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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

Massive fire kills 6 in Karachi, destroys shopping centre

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South Korean ex-leader Yoon jailed for 5 years

Supporters of South Korea's impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol watch a livestream of Yoon's trial in front of the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul. — AFP

Thailand crane collapses onto train, killing 32

Recovery workers watch as a carriage of a train that crashed when a construction crane collapsed is lifted off the tracks in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province on January 14, 2026. A crane at a China-backed high-speed rail project in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on January 14 and caused it to derail, killing at least 28 people and injuring dozens more, authorities said. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Trump tells the Iranians 'help' on its way

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India, Germany seek to boost defence industry

India's PM Narendra Modi (L) walks alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in Ahmedabad. — AFP

Bangladesh's political crossroads: An election guide

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Death toll climbs in Philippines trash site collapse

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Runway wall caused the South Korean plane crash

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Direct Bangladesh-Pakistan flights to resume after 14 years

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Indonesia's flood kills 16, displaces hundreds

People use a rope to cross a river in the aftermath of flash floods that destroyed adjacent villages in Ketol, Indonesia's Aceh highland province on January 6, 2026. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)

Thailand says Cambodia violated truce with 'accident'

A royalist activist protests in front of the Royal Embassy of Cambodia, in Bangkok. — Reuters

China hopes for stable ties with South Korea

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung (L) takes a selfie with China's President Xi Jinping (R), in Beijing. — AFP

Strong quake hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

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Xi urges S Korea's Lee to make 'right choices'

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung (L) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping (R), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. — AFP

Sri Lanka targets 3 million tourists to aid cyclone recovery

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