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Around 650,000 Filipinos rally against flood-control corruption scandal 16 Nov 2025 - 06:01 pm
Protesters wave flags and shout slogans during an anti-corruption rally in Quezon City, Metro Manila on November 16, 2025. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)
Samsung plans $310 bn investment to power AI expansion 16 Nov 2025 - 04:57 pm
People walk past the Samsung logo displayed on a glass door at the company's Seocho building in Seoul on April 30, 2025. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
K-pop star Nana subdues home intruder 16 Nov 2025 - 02:49 pm
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Ashfall warning in Japan as volcano erupts 16 Nov 2025 - 11:58 am
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Istanbul hotel evacuated after tourists die of suspected poisoning 15 Nov 2025 - 11:44 pm
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Death toll from Indonesia landslide rises to 11 15 Nov 2025 - 07:00 pm
Rescuers search for survivors after a landslide buried some houses in Cibeunying village, Cilacap regency, Central Java, on November 14, 2025. Photo by Bakhtiar Rahman/ AFP
Nepal extends voter registration ahead of key polls 15 Nov 2025 - 02:05 pm
Family members of those killed in September anti-corruption protests take part in a candlelight vigil in front of the fire-damaged parliament building in Kathmandu on November 9, 2025. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
China tells citizens to avoid Japan travel as Taiwan row grows 15 Nov 2025 - 11:56 am
Chinese tourists adjust their kimono as they visit the Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)
Men moving 81 macaques, meth arrested in Thailand 15 Nov 2025 - 09:58 am
Handout photo taken by the 12th Ranger Forces Regiment of the Royal Thai Army on November 14, 2025 and released on November 15 shows seized macaque monkeys in blue mesh bags after being rescued from a wildlife smuggling operation in Aranyaprathet district in Sa Kaeo province near the Thailand-Cambodia border. (Photo by Handout / 12th Ranger Forces Regiment of the Royal Thai Army / AFP)
Nine killed in accidental explosion in Indian-administered Kashmir 15 Nov 2025 - 09:05 am
Relatives of the victims who died in an accidental blast at Nowgam police station, mourn in their house on the outskirts of Srinagar, on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa / AFP)
Bali minibus crash kills five Chinese tourists 14 Nov 2025 - 05:36 pm
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Thais navigate flooded homes and ancient temples by boat 14 Nov 2025 - 04:17 pm
Floodwaters cover a Buddhastatue of at Wat Taku Buddhist temple in Bang Ban district in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya on November 14, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Singapore charges Australian man after Ariana Grande incident 14 Nov 2025 - 03:36 pm
This picture by The Straits Times taken November 13, 2025 and provided on November 14 shows a man (C) accused of attacking pop star Ariana Grande being grabbed by security guards as co-star Cynthia Erivo (3rd L) reacts at the premiere of their film
Japan PM Takaichi says she sleeps only 2-4 hours a night 13 Nov 2025 - 04:44 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her hand to answer a question during a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee at the National Diet in Tokyo on November 12, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
Pakistan grants lifetime immunity to president, current army chief 13 Nov 2025 - 01:30 pm
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Sri Lanka board tells cricketers to stay in Pakistan after bomb blast 12 Nov 2025 - 11:15 pm
Sri Lanka's Maheesh Theekshana (L) reacts at at the end of the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on November 11, 2025. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Sri Lanka cricketers leave Pakistan after bomb blast 12 Nov 2025 - 09:54 pm
Sri Lanka's Maheesh Theekshana (CL) and Sri Lanka's Asitha Fernando (CR) shake hands with Pakistan's players at the end of the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on November 11, 2025. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in Taiwan 12 Nov 2025 - 09:48 pm
Strong waves crash against the sea wall in Yilan on November 11, 2025, as Typhoon Fung-Wong approaches. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)