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Indian PM Modi says he had 'good' conversation with Putin 08 Aug 2025 - 09:15 pm
File: In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an informal meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on July 8, 2024. (Photo by Sergei Bobylyov / POOL / AFP)
Military operation southwest Pakistan kills 33 militants 08 Aug 2025 - 07:02 pm
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Families of Air India crash victims demand release of flight recorders 08 Aug 2025 - 06:49 pm
Firefighters working at the scene of the Air India flight crash. AFP file photo.
China slams Philippines for courting external forces, destabilizing South China Sea 08 Aug 2025 - 06:11 pm
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Stronger ASEAN unity 'needed' amid global uncertainty: Malaysian PM 08 Aug 2025 - 05:56 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is pictured in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 5, 2025. (Malaysian National News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
Philippines says 3 Chinese ships spotted near islets close to Taiwan 08 Aug 2025 - 05:23 pm
This photo illustration shows a man looking at a map on a computer screen in Manila on April 14, 2025. Photo by Jamillah STA. ROSA / AFP
'Never seen before' rains lash southern Japan 08 Aug 2025 - 12:28 pm
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Influx of Afghan returnees fuels Kabul housing crisis 07 Aug 2025 - 10:48 pm
In this photograph taken on August 3, 2025, a general view shows the residential houses on a hillside in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
World’s top rice buyer Philippines halts imports for 60 days 07 Aug 2025 - 10:09 pm
Rice terraces in Banaue, Ifugao province, the Philippines. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Bloomberg)
ASEAN affirms keenness to enhance political, economic cooperation with Qatar 07 Aug 2025 - 09:21 pm
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South China's Guangdong sees decline in new chikungunya cases 07 Aug 2025 - 06:25 pm
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Thailand and Cambodia agree to extend peace pact 07 Aug 2025 - 05:29 pm
A general view shows the Extraordinary General Border Committee (GBC) with Thai Deputy Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit (L) and Cambodian Defence Minister General Tea Seiha (R) to discuss their border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, in Kuala Lumpur on August 7, 2025. (Photo by HASNOOR HUSSAIN / POOL / AFP)
Rwanda to name 40 baby gorillas in September 07 Aug 2025 - 05:17 pm
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China launches Level-IV emergency response to flooding in Inner Mongolia 07 Aug 2025 - 05:16 pm
Aug. 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 6, 2025 shows a view of Kunlun Mountains scenic area in Qira County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Indonesia tightens screening of foreign investors to ensure long-term commitment 07 Aug 2025 - 05:12 pm
Jakarta. File photo.
Deadly Indian Himalayan flood likely caused by glacier collapse, experts say 07 Aug 2025 - 04:52 pm
This handout photograph released on August 6, 2025 by the Indian Army shows security and relief personnel preparing to build a crossing across a stream of dense sludge and rocks during a search and rescue operation, a day after a cloudburst caused a massive mudslide and flash floods in India's Uttarakhand state. Photo by Indian Army / AFP
China the world's biggest plastic producer 07 Aug 2025 - 04:42 pm
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Electric 'air taxis' could debut in Japan from 2027 07 Aug 2025 - 12:52 pm
Picture: X / Joby Aviation