundbreaking ceremony in Pyongyang on Sunday, marking the final phase of a project to build thousands of new apartments.…

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U.S. warns China’s war games near Taiwan could be used to conceal attack

China’s military exercises around Taiwan have become so extensive that they can soon be used as a “fig leaf” to conceal an attack on the island, according to the top…

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China hits back at Trump’s tariffs

Beijing struck back on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 10 percent tariffs against China, announcing levies of 15 percent on U.S. liquefied natural gas and coal, and 10…

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Taiwanese President calls for dialogue with China for peace

Taiwan and China need to talk to each other to achieve peace given the “multifold changes” in the international situation, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, calling for dialogue…

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Dozens feared dead in crush at Kumbh Mela religious festival in India

Dozens are feared dead following crowd crushes at India’s Kumbh Mela festival, as vast numbers gathered for ritual bathing at one of Hinduism’s holiest sites, local officials reported. According to…

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North Korea suspected of preparing to send more troops to Russia; Trump ready to meet Kim

Russia to fight Ukrainian forces, even after suffering losses and seeing some of its soldiers captured. "As four months have passed for the dispatch of troops for the Russia-Ukraine war,…

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India offering $1million to anyone who can decipher this 5,300-year-old writing

Archeologists and linguists, assemble! An eye-wateringly huge prize awaits whoever can decipher a 5,300-year-old Indus language. Crack the code, get $1 million. Interested? Well, the offer is real but you…

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US deploys Typhon missile launchers to new location in Philippines

The U.S. military has moved its Typhon launchers - which can fire multipurpose missiles up to thousands of kilometres - from Laoag airfield in the Philippines to another location on…

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Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange

A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges,…

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At least 12 Indians killed serving in Russian armed forces, India says

At least 12 Indians have died serving in the Russian armed forces, India's foreign ministry said on Friday, adding that 18 more are still serving in the army, of whom…

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South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon, ending weeks-long standoff

South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over insurrection allegations, with the embattled leader saying he agreed to comply with what he called an illegal probe…

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Pakistani airline resumes Europe flights after EU ban lifted

Pakistan's state-run carrier PIA has resumed flights to Europe after the EU lifted a four-year safety ban. The airline is still barred from flying to the UK and US. A…

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China in contact with WHO on respiratory diseases

The Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday that it had maintained close communication with the World Health Organization (WHO) on respiratory diseases, when asked about the rising cases of the…

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US warns North Korea becoming better prepared for war, fighting against Ukraine

The United States warned that North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that makes Pyongyang "more capable of waging war against its neighbors."…

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Indonesia joins BRICS bloc as full member

Indonesia will formally join BRICS as a full member, Brazil's government said, further expanding the group of major emerging economies that also includes Russia, India, China and South Africa. Indonesia's…

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UPDATED: Powerful fatal earthquake in Tibet; Tremors also felt in Nepal, Bhutan and Northern India

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, Chinese authorities said, killing at least 100 persons and shaking buildings…

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Hanoi declared world’s most polluted city

Vietnam's capital Hanoi has been covered in thick smog over recent weeks, putting it at the top of a list of the world's most polluted cities, as the government said…

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UPDATED: South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off

South Korea's presidential guards and military troops prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday in a tense six-hour stand-off inside Yoon's compound in the heart of…

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Taiwan reports first Chinese ‘combat patrol’ of the New Year

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday that Chinese warplanes and warships had carried out the first "combat patrol" around the island of the New Year, after Taiwan President Lai Ching-te…

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Xi says no one can stop China’s ‘reunification’ with Taiwan

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that no one can stop the "historic trend" of China's "reunification" with Taiwan. Both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to "one and…

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Share Covid data, World Health Organization tells China

The World Health Organization has urged China to share data on the origins of the Covid pandemic, five years on from its start in the city of Wuhan. "This is…

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South Korea court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon

A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Luzon, Philippines

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Luzon in the Philippines on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles),…

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Indonesia and Thailand mark 20 years since devastating Boxing Day tsunami

Indonesia and Thailand are marking 20 years since a tsunami caused the death of hundreds of thousands of people in one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. People…

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UPDATED: JAL’s systems back to normal after cyberattack delayed flights

Japan Airlines (JAL) said on Thursday its systems returned to normal, with same-day ticket sales resuming, after a cyberattack delayed some domestic and international flights. The attack began at 7:24…

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Aceh hopeful as Indonesia beefs up warning system 20 years after tsunami

Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life making sure that if disaster strikes again, his home province…

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Signs North Korea preparing more troops, drones for Russia

South Korea's military said on Monday it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to Russia to support its war against…

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Dalai Lama seeks to allay health concerns

When the Dalai Lama went to New York in June for knee surgery, his followers worried about his overall health and the future of Tibetan Buddhists without him. He told…

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Alleged Chinese spy who befriended Prince Andrew is ‘tip of iceberg’, Tory MP says

A leading China-sceptic MP has warned that an alleged Chinese spy who forged ties with Prince Andrew represents just “the tip of the iceberg” in Beijing’s efforts to infiltrate the…

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