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Trump leaves Beijing with warm words for Xi

BEIJING: US President Donald Trump left China on Friday with no major ​breakthroughs on trade or tangible help from Beijing to end the Iran war, despite two days spent heaping praise on his host, Xi Jinping....

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving the Zhongnanhai Garden. — Reuters

India-flagged LPG tanker crosses Hormuz

Jag Vasant, an Indian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) that transited through the Strait of Hormuz, in Mumbai. — AFP

How do you count 1.4 billion people? India is trying

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Kazakhstan releases endangered saker falcons in restoration drive

A saker falcon is released into the wild at Altyn-Emel National Park in Kazakhstan. — Reuters

Major earthquake in Indonesia kills one, sparks panic

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US to leave Iran 'pretty quickly' and return if needed, Trump tells Reuters

Philippines seeks passage for oil in Iran meeting

A passenger sits at the back of an overcrowded Jeepney, in Quezon City, Philippines. — Reuters

Expat killed in Fujairah drone attack

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Drones target Kuwait airport, fuel tanks on fire

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Asia to be hit hardest by energy crisis

A pedestrian reads a sign at a petrol station in Tacloban City, Leyte province, central Philippines on March 30, 2026. The Philippines' sole oil refinery has secured nearly 2.5 million barrels of Russian crude out of "extreme necessity", a stock exchange filing revealed on March 30, as the country seeks to replenish fast-dwindling fuel reserves. (Photo by Marlon TANO / AFP)

Japan's cherry blossom season dazzles locals and tourists

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Nepal's former PM arrested over protest crackdown

Police attempt to clear a flaming tyre during a protest by supporters of Nepal’s former PM Sharma Oli, in Kathmandu, Nepal. — Reuters

Pakistan to host Saudi, Turkish, Egyptian FMs on war

A private security officer keeps vigil outside Pakistan痴 Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on March 26, 2026.

Austria to ban social media for children; Indonesia's curbs starts today

Girls use their smartphones on a street in Jakarta. — AFP

China calls on international community to encourage peace talks

An Israeli artillery unit fires towards Lebanon, in northern Israel. — Reuters

Japan begins to release of state oil reserves

An oil refinery in the Keihin Industrial Zone in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo. — Reuters
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