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Could Trump bring Japan’s tiny cars to America?

They’re lean. They’re pint-size. They’re oh so cute.They’re Japan’s beloved kei microcars and trucks. And they have an unlikely new fan: President Donald Trump.Trump calls the cars “really cute” and “sort...

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Bali floods kill 14, search continues for two missing

Flood-affected residents look on and clear debris in their neighbourhood following heavy rainfall in Denpasar

Nepal's protesters, army in talks to decide interim leader

An aerial view shows smoke billowing from the torched President House in Kathmandu on September 10, 2025.

Deadly floods inundate Indonesia's Bali

Flood-affected Residents clear clogged debris

Soldiers guard Nepal's parliament, patrol streets

Army personnel stand near charred remains outside the torched President House in Kathmandu. — AFP

Soldiers guard Nepal's parliament, patrol streets

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Nepal protesters set parliament ablaze as PM quits

K P Sharma Oli attends his birthday celebration at an orphanage in Kathmandu on February 23, 2021, after the Supreme Court overturned the prime minister's decision to dissolve parliament. Nepal's prime minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on September 9, 2025, a day after one of the deadliest crackdowns on protesters in years saw at least 19 people killed. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)

Nepal PM resigns after protests sparked by social media ban

Demonstrators clash with riot police personnel outside the Parliament in Kathmandu. — AFP

Nepal PM Oli quits as anti-corruption protests spiral, his aide says

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India, Pakistan face rising prices amid crop losses

Volunteers rescue flood-affected villagers by boat in Jalalpur Pirwala Tehsil of Multan district in Punjab province on September 8, 2025, after the Chenab River overflowed following heavy monsoon rains. Monsoon rains over the past week swelled three major rivers that cut through Punjab province, Pakistan's agricultural heartland and home to nearly half of its 255 million people. (Photo by Shahid Saeed MIRZA / AFP)

Indonesia replaces finance minister after protests

Indonesia newly appointed Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa attends his swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. — AFP

19 killed in Nepal in protest over social media ban

Demonstrators weild stones and sticks as they clash with riot police personnel, in Kathmandu. — AFP

Japan PM Ishiba resigns after election losses

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference as he announces his resignation, in Tokyo. — Reuters

Conservative Thai tycoon wins parliament vote to become PM

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul gestures after he was elected Thailand's new prime minister. — Reuters

Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises, survivors face aid crunch

Afghans walk along a hillside, in the aftermath of an earthquake at the Nurgal district of Kunar province on September 3, 2025.

India's Yamuna river crosses danger mark as heavy rains flood parts of Delhi

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