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Pakistan increases defence budget by 20 percent 10 Jun 2025 - 07:05 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. A Pakistan Ranger stands guard at the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor complex, which runs along the India-Pakistan border in Kartarpur, on May 22, 2025. Photo by Arif ALI / AFP.
Philippine senators send VP Duterte impeachment case back to House 10 Jun 2025 - 05:23 pm
Philippine Senate president Francis Escudero bang the gavel after philippine senators took their oath as jurors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, with the newly convened court moving to immediately hear a motion to dismiss the case, in Manila on June 10, 2025. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Indian coastguard battles blaze on container ship 10 Jun 2025 - 12:49 pm
Handout photograph released on June 10, 2025 by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) shows smoke billowing from Singapore-flagged container ship MV Wan Hai 503 in India's Kerala state. (Photo by Indian Coast Guard (ICG) / AFP)
Taiwanese lawmakers approve higher military pay 10 Jun 2025 - 10:36 am
The Taipei 101 building stands among residential and commercial buildings in Taipei on June 10, 2025. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
Pakistan posts current account surplus of 1.9 bln USD in July-April period 09 Jun 2025 - 09:17 pm
Reuters file photo.
Snakes on a plane highlight Thailand-India trafficking: NGO 09 Jun 2025 - 08:21 pm
Representational file photo.
Monkey business delays Sri Lanka's wildlife survey 09 Jun 2025 - 08:01 pm
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Indian navy deploys after crew injured on burning container ship 09 Jun 2025 - 07:45 pm
This handout photograph taken and released on June 9, 2025 by the Indian Navy shows smoke billowing from a cargo vessel that caught fire off Beypore coast in India's Kerala state. (Photo by INDIAN NAVY / AFP)
Malaysia bus crash kills at least 15, mostly students 09 Jun 2025 - 04:53 pm
This handout photo taken and released by Perak's Fire and Rescue Department on June 9, 2025 shows a bus after it collided with a minivan in Gerik-Jeli, in Malaysia's Perak state. (Photo by Handout / Perak's Fire and Rescue Department / AFP)
India navy deploys after fire onboard container ship 09 Jun 2025 - 02:35 pm
This handout photograph taken and released on June 9, 2025 by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) shows smoke billowing from a cargo vessel that caught fire off Beypore coast in India's Kerala state. (Photo by Indian Coast Guard (ICG) / AFP)
At least 15 dead in Malaysia bus accident 09 Jun 2025 - 10:43 am
This handout photo taken and released by Perak's Fire and Rescue Department on June 9, 2025 shows a minivan after it collided with a bus in Gerik-Jeli, in Malaysia's Perak state. (Photo by Handout / Perak's Fire and Rescue Department / AFP)
Four injured in explosion at US air base in Japan 09 Jun 2025 - 08:46 am
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Video: Tangled humpback whale sparks rescue mission off Australia 09 Jun 2025 - 08:05 am
This handout frame grab taken from video footage provided by whale rescue group Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA) on June 9, 2025 shows the distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope swimming south of Sydney Harbour. (Photo by Handout and Clay Sweetman / ORRCA / AFP)
Hong Kong records about 20 mln visitor arrivals in first 5 months 08 Jun 2025 - 06:31 pm
General view of the Hong Kong skyline. AFP file photo.
Chinese man defies demolition orders to build madcap rural home 08 Jun 2025 - 09:30 am
This picture taken on May 20, 2025 shows Chen Tianming standing near his house labelled China's strangest
6 killed, 2 injured in cylinder blast in NW Pakistan 07 Jun 2025 - 10:43 pm
File photo for representational purposes only.
Cambodia, Thailand hope peaceful settlement of border dispute 07 Jun 2025 - 08:22 pm
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet speaks during a joint news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (not in picture) after their talks at Ishiba's official residence in Tokyo on May 30, 2025. (Photo by ISSEI KATO / POOL / AFP)
Indonesian minister says EU free trade talks to wrap up this month 07 Jun 2025 - 05:52 pm
A customer uses her smartphone while conducting a gold transaction as a monitor displays the gold price per gram at Galeri 24 owned by Pegadaian, state owned pawnshop, in Jakarta on April 14, 2025. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)