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Nepal: Mudslide destroys village, 95 dead, 17 Malaysian tourists reportedly missing (video)

CCTV footage showed walls of water and mud crashing against buildings at the border crossing, as people tried to escape as the floodwaters rolled in.

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Ukrainian Commander braves Russian kill zone to rescue wounded soldiers

A former science teacher turned Ukrainian army commander risked Russian drones and mines to rescue two wounded soldiers stranded in a battlefield kill zone

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China defies Trump’s Iran pressure as Beijing warns US against disrupting Tehran ties

Beijing warns Washington that it will take “all necessary measures” to protect its interests after the Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions on Chinese e...

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Trump links Saudi nuclear deal to Israel recognition as pact heads to Congress

Trump insists the pact will only take effect if Riyadh agrees to normalise relations with Israel

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Iran, Oman seek temporary Hormuz shipping corridor as US pressure mounts

The vital oil route remains perilous amid stalled peace talks, fresh US sanctions and continuing tensions between Washington and Tehran

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UN, Red Cross warn AI weapons could cross ‘moral red line’ as killer machines near battlefield use

Antonio Guterres and Mirjana Spoljaric urge states to urgently negotiate legally binding rules on autonomous weapons capable of selecting and killing targets wi...

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Singapore man jailed 81 weeks after filming 142 upskirt videos

Nine of the victims were his colleagues, while two others were sisters whom he secretly recorded at a Cold Storage outlet

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India’s push for healthier food labels faces fresh challenge as industry resists warnings

Public health advocates warn that weaker labelling rules could leave millions of consumers less informed about high levels of sugar, salt and fat

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Singapore launches world’s first data centre powered by living human brain cells

Unlike energy-intensive traditional data centres packed with power-hungry servers and cooling systems, this biological system operates far more efficiently.

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China develops hypersonic weapons capable of targeting aircraft thousands of kilometres away

The weapons potentially allow the People’s Liberation Army to threaten high-value US support aircraft at extreme distances, according to a person with direct kn...

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US expands Iran sanctions, warns trading partners to cut economic ties

China rejects sanctions as ineffective and vows to protect its interests

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Indonesia arrests 72 over forest fires as haze spreads to Malaysia

Indonesian police have arrested 72 people over their alleged involvement in 89 forest and land fire cases as thick smoke from fires across Borneo and Sumatra co...

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Israeli airstrikes kill two in Gaza as ceasefire holds under strain

Violence escelates in the occupied West Bank as deadlock between Israel and Hamas continue to threaten efforts to end the conflict