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Japan braces for double storms, torrential rains

TOKYO/ZHUBEI:  Japan grappled with transport disruptions on Friday while bracing for more torrential rain and risks from two approaching tropical storms that spurred authorities to issue high-level landslide warnings...

The Kamo River, swollen by heavy rain, flows rapidly in Kyoto, Japan June 26, 2026

Malaysians feast as durian ‘tsunami’ slashes prices

A vendor sells durians by the roadside in Karak, in Malaysia’s Pahang state. — AFP

Schools in Tokyo suburb to get bear sprays

Japan saw a record 13 people killed by bears last fiscal year.

Philippine school shooting planned, say police

Students wait for permission to enter the school compound at the gate of San Jose High School in Tacloban City. — AFP

Philippine school shooting kills 3, wounds 7

Police investigators walk in front of the school entrance after a shooting incident at a high school compound in Tacloban City, Leyte province on June 22, 2026. At least three teenaged students were killed and five others wounded on June 22, in a rare school shooting in the central Philippines, police said. (Photo by Noel Sianosa / AFP)

Malaysia vows to up Bangladeshi workers' rights as PM visits

Bangladesh's PM Tarique Rahman (L) and Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim shake hands during a press conference at the Federal Government office "Putra Perdana" in Putrajaya. — AFP

Three killed in rare Philippine school shooting

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Tight security as India holds exam retest

A medical student speaks to a police personnel upon her arrival to appear for the NEET-UG re-examination in New Delhi. — AFP

Pakistan's mango exports shrink as Middle East war impacts linger

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China says 'welcomes' Iran-US signing deal to end war

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian attends a press conference in Beijing. — Reuters

India learns to live with hotter summers

This photograph taken on May 29, 2026 shows herdsman Sawai Singh Bhati (C) sitting with his son under the shade of a tree in 44 degrees Celsius temperatures, near his house in Sanwata village on the outskirts of Rajasthan's Jaisalmer city. In India's hot plains, scorching summers have become increasingly harder to endure, requiring adaptations and forcing life into the hours of dark before the sun turns punishing. Temperatures in Singh's Sanwata village hit 45C in early June, as is often during the summer with the highest temperature recorded in the area as 49C.

Afghanistan bans smartphones for govt employees

Exemptions could only be granted by the supreme leader.

G7 leaders applaud Iran opportunity, host AI dons dons chiefs

French President Emmanuel Macron meets with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains on Wednesday. — Reuters

India curbs Telegram use over medical exam fraud concerns

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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes central Indonesia

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Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two metres

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