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UN seeks emergency funding to support cyclone-hit Sri Lanka 11 Dec 2025 - 02:31 pm
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-André Franche, addresses a press conference in Colombo on December 11, 2025. Marc-André Franche (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
Fog temporarily halts flights at Baghdad airport 11 Dec 2025 - 11:54 am
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Vietnam's capital chokes through week of toxic smog 11 Dec 2025 - 11:51 am
This picture shows vehicles driving on a highway amid heavy air pollution conditions in Hanoi on December 11, 2025. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/ AFP)
6.0-magnitude quake hits near east coast of Honshu, Japan: GFZ 10 Dec 2025 - 07:35 pm
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51 hurt in Japan quake as warning persists 10 Dec 2025 - 02:23 pm
A vehicle rests on the edge of a collapsed road in Tohoku town in Aomori Prefecture on December 9, 2025, following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake off northern Japan. A big quake off northern Japan left at least 30 injured, authorities said on December 9, damaging roads and leaving thousands without power in freezing temperatures. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
Fire kills 12 in south China residential building: state media 10 Dec 2025 - 08:20 am
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Hospitalised victims of Hong Kong fire in stable condition: authorities 09 Dec 2025 - 07:10 pm
The Hou Kong residential building is seen in Macau on December 8, 2025. Macau's population is estimated around 710,000 across roughly 33 square kilometres, making it the world's most densely populated region. (Photo by Eduardo Leal / AFP)
Argentine dance to Yemeni poetry among UNESCO heritage bids 09 Dec 2025 - 01:10 pm
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Building fire kills 20 in Indonesia's capital: police 09 Dec 2025 - 01:04 pm
Firefighters are seen at the scene where they have extinguished a fire that killed at least 20 people at a seven-storey building in central Jakarta on December 9, 2025. (Photo by Synatria Respati / AFP)
Pakistan secures further $1.2 billion loan from IMF 09 Dec 2025 - 10:51 am
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South Korea's president begins move back to historic Blue House 09 Dec 2025 - 10:44 am
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SEA Games to open in Thailand with tightened security 09 Dec 2025 - 10:40 am
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Major Japan quake injures 30, damages roads 09 Dec 2025 - 08:20 am
A vehicle is seen on a collapsed road in Tohoku town in Aomori Prefecture on December 9, 2025, following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake off northern Japan. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes northeast Japan, tsunami warnings issued 08 Dec 2025 - 10:27 pm
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Beijing court orders compensation in some MH370 flight cases 08 Dec 2025 - 01:49 pm
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Tokyo says Chinese jets locked radar onto Japan fighters 07 Dec 2025 - 04:54 pm
Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a press conference with Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles in Tokyo on December 7, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi / Pool / AFP)
Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 627 07 Dec 2025 - 04:24 pm
A flood victim restores his belongings in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, along railway tracks in Kandy on December 6, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Myanmar citizens head to early polls in Bangkok 06 Dec 2025 - 08:45 am
Myanmar nationals living in Thailand queue up outside the Myanmar Embassy for early voting ahead of the Myanmar general election, in Bangkok on December 6, 2025. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)