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Japan's emperor meets with Indonesian president on his first official foreign trip as monarch 19 Jun 2023 - 12:33 pm
Japan's Emperor Naruhito (3rd L) and Empress Masako (2nd L) visit the Bogor Botanical with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (3rd R) and First Lady Iriana Widodo (2nd R) in Bogor on June 19, 2023. (Photo by WILLY KURNIAWAN / POOL / AFP)
Bangladeshi hangman freed after sentence cut for killing fellow prisoners 18 Jun 2023 - 06:11 pm
Shahjahan Bhuiyan (second left) walks out from jail after his release in Keraniganj on June 18, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Pakistan arrests 10 human trafficking suspects after boat mishap in Greece 18 Jun 2023 - 05:06 pm
This image released by The Hellenic Coastguard on June 14, 2023, shows an aerial view taken from a rescue helicopter, of migrants onboard a fishing vessel in the waters off the Peloponnese coast of Greece on June 13, 2023. (Photo by Hellenic Coastguard / AFP)
India's searing heatwave claims almost 100 lives 18 Jun 2023 - 04:30 pm
File Photo: A labourer drinks water from a public drinking water tap on a hot summer day in the old quarters of Delhi, India, May 4, 2022. (Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis)
Philippine ferry catches fire at sea, all 120 people aboard rescued 18 Jun 2023 - 09:48 am
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Blinken set for high-stakes China visit with tensions rising and breakthrough prospects low 17 Jun 2023 - 02:40 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Drew Angerer / AFP
Thousands in western India relief camps begin returning home as Cyclone Biparjoy recedes 17 Jun 2023 - 01:30 pm
A man inspects tin roofing damaged by strong winds at Moti-Bhadai village some 20 Km from the coastal town of Mandvi in Kutch district on June 16, 2023, after Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall. Photo by AFP
Doctors advise people over 60 to stay indoors as India's northern state swelters in extreme heat 17 Jun 2023 - 10:18 am
File photo: A man uses a scarf to shelter from the heat during a hot day in New Delhi on April 19, 2023. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
Cyclone Biparjoy eases after pummelling Indian coastline 16 Jun 2023 - 04:19 pm
Residents watch as a car drowns in an inundated street at the coastal town of Mandvi as cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall on June 16, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Cyclone Biparjoy claims 2 lives, damages power lines in India, heads towards Pakistan 16 Jun 2023 - 10:26 am
Heavy rain falls and strong winds blow through Mandvi town, some 100km southeast of Jakhau Port, on June 16, 2023, after cyclone Biparjoy made landfall. Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP
Seoul says North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles 15 Jun 2023 - 03:21 pm
A woman walks past a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
India’s Go Airlines hopes to resume daily flights by month end 15 Jun 2023 - 12:25 pm
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Philippines; Embassy cautions Qatari citizens in Batangas  15 Jun 2023 - 11:01 am
A school staff member instruct students as they evacuate a building in Manila on June 15, 2023, following a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Philippines. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Xi Jinping hails 'China-Palestine strategic' ties 14 Jun 2023 - 02:44 pm
China's President Xi Jinping (right) and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 14, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / POOL / AFP)
Lengthy crisis expected as Philippine volcano's eruption likely to last for months 14 Jun 2023 - 01:26 pm
This handout photo made available by Kristin Moral shows the Mount Mayon spewing white smoke as seen from Camalig, Albay, in the Philippines, on June 8, 2023. (Photo by Handout / AFP)
Over 100,000 evacuated as Cyclone Biparjoy threatens India and Pakistan 14 Jun 2023 - 12:23 pm
People enjoy high tides splashing on the sea front at a beach before the due onset of cyclone Biparjoy, in Karachi on June 13, 2023. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP)
Chinese navy training ship makes a rare port visit to the Philippines 14 Jun 2023 - 10:55 am
Philippine Navy personnel wave flags as they welcome the arrival of the Chinese naval training ship “Qi Jiguang” in Manila on June 14, 2023. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Two killed in shooting at Japan army training range 14 Jun 2023 - 09:25 am
Vehicles and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (SDF) are pictured outside a building at the Hino basic firing range in the city of Gifu, Gifu prefecture, on June 14, 2023. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)