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Blinken set for high-stakes China visit with tensions rising and breakthrough prospects low 17 Jun 2023 - 02:40 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Drew Angerer / AFP
Thousands in western India relief camps begin returning home as Cyclone Biparjoy recedes 17 Jun 2023 - 01:30 pm
A man inspects tin roofing damaged by strong winds at Moti-Bhadai village some 20 Km from the coastal town of Mandvi in Kutch district on June 16, 2023, after Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall. Photo by AFP
Doctors advise people over 60 to stay indoors as India's northern state swelters in extreme heat 17 Jun 2023 - 10:18 am
File photo: A man uses a scarf to shelter from the heat during a hot day in New Delhi on April 19, 2023. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
Cyclone Biparjoy eases after pummelling Indian coastline 16 Jun 2023 - 04:19 pm
Residents watch as a car drowns in an inundated street at the coastal town of Mandvi as cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall on June 16, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Cyclone Biparjoy claims 2 lives, damages power lines in India, heads towards Pakistan 16 Jun 2023 - 10:26 am
Heavy rain falls and strong winds blow through Mandvi town, some 100km southeast of Jakhau Port, on June 16, 2023, after cyclone Biparjoy made landfall. Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP
Seoul says North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles 15 Jun 2023 - 03:21 pm
A woman walks past a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
India’s Go Airlines hopes to resume daily flights by month end 15 Jun 2023 - 12:25 pm
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Philippines; Embassy cautions Qatari citizens in Batangas  15 Jun 2023 - 11:01 am
A school staff member instruct students as they evacuate a building in Manila on June 15, 2023, following a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Philippines. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Xi Jinping hails 'China-Palestine strategic' ties 14 Jun 2023 - 02:44 pm
China's President Xi Jinping (right) and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 14, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / POOL / AFP)
Lengthy crisis expected as Philippine volcano's eruption likely to last for months 14 Jun 2023 - 01:26 pm
This handout photo made available by Kristin Moral shows the Mount Mayon spewing white smoke as seen from Camalig, Albay, in the Philippines, on June 8, 2023. (Photo by Handout / AFP)
Over 100,000 evacuated as Cyclone Biparjoy threatens India and Pakistan 14 Jun 2023 - 12:23 pm
People enjoy high tides splashing on the sea front at a beach before the due onset of cyclone Biparjoy, in Karachi on June 13, 2023. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP)
Chinese navy training ship makes a rare port visit to the Philippines 14 Jun 2023 - 10:55 am
Philippine Navy personnel wave flags as they welcome the arrival of the Chinese naval training ship “Qi Jiguang” in Manila on June 14, 2023. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Two killed in shooting at Japan army training range 14 Jun 2023 - 09:25 am
Vehicles and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (SDF) are pictured outside a building at the Hino basic firing range in the city of Gifu, Gifu prefecture, on June 14, 2023. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
India disinflation to 'cool gradually,' says Central Bank Chief 13 Jun 2023 - 06:11 pm
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Cambodians who don't vote will be barred from being candidates in future elections: PM Hun Sen 13 Jun 2023 - 06:08 pm
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a press conference at the EU-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels on December 14, 2022. (Photo by John Thys / AFP)
Thousands evacuated in India and Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy approaches 13 Jun 2023 - 11:03 am
A man walks away from the seafront as high tidal waves hit the coast in Mumbai on June 13, 2023, as cyclone Biparjoy makes its way across the Arabian Sea towards the coastlines of India and Pakistan. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe / AFP)
British man detained after climbing half-way up Seoul skyscraper 12 Jun 2023 - 03:11 pm
This handout photo taken on June 12, 2023 and provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters shows a man, identified by authorities as British, climbing the exterior of the 123-story Lotte World Tower in Seoul. (Photo by Handout / Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters / AFP)
South Korea unveils commemorative stamp to mark 10 years of K-pop megastars BTS 12 Jun 2023 - 11:47 am
An artist refers to their phone for reference during the spray painting of a mural of K-pop megastars BTS in Seoul on June 12, 2023. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)