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'Fortress' on wheels: Kim Jong Un's bulletproof train 02 Sep 2025 - 11:29 am
This picture taken on September 1, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on September 2, 2025 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) as he departs from Pyongyang by special train to visit China. Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP
Sri Lanka records nearly 200,000 foreign tourist arrivals in August 01 Sep 2025 - 10:03 pm
People take part in the Colombo International Kite Festival in Colombo on August 24, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 812, flattens villages 01 Sep 2025 - 09:54 pm
An man Afghan walks past a damaged house following earthquakes in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, a district of the Kunar Province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Thailand's business sentiment rises in August 01 Sep 2025 - 09:28 pm
File photo. Traffic at an underpass in Bangkok, Thailand.
Pakistan reports new polio case, totaling 24 so far in 2025 01 Sep 2025 - 07:33 pm
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Chinese President pledges 2 billion yuan grant to SCO member states this year 01 Sep 2025 - 06:04 pm
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Australian police say fugitive gunman is being helped 01 Sep 2025 - 12:36 pm
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Thousands protest in Indonesia as military deployed in capital 01 Sep 2025 - 11:58 am
A protester walks with an Indonesian flag in front of a police headquarters that was set on fire and looted during demonstrations in Surabaya on August 31, 2025. Photo by Juni KRISWANTO / AFP
Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800 01 Sep 2025 - 11:56 am
Afghan injured children receive treatment at a hospital after an earthquake in Afghanistan's Jalalabad on September 1, 2025. (Photo by Aimal Zahir / AFP)
Japan, South Korea had hottest summer on record in 2025 01 Sep 2025 - 11:51 am
People with umbrellas walk in the scorching sun in Tokyo on September 1, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
Pakistan, Armenia establish diplomatic relations 31 Aug 2025 - 11:32 pm
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Indonesia cuts lawmaker perks as president tries to quell protests 31 Aug 2025 - 10:40 pm
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto speaks about a recent wave of nationwide protests during a press conference alongside political party leaders at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on August 31, 2025. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP)
Putin and Modi in China for summit hosted by Xi 31 Aug 2025 - 09:00 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, his wife Peng Liyuan and foreign leaders pose during a family photo of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on August 31, 2025. (Photo by Alexander Kazakov / POOL / AFP)
Indonesia protests put spotlight on paramilitary police force 31 Aug 2025 - 01:58 pm
Police raise their shields during a protest in front of the Regional Police headquarters in Surabaya on August 30, 2025. (Photo by Juni Kriswanto / AFP)
Indonesian finance minister's home looted as protest anger grows 31 Aug 2025 - 01:48 pm
Protesters rides a motorcycle in front of a police headquarters that was burned and looted during demonstrations in Surabaya on August 31, 2025. Photo by Juni KRISWANTO / AFP
Tourists dice with danger on Hanoi's train street 31 Aug 2025 - 11:28 am
This photo taken on August 18, 2025 shows a train as it passes along a railway track between cafe terraces in central Hanoi. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
India will not 'bow down', trade minister says after US tariffs 30 Aug 2025 - 11:03 pm
Members of a trades association holding a poster of US President Donald Trump shout slogans during a protest against the recent tariff hikes imposed by the US on India in New Delhi on August 30, 2025. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
At least 11 killed in floods in India-administered Jammu, Kashmir 30 Aug 2025 - 05:20 pm
Partially submerged houses are pictured along the banks of the river Jhelum following heavy rains in Srinagar on August 28, 2025. Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP.