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Thai-Cambodia clashes displace over half a million

PHNOM PENH: More than half a million people in Cambodia have been displaced by two weeks of deadly border clashes with neighbouring Thailand, Phnom Penh said on Sunday, ahead of regional talks aimed at easing tensions....

People look at a damaged bridge after Thailand carried out air strikes, between Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap provinces. — AFP

Hot mic picks up Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality

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Fresh quake hits Afghanistan, as toll passes 1,400

Afghans walk past damaged houses, in Kunar province, Eastern Afghanistan. — AFP

North Korea leader Kim arrives in Beijing for rare visit

A motorcade believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leaves Beijing Railway Station. — Reuters

Pheu Thai party prepared to dissolve parliament

Chaikasem Nitisiri, Pheu Thai party's remaining prime ministerial candidate, arrives at the party's headquarters, in Bangkok. — Reuters

Rescuers in Afghanistan race to reach remote quake-hit mountain villages

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India to start commercial chip production by 2025

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Japan and South Korea endure hottest summer on record

A woman with an umbrella walks in the scorching sun in Tokyo. — AFP

Japan, South Korea had the hottest summer on record in 2025

A woman with an umbrella walks in the scorching sun in Tokyo on September 1, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Deadly floods in Punjab devastate Pakistan’s breadbasket

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Indonesia accepts protesters' demand to cut lawmakers' perks

Indonesian army members load burned police vehicles, in Jakarta. — AFP

Floods leave women struggling in Pakistan

This aerial view shows makeshift shelters built for flood-affected people in Chung. — AFP

Indonesia protest blaze kills 3 as anger erupts over driver's death

Demonstrators throw stones toward riot police, in Jakarta. — Reuters

China's Xi welcomes leaders ahead of summit

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (3rd L) speaks during a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping (5th R), in Tianjin. — AFP

Pakistan evacuates half a million stranded people

A family takes refuge

Thai court ousts premier

A supporter of Thailand's sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra reacts after the ruling on her dismissal by the Constitutional Court at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters in Bangkok. — AFP
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