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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

South Korea 'closely monitoring' call to send warships to Hormuz

South Korean nationals wave the national flags, at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam. — AFP

2 India-bound tankers cross Strait of Hormuz

An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz. — AFP

Sailor stranded in Gulf says missiles, explosions seen daily

A person points at a page on the Marinetraffic website that shows commercial traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz on March 4. — AFP

Hand over the 84 Iranian sailors' bodies to the embassy: Court

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Thousands of Afghans have returned from Iran, Pakistan

Afghan families along with children make their way in the Samkani district of Paktia province. — AFP

Bangladesh scraps light displays due to fuel crunch

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Bangladesh rations fuel as conflict spurs panic buying

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Japan's startup's space rocket fails for third time

The launch scene of Kairos No 3 is watched by people in Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture. - AFP

Nepal awaits results in key post-uprising polls

Security personnel stand guard at the Patan Durbar Square during Nepal's general election in Lalitpur. - AFP

Myanmar drivers scramble for fuel as Mideast war cuts supply

Motorists queue at a petrol station in Tachileik, Myanmar. - AFP

87 bodies recovered after Iranian warship sinks off Sri Lanka

An injured Iranian sailor receives treatment at the Karapitiya hospital in Galle. — AFP

India says developments in the Gulf cause 'great anxiety'

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Pakistani and Afghan troops clash, UN says 42 Afghan civilians killed

Ali Nawaz, a resident of Bannu, receives medical treatment at the Lady Reading Hospital after being injured in a cross-border attack

25 killed at Pakistan's pro-Iran protests

Security personnel fire tear gas as protesters gather outside the US consulate in Karachi. — AFP

Pakistan bombs Kabul in 'open war' on Taliban government

Residents gather to offer Friday prayers inside a mosque damaged during overnight cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. — AFP
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