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UAE welcomes Pakistan-Afghanistan ceasefire, commends Qatar, Turkiye mediation 22 Oct 2025 - 12:00 am
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Nepal's 'hidden' mountains draw new wave of climbers 21 Oct 2025 - 08:59 pm
In this handout photograph taken on October 15, 2025, a French mountaineer makes his way near the summit of Jannu East, the first ascent of the 7,468 m peak in eastern Nepal. (Photo by Thibaut Marot / AFP)
Sanae Takaichi elected Japan PM, unveils cabinet lineup 21 Oct 2025 - 06:51 pm
Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 21, 2025. (Eugene Hoshiko/AP/Pool via Xinhua)
Indonesia targets 82.9 mln beneficiaries for free meal program by March 2026 21 Oct 2025 - 06:34 pm
A staff member loads lunch plates on the first day of a free-meal programme at Muhammadiyah high school in Sidoarjo on January 6, 2025. Photo by Juni KRISWANTO / AFP
Over 300,000 migratory birds expected to flock to China's Guangdong 21 Oct 2025 - 01:51 pm
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Indonesia to repatriate british grandmother on death row in drug case 21 Oct 2025 - 12:53 pm
British national Lindsay Sandiford, who was later sentenced to death in 2013 on the island of Bali. Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP
Indian capital chokes after Diwali firework frenzy 21 Oct 2025 - 11:12 am
Photos by Arun Sankar / AFP
Bangladesh to deploy up to 100,000 soldiers for general elections 20 Oct 2025 - 08:39 pm
Bangladeshi soldiers disembark armored vehicles as they patrol the streets to disperse the anti-quota protesters in Dhaka on July 20, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Japan coalition deal paves way for Takaichi to be first woman PM 20 Oct 2025 - 01:57 pm
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi (R) and Japan Innovation Party (JIP) leader Hirofumi Yoshimura pose for the media on October 20, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP)
Toxic haze chokes Indian capital 20 Oct 2025 - 01:29 pm
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Billions lost to illegal tin mining every year: Indonesia president 20 Oct 2025 - 01:23 pm
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto speaks beside stacks of banknotes on October 20, 2025. Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP
Cargo plane from Dubai skids off Hong Kong runway, kills two 20 Oct 2025 - 01:10 pm
An ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400 cargo aircraft (L), wet leased by Emirates SkyCargo, is seen in the water after veering off the runway on October 20, 2025. (Photo by Peter Parks / AFP)
4.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Iran's Kerman province 20 Oct 2025 - 12:10 am
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Bangladesh offers 3-day fee waiver for flights after airport fire 19 Oct 2025 - 11:05 pm
This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2025 shows a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
5.3-magnitude quake hits west of Kirakira, Solomon Islands: USGS 19 Oct 2025 - 10:15 pm
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Afghan gov't signs MoUs to support refugees, displaced families 19 Oct 2025 - 05:31 pm
File photo for representational purposes only.
Bangladesh probes cause of massive, costly airport fire 19 Oct 2025 - 04:50 pm
An aircraft prepares to take off as smoke rises from the fire-damaged cargo terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on October 19, 2025, a day after the blaze. Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP
North Korean soldier held by Seoul after crossing land border 19 Oct 2025 - 03:53 pm
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