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World / Asia

South Korea-US agree on importance of swift tariff deal 07 Jun 2025 - 04:59 pm
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Thailand closes two border crossings to tourists after Cambodia clash 07 Jun 2025 - 12:45 pm
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Millions sit China's high-stakes university entrance exam 07 Jun 2025 - 10:23 am
Students queue to enter a school during China's National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as “gaokao”, outside a high school in Beijing on June 7, 2025. (Photo by Adek Berry / AFP)
Indian PM Modi says he will go to Canada for G7 summit 06 Jun 2025 - 11:35 pm
Photo shows India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of the Chenab Rail Bridge as a part of the Kashmir rail link, in Reasi, in Jammu and Kashmir, on June 6, 2025. (Photo by Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) / AFP)
Bangladesh's Yunus announces elections in April 2026 06 Jun 2025 - 07:29 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, speaks as he attends the Nikkei Forum 30th Future of Asia in Tokyo on May 29 , 2025. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP.
Man shot in targeted attack in Australian state of Queensland 06 Jun 2025 - 02:10 pm
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Vietnam exports up as US tariff threat lingers 06 Jun 2025 - 10:33 am
A saleswoman uses her phone as she waits for customers at a home appliance store in Hanoi on June 6, 2025. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)
Indonesia exports corn to Malaysia for 1st time 06 Jun 2025 - 10:31 am
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Pakistan's trade deficit narrows by 23.5 pct in May 06 Jun 2025 - 10:28 am
Stockbrokers monitor share prices on computers during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum / AFP)
India's central bank cuts rates more than expected to boost growth 06 Jun 2025 - 10:22 am
A pedestrian walks past a signage outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai on June 6, 2025. India's central bank cut interest rates more than expected on June 6, citing muted inflation and a need to kickstart economic growth as the impact of US tariffs weighed on the country's outlook. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)
Japan court rejects $92 bn damages verdict against Fukushima operator ex-bosses 06 Jun 2025 - 09:58 am
(FILES) This combination of pictures taken and created on September 19, 2019 shows three former executives from Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), former chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (R), who died in October 2024, and former vice presidents Ichiro Takekuro (C) and Sakae Muto (L), arriving at the Tokyo District Court to attend their trial. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
New Zealand parliament gives record bans to Maori MPs over haka 05 Jun 2025 - 12:30 pm
This screen grab taken from video released by the New Zealand Parliament on June 5, 2025 shows Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi holding a noose while speaking at the parliament in Wellington. (Photo by Handout / New Zealand Parliament / AFP)
Qatar participates in CITES Global Youth Summit 2025 in Singapore 04 Jun 2025 - 03:04 pm
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Around 100 dead cats found at Japan woman's home 04 Jun 2025 - 10:11 am
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Vietnam scraps two-child limit as birth rate declines 04 Jun 2025 - 08:02 am
A mother takes her child to kindergarten in Hanoi on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
South Korea's centre-left leader Lee wins presidency 03 Jun 2025 - 09:46 pm
Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, acknowledges supporters as he awaits the final results of the presidential election in Seoul on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Polls show South Korea's Lee on track to win presidency by landslide 03 Jun 2025 - 03:22 pm
Election officials unload a ballot box at a counting station in Seoul on June 3, 2025. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Pakistan teen influencer killed after 'rejecting' man 03 Jun 2025 - 02:43 pm
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