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China's top diplomat to visit North Korea this week 08 Apr 2026 - 11:14 am
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Iraq reopening airspace after Mideast war closure 08 Apr 2026 - 11:06 am
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Jet fuel supplies to take 'months' to recover from war disruption: IATA 08 Apr 2026 - 09:50 am
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North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles in two rounds: Seoul military 08 Apr 2026 - 09:24 am
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on April 8, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Solar push helps Pakistan temper Gulf energy shock 08 Apr 2026 - 08:09 am
This photograph taken on April 4, 2026 shows a shopkeeper selling solar panels awaiting customers at an electrical appliance store in Rawalpindi. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Pakistan to host US-Iran peace talks Friday following ceasefire 08 Apr 2026 - 06:47 am
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Ostrich on a side quest: runaway big bird sprints on Thai highway 07 Apr 2026 - 04:49 pm
This frame grab from a handout video courtesy of Chairat Sompong taken and released on April 7, 2026 shows an ostrich running along a highway in Thailand's Chonburi province. (Photo by Handout / Courtesy of Chairat Sompong / AFP)
40-metre scaffold collapses in Japan, three workers critical 07 Apr 2026 - 03:35 pm
Emergency workers are seen at the JFE Steel East Japan Works Keihin District construction site, where scaffolding collapsed in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Thailand weighing overnight petrol station closures to save fuel: PM 07 Apr 2026 - 02:24 pm
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Nepal vows action against trekker rescue scam 07 Apr 2026 - 10:35 am
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Malaysia to extend Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign until end-2027 amid Mideast conflict 06 Apr 2026 - 07:13 pm
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North Korea leader's sister says Seoul's regret sending drones 'wise behaviour' 06 Apr 2026 - 06:08 pm
(FILES) These images taken on January 4, 2026 and released as a combo image by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on January 10, 2026 shows wreckage of a drone that North Korea claims originated from South Korea, and brought down by specialised electronic warfare assets after violating North Korean airspace. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Vietnam parliament convenes to confirm new state leaders 06 Apr 2026 - 01:08 pm
Vietnam's Communist Party general secretary To Lam speaks during the opening session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on April 6, 2026. (Photo by -STR / AFP)
AirAsia X to raise fares, cut capacity over Mideast war 06 Apr 2026 - 01:03 pm
(Files) An AirAsia Airbus A320 passenger aircraft taxis after landing at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on January 21, 2024. (Photo by David Gannon / AFP)
S. Korea allows sailing through Red Sea as alternative route amidst Strait of Hormuz disruptions 06 Apr 2026 - 12:13 pm
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Another Turkish-owned ship has crossed Hormuz strait: Minister 06 Apr 2026 - 11:46 am
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Indonesia raises aviation fuel surcharge, flight ticket prices 06 Apr 2026 - 11:39 am
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Tesla tops S Korea’s imported car market for first time 06 Apr 2026 - 10:09 am
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