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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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Indonesia, India announce long-range missile deal

(C) Indian PM Narendra Modi, along with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, applauds as they pose for group photos at Indonesian Parliament building in Jakarta. — Reuters

Heavy rain and storms leave dead and hundreds injured in China

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Millions gather as Khamenei funeral procession begins

A vehicle carrying the coffins of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family makes its way as people attend a funeral procession in Tehran. — Reuters

Sri Lanka prison clashes leave 25 dead

A bus carrying prisoners to be transferred to another jail makes its way following overnight clashes between inmates of two drug gangs at Negombo prison near Colombo on July 6, 2026. Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail have killed 23 people, including four guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country's deadliest prison riot in more than five years, officials said on July 6. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Impeachment trial of Philippine VP Sara Duterte opens

Philippine Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian presides during the trial at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay, Metro Manila. — Reuters

Rains: Building collapse kills six in Mumbai

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North Korea's Kim oversees naval weapons tests

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observes an assessment of the newly built naval destroyer Kang Kon's combat systems. — Reuters

Tropical storm hits China's Hainan, flights and ferries suspended

People watch waves crashing against the shore as Tropical Storm Maysak approaches in Boao, Qionghai, Hainan province, China. - Reuters

40 dead after bus falls into ravine in western Pakistan

An overloaded bus veered off a road and fell more than 20 metres into a ravine in western Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 40 people.

Nine Thai monks killed after 11-year old boy drives truck into procession

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India, Japan vow closer work on critical minerals

Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with Sanae Takaichi in New Delhi on Thursday. — AFP

Pakistan holds funerals for 14 children

Relatives of the children who reportedly died after a tuition center roof collapsed, mourn in Lahore, Pakistan, June 30, 2026. REUTERS/Murtaza Ali TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Bangladesh warns of dengue surge as weather aids spread

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100,000 killed in Myanmar post-coup conflict

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Bird flu cases rise in Nepal, only zoo shut

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