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Beef, defence deals and rare earths: how Japan's new leader wooed Trump 28 Oct 2025 - 08:23 pm
US President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrive on board the US Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
Xiaomi's first smart home appliance factory starts operation 28 Oct 2025 - 05:44 pm
Representational file photo showing a sign bearing the Xiaomi logo. Reuters.
Hong Kong runway resumes operations after fatal plane crash 28 Oct 2025 - 01:35 pm
A crane hoists the recovered fuselage section of an ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400 cargo aircraft, in Hong Kong on October 26, 2025, after it veered off an airport runway on October 20 during landing. (Photo by Leung Man Hei / AFP)
Thousands evacuated in Vietnam after record rain triggers floods 28 Oct 2025 - 12:20 pm
An aerial view shows floodwaters inundating the Imperial City in Hue on October 28, 2025. Photo by AFP
Japan-US talks aim to strengthen cooperation in defense and economic fields 28 Oct 2025 - 10:55 am
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Gunman pleads guilty to Japan ex-PM's murder 28 Oct 2025 - 10:43 am
Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,  in Nara on July 25, 2022. Photo by Jiji Press / AFP
Putin, North Korean FM discuss stronger bilateral ties 27 Oct 2025 - 09:09 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui in Moscow on October 27, 2025. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP)
Jordan, Philippines discuss strengthening bilateral ties 27 Oct 2025 - 08:41 pm
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China urges cooperation with US ahead of Xi-Trump meeting 27 Oct 2025 - 07:08 pm
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6 missing in boat sinking accident in Indonesia 27 Oct 2025 - 03:11 pm
 SEMARANG, Oct. 26, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles wade through flood waters after heavy rain hit Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, Oct. 25, 2025. (Photo by Kalila/Xinhua). Photo used for representational purposes.
6 injured in blast targeting official's convoy in SW Pakistan 27 Oct 2025 - 02:54 pm
Commuters drive across a bridge amid dense smog in Lahore on October 27, 2025. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP). Photo used for representational purposes only.
Two climbers die on Nepal's Ama Dablam Mountain 27 Oct 2025 - 02:03 pm
Representational file photo
Australia sues Microsoft over 'misleading' AI offer 27 Oct 2025 - 12:51 pm
This photograph shows a view of Microsoft's logo on the company's French headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux on the outskirts of Paris on January 6, 2025. (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP)
First China-India direct commercial flight in over 5 years lands in Guangzhou 26 Oct 2025 - 11:27 pm
Monica Liu, an Indian citizen and entrepreneur with origins from China, prepares to depart for Guangzhou, from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on October 26, 2025. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)
1 dead, 1 injured following stabbing in Australia's Tasmania 26 Oct 2025 - 11:30 am
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47th ASEAN summit kicks off in Malaysia 26 Oct 2025 - 10:05 am
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Kuala Lumpur. Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP
India and China to resume direct flights as ties improve 26 Oct 2025 - 09:02 am
(Files) Ground staff walk past an Indigo airlines aircraft taxiing in the apron at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International airport in Kolkata on February 1, 2024. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)
Trump co-signs Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire agreement 26 Oct 2025 - 08:41 am
(From L to R) Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet and US President Donald Trump take part in the ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)