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Thailand launches air strikes along disputed border area with Cambodia

Tensions flared once again along the Thailand-Cambodia frontier as Bangkok launched air strikes following mutual accusations of violating a previously brokered...

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Philippines faces fastest-growing HIV epidemic in Asia-Pacific

The Philippines is confronting a rapidly escalating HIV crisis, with an average of 61 new cases diagnosed daily this year, marking a 22 per cent increase from l...

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Pearl Harbour remembrance faces historic shift as last survivors unable to attend

For the first time in decades, no living survivors of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor will be present at the annual remembrance ceremony in Hawaii

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Iran hangs mastermind behind massive investment and car-purchase fraud

Iran has executed Mohammad Reza Ghaffari, the ringleader of a sprawling investment scam that defrauded tens of thousands of people through a car-buying network...

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Japan accuses Chinese jets of threatening military encounter near Okinawa

Tokyo lodges a formal protest with Beijing after Chinese fighter jets reportedly directed fire-control radar at Japanese military aircraft during two “dangerous...

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Alaska-Yukon shaken by magnitude-7.0 earthquake as Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii

A powerful earthquake rattled the remote Alaska–Yukon border region on Saturday, triggering dozens of aftershocks but no reported injuries

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Hamas signals conditional willingness to disarm as Gaza ceasefire talks reach ‘critical’ stage

Hamas has indicated it would place its weapons under a future Palestinian authority if Israel ends its military occupation

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Fatal nightclub fire in Goa claims at least 23 lives

A devastating blaze tore through a popular nightclub in Arpora, Goa, shortly after midnight on Sunday, leaving at least 23 people dead—including several foreign...

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Floods and landslides ravage Asia, death toll surpasses 1,750

Millions left stranded as climate-driven disasters trigger urgent calls for large-scale aid

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Russia launches massive missile, drone assault on Ukraine amid

Over 650 drones and 50 missiles strike across Ukraine as Kyiv marks Armed Forces Day; Ukrainian, U.S. officials continue negotiations

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Gaza ceasefire at ‘critical moment’ as first phase ends, Qatari premier warns

International mediators push for next phase amid ongoing violence; one Israeli hostage still held in Gaza

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Trump receives inaugural FIFA peace prize amid controversy at 2026 World Cup draw

U.S. President honoured for peace-making efforts claiming he has settled eight wars in 10 months while critics question timing and appropriateness of award

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Drone strike compromises safety shield at Chernobyl nuclear plant, U.N. warns

IAEA confirms protective structure’s primary safety functions impaired, though radiation levels remain stable