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Japan braces for double storms, torrential rains

TOKYO/ZHUBEI:  Japan grappled with transport disruptions on Friday while bracing for more torrential rain and risks from two approaching tropical storms that spurred authorities to issue high-level landslide warnings...

The Kamo River, swollen by heavy rain, flows rapidly in Kyoto, Japan June 26, 2026

Japan begins to release of state oil reserves

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

Seoul to roll out $17 bn 'wartime' budget

South Korean monks march opposing the war at Gwanghwamun Square near the US Embassy in Seoul. — AFP

Sri Lanka switches off street lights, neon signs

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Philippines declares 'national energy emergency'

A Filipino activist holds a sign as they protest outside the US Embassy, in Manila. — Reuters

Manila's jeepney drivers struggle with diesel costs

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China warns of war 'vicious cycle'

An excavator clears rubble from a destroyed residential building in northern Tehran. — AFP

India's Kashmiris donate to war-hit Iranians

Kashmiri volunteers sit outside a fund collection centre in Srinagar. — Reuters

K-pop kings BTS stun Seoul in '2.0' comeback concert

BTS fans react as they watch the comeback concert of K-pop boy group BTS on a screen at the venue in Seoul. — AFP

An enforced day off every week in Sri Lankan

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Afghans search for loved ones at Kabul rehab centre bombed by Pakistan

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China says to provide humanitarian assistance

Firefighters and first responders work at the site of an air strike, in Beirut. — AFP

Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrike killed 408 at Kabul drug rehab centre

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Hundreds feared dead after Pakistani airstrike hits Kabul hospital

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Thai sailors return home after vessel attacked

Thai crew members arrive at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, in Bangkok. — AFP

Bangladesh: War is making it harder to keep the lights on

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