Pakistan launches deadly air strikes on Afghanistan
The Afghan Taliban says nine civilians have died while Pakistan says the strikes killed 22 militants.
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K-pop star convicted of violating military service law
The member of K-pop band Winner was given a suspended prison sentence for repeated absences from his national service…
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Japan raises permanent residency fee by 20 times
The hikes are part of immigration policy changes introduced to manage Japan's growing foreign population.
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Watch: Luxury prison in Indonesia demolished after public outcry
Indonesian lawmakers on Wednesday ordered the demolition of a controversial luxury compound inside a penitentiary near…
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Restaurant named after Xi Jinping attacked by Chinese nationals in South Korea
The owner said he chose the name because he wanted to run the "best Chinese restaurant" in South Korea.
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Malaysia begins controversial repatriation of asylum seekers to Myanmar
Human rights groups say some 5,000 returnees could face violence, persecution and forced conscription.
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Man charged over AI image of crocodile in Singapore reservoir
The defendant could face jail or a fine after the image sparked a search operation in the city’s largest reservoir.
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Lost songs from iconic Australian rockstar found in garage
Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett recorded the songs with Split Enz's Tim Finn in 1998.
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The Frenemy: How Australia navigates superpower rivalry
Australia is increasingly concerned about China's military might - but Beijing is also its biggest trade partner.
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Women protest in the streets of Delhi after string of sexual assaults
BBC correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports from Delhi, where hundreds of women are protesting.
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Trump-Xi summit: What wasn't said might matter the most
The most revealing thing about the summit in Washington may be what the two leaders did not say - and what we still…
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British rapper Yung Filly to face rape retrial in Australia next June
Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos was cleared of several sexual offences in July but a jury was undecided on three rape…
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Why India's Election Commission is in the eye of a storm - again
India's polling monitor is facing yet another crisis of credibility with fresh allegations against its chief.
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Trump and Xi come face-to-face as US and China battle to win the AI race
The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.
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White House rolling out red carpet for historic Xi Jinping visit
Trump and Xi are expected to discuss a range of issues from trade to AI during the latter's multi-day visit to…
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US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'
Under the draft laws, tech firms face fines if they do not give users the option to switch off algorithms.
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Playing loud music on the bus? That will cost you hundreds of dollars in Singapore
Authorities are cracking down on "disruptive behaviours" including eating onboard and putting feet on seats.
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Sydney policeman says he acted in self-defence in double murder trial
Beau Lamarre-Condon says his ex-partner and his new boyfriend were accidentally shot in separate struggles.
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Watch: Six-year-old girl from China sets new Rubik's Cube world record
Lian Yunzhi broke the women's world record twice in three days at World Cube Association competitions.
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Why a Bollywood celebrity manager's 2020 death case has been reopened
Disha Salian's father insists her death was not suicide or an accident, but that she was gang-raped and murdered.
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Watch: Dramatic moment a cargo ship crashes into another vessel
Verified footage appears to show a cargo ship colliding with a fishing boat near Singapore, with investigators still…
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Watch: BBC tracks down abusive teacher secretly released early
BBC Eye has discovered a teacher who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a student in Indonesia has been secretly…
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Why a new Pakistan-China border pact has irked India
A China-Pakistan border pact challenges India's territorial claims and deepens strategic concerns over disputed Kashmir.
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Mum's viral barefoot race sparks debate over India's education crisis
The 47-year-old ran - and won - a 3km race where she hoped to win enough prize money to buy study books for her…
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At least 21 killed after vehicle loaded with explosives rams Pakistan mosque
A four-year-old child is among those killed in the attack, during which gunmen also opened fire on a police facility.
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Man acquitted in gruesome India murder case found dead
The 50-year-old was freed of all charges by the Indian top court in November last year.
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Swimmer killed in shark attack off Australian west coast
Emergency crews rushed to Sorrento Beach in Perth after witnesses reported a man being dragged under by a shark.
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'Complete despair': Afghan female medical students fear being sent home from Pakistan
Since 2023, hundreds of thousands of Afghans have been deported from Pakistan and over two million have left.
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India's hospital boom is improving access but pricing millions out of critical care
Indian hospitals have attracted billions in funding, but the gap between public and private care is widening.
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India and Pakistan summon diplomats after ships collide in international waters
Both sides accuse each other of causing the collision which happened in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday.
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India faces 100% tariff threat over Russian oil after US House vote
Trump’s tariff threat puts India’s Russian oil strategy- and its access to the US market - in a new bind.
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More than 1,000 children dead in Bangladesh measles outbreak
Until March this year, Bangladesh had made "substantial progress" towards eliminating measles.
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Fiji declares HIV a national emergency as cases surge
One in 60 adults in the tiny Pacific nation of less than a million people are living with the virus.
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Australian police reject request to reopen missing British girl's cold case
A man's confession to abducting UK toddler Cheryl Grimmer in Australia was previously thrown out.
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The small fee raising big questions for India's payments revolution
Since its launch in 2016, UPI has become a central part of India's digital payments economy.
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NZ apologises to children forced to live in bush for years with fugitive dad
A public inquiry has found that agencies "missed key opportunities" to recover the children sooner.
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