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5.1-magnitude quake hits southeast of Honshu, Japan: GFZ 27 Dec 2025 - 11:50 pm
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New Zealand police 'recover' precious Faberge egg swallowed by thief 27 Dec 2025 - 10:20 pm
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Spanish man and 3 children missing after Indonesia tourist boat sinks 27 Dec 2025 - 07:21 pm
This handout picture taken and released on December 27, 2025 by Labuan Bajo's Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS Labuan Bajo) shows members of search and rescue teams prepare to search for missing foreign tourists in the waters of Padar Island, in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, after a tourist boat suffered engine failure and sank. (Photo by Handout / BASARNAS / AFP)
6.6-magnitude earthquake hits off Taiwan: USGS 27 Dec 2025 - 07:14 pm
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UN chief welcomes Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire: spokesman 27 Dec 2025 - 05:42 pm
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Hundreds arrested, weapons, drugs seized during pre-New Year crackdown in Indian capital 27 Dec 2025 - 04:25 pm
Commuters ride along the Signature Bridge over Yamuna river amid dense smog in NEW DELHI on December 27, 2025. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
China seeks public feedback on draft rules for anthropomorphic AI services 27 Dec 2025 - 04:20 pm
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Vietnam bus crash kills nine 27 Dec 2025 - 12:40 pm
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China adopts revised Civil Aviation Law 27 Dec 2025 - 11:02 am
People walk next to shopping centers in Beijing on December 19, 2025. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP)
Spanish family missing after tourist boat sinks in Indonesia 27 Dec 2025 - 10:00 am
This handout picture taken and released on December 27, 2025 by Labuan Bajo's Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS Labuan Bajo) shows members of search and rescue teams prepare to search for missing foreign tourists in the waters of Padar Island, in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, after a tourist boat suffered engine failure and sank. Photo by Handout / BASARNAS / AFP
Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'immediate' ceasefire: joint statement 27 Dec 2025 - 09:12 am
This handout photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) on December 27, 2025 shows Cambodia's defence minister Tea Seiha (L) and Thailand's defence minister Nattaphon Narkphanit (R) posing with documents during the special General Border Committee (GBC) meeting at a border checkpoint in Thailand's Chanthaburi province. Photo by Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) / Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) / AFP
15 injured in knife, liquid attack in Japan 26 Dec 2025 - 11:21 pm
This picture taken on December 26, 2025 shows the Yokohama Rubber Mishima Plant in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
China revises rules for cross-border RMB payment system 26 Dec 2025 - 07:00 pm
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Judge jails ex-Malaysian PM Najib for 15 more years after new graft conviction 26 Dec 2025 - 06:15 pm
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak (2R) leaves after his verdict in the 1MDB trial at the Palace of Justice, which houses the Malaysian Court of Appeal and Federal Court, in Putrajaya on December 26, 2025. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)
Japanese stocks hit record highs amid easing debt concerns 26 Dec 2025 - 06:03 pm
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Thailand PM expresses hope for ceasefire with Cambodia 26 Dec 2025 - 03:55 pm
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China launches internet satellites into space 26 Dec 2025 - 03:28 pm
A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 26, 2025. The rocket successfully placed the payloads, the 17th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit. (Photo by Liu Jianqiu/Xinhua)
14 injured in Japan after stabbing, liquid spray attack: emergency official 26 Dec 2025 - 01:27 pm
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