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AI fakes duel over VP Duterte impeachment in Philippines 25 Jun 2025 - 10:54 pm
This photo illustration taken in Hong Kong on June 20, 2025 shows a person holding two mobile phones with two viral AI-generated videos of students and an old woman voicing their opinions on the impeachment of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte. (Photo by Yan Zhao / AFP) 
Over 80,000 people flee severe flooding in southwest China 25 Jun 2025 - 01:56 pm
Flooded buildings are seen in Congjiang, in China's southwest Guizhou province on June 24, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
UN rights chief asks Sri Lanka to punish war criminals 24 Jun 2025 - 08:35 pm
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Three Brits face one year in prison over Bali drug charges 24 Jun 2025 - 06:12 pm
British nationals (L-R) Phineas Ambrose Float, Jonathan Christopher Collyer and Lisa Ellen Stocker are brought to court for their trial in Denpasar, Indonesia's Bali island on June 24, 2025. Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP
Deadly dengue fever impacts climate-hit Bangladesh coast 24 Jun 2025 - 02:30 pm
Dengue patients along with their family members are pictured at a hospital in Barguna in southern Bangladesh on June 22, 2025. (Photo by Arifir Rahman / AFP)
South Korea investigators seek to arrest former president Yoon 24 Jun 2025 - 02:02 pm
Ousted South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol (L) leaves the official residence in Seoul on April 11, 2025. (Photo by JEON HEON-KYUN / POOL / AFP)
Bangladesh detains Hasina era ex-election chief 23 Jun 2025 - 04:42 pm
Police personnel escort KM Nurul Huda (C), Bangladesh's former Chief Election Commissioner to a court in Dhaka on June 23, 2025, a day after he was detained on charges of manipulating elections. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
South Korea gets first civilian defence minister in 60 years 23 Jun 2025 - 02:40 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. A window cleaner uses a squeegee while rappelling down a commercial building in Seoul on June 23, 2025. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
Philippine VP Duterte responds to impeachment trial summons 23 Jun 2025 - 02:25 pm
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Beijing issues weather warning for hottest days of year 23 Jun 2025 - 02:04 pm
A man holding an ice cream crosses a street in Beijing on June 23, 2025. Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP.
5.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Papua New Guinea 23 Jun 2025 - 01:00 pm
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Tokyo voters punish Japan ruling party ahead of national election 23 Jun 2025 - 12:42 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech during a remembrance ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture on June 23, 2025. Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP.
S. Korea's President orders emergency response system over 'urgent' Mideast situation 23 Jun 2025 - 12:36 pm
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Embattled Thai PM reshuffles cabinet as crisis rages 23 Jun 2025 - 12:18 pm
This handout photo from the Royal Thai Government taken and released on June 20, 2025 shows Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (C) speaking to troops next to Royal Thai Army Lieutenant General Boonsin Padklang (L) during a visit to Morakot Operations Base in Ubon Ratchathani province. Photo by Handout / ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT / AFP.
Sri Lanka seizes $76m smuggled drugs this year 23 Jun 2025 - 11:47 am
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More than 250 Air India crash victims identified 22 Jun 2025 - 07:29 pm
An investigation team inspects the wreckage of Air India flight 171 a day after it crashed in a residential area near the airport, in Ahmedabad on June 13, 2025. Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP.
Bangladesh records 36 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths 22 Jun 2025 - 06:52 pm
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Japan's Shinmoedake volcano erupts, alert level remains at 2 22 Jun 2025 - 04:26 pm
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