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Japan PM seeks snap poll to seek stronger mandate

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday she would dissolve parliament this week ahead of a snap election on February 8, hoping for a stronger mandate to push through her ambitious policy agenda. The...

Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi leaves after a press conference, in Tokyo. — Reuters

Landslides triggered by Typhoon Kajiki kill two in Thailand

People clear up rubbles after Typhoon Kajiki passed through in Nghe An province on August 26, 2025.

Pakistan evacuates 150,000 people in warns of floods

rainfall in Karachi

Xi stresses Russia ties 'most stable' in turbulent world

Russian Vyacheslav Volodin shakes hands with President Xi Jinping, in Beijing. — Reuters

Sri Lanka's jailed ex-president granted bail

Supporters of former president Ranil Wickremesinghe shout slogans during a protest, in Colombo. — AFP

Australia expels Iranian envoy over antisemitic attacks

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Indonesia, US and allies launch joint military drills

Participating commanders gesture during the opening ceremony, in Jakarta. — AFP

India shares flood warning with Pakistan

Residents stand at the entrance of a house on a flooded road, near the Pakistan-India border in Kasur district. — Reuters

Typhoon Kajiki batters Vietnam

A woman walks on a street while Typhoon Kajiki approaches

Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China's Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies

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Widespread protests held in Australia to support Palestinians

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Japan, South Korea agree on closer cooperation

S Korea's President Lee Jae Myung shakes hands with Japan's PM Shigeru Ishiba, in Tokyo. — Reuters

Former Sri Lankan president arrested on corruption charges

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Pakistan fireworks warehouse blast injures 34

Firefighters work to douse a fire that broke out at a firecracker warehouse in Karachi on August 21, 2025.

More than 20 dead in fresh Pakistan monsoon rains

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Indian police exhume human remains in mass-burial investigation

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