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Typhoon Narra wreaks havoc in China, Vietnam

BEIJING/HANOI: Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Narra battered northern ​Vietnam and China's southern ​region of Guangxi, as accompanying heavy rains damaged infrastructure and crops. Rising...

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India space agency launches its heaviest satellite

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Bangladesh summons Indian envoy as protest

People take part in a protest organised in Dhaka. — AFP

India to provide $450m to cyclone-ravaged Sri Lanka

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Cambodia, Thailand to hold talks on resuming truce

Thailand's FM Sihasak Phuangketkeow speaks to press members after attending a special meeting of Asean Foreign Ministers, in Kuala Lumpur. — Reuters

Japan's flagship fails to launch satellite

Japan's H3 rocket No.8 carrying carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, December 22, 2025, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN.

Thai-Cambodia clashes displace over half a million

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

Thousands attend funeral of Bangladesh student leader

Mourners attend the funeral of the deceased youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, in Dhaka on December 20, 2025. Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on December 20 for the funeral of a student leader, after two days of violent protests over his killing. (Photo by Abdul Goni and Abdul Goni / AFP)

Bangladesh government urges calm

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Imran Khan and, wife get 17-year jail in another graft case

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Bangladesh burns again after killing of student leader

Supporters chant slogans as they block Shahbagh in Dhaka. — Reuters

Thailand strikes building in Cambodia's border

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Lanka plans $1.6bn in cyclone recovery spending

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Nepal's ousted PM re-elected as party leader

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Philippines denies claims of training for alleged Bondi gunmen

NSW Premier Chris Minns and Australian PM Anthony Albanese attend an interfaith memorial, in Sydney. — Reuters

Australian police charge alleged Bondi killer with 15 murder counts

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