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Five Thai police officers killed in plane crash during drill 25 Apr 2025 - 11:43 am
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China says wind and solar energy capacity exceeds thermal for first time 25 Apr 2025 - 11:09 am
Peninsula
No phone calls at the ATM, Japan's Osaka tells over-65s 25 Apr 2025 - 09:56 am
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Nepal's long road to quake resilience 25 Apr 2025 - 08:09 am
This photograph taken on April 16, 2025 shows remains of the 2015 earthquake, at a residential colony in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
China to promote high-quality development of military relations with Malaysia spokesperson 24 Apr 2025 - 10:33 pm
Peninsula
Indonesia maintains financial stability amid global economic uncertainty: minister 24 Apr 2025 - 10:22 pm
Buildings during sunset in Jakarta. File photo for representational purposes only.
People in Japan stage rallies against sexual assaults by US servicemen 24 Apr 2025 - 07:50 pm
US miliary personnel join Japanese officials and residents for a one-off joint nighttime patrol on the streets of Okinawa City, Okinawa prefecture late on April 18, 2025, in the first such joint operation since 1973, following sexual assault cases involving US servicemen. (Photo by Hiroaki YAMASHIRO / AFP)
China repatriates 900 from Myanmar scam centres 24 Apr 2025 - 07:01 pm
File photo: Members of the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) carry out an inspection at a work place during a crackdown operation on illicit activity linked to scam centres in Shwe Kokko in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township on February 18, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Indonesia partners with Denmark's Vetas to develop wind energy project 24 Apr 2025 - 05:11 pm
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Three Chinese astronauts blast off for Tiangong space station 24 Apr 2025 - 03:10 pm
A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert, in northwest China on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Pakistan closes border, airspace as ‘reciprocal measures’ against India 24 Apr 2025 - 02:47 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office on April 24, 2025, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a high level security meeting in Islamabad. (Photo by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP)
Sri Lanka's poverty alarmingly high: World Bank 23 Apr 2025 - 11:51 pm
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India suspends water-sharing treaty, Pakistan promises tit-for-tat response 23 Apr 2025 - 11:21 pm
An Indian military helicopter is seen in flight as viewed from Baisaran, a day after tourist attack in Pahalgam, about 90 kms (55 miles) from Srinagar on April 23, 2025. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)
China to launch Shenzhou-20 manned spaceship on Thursday 23 Apr 2025 - 10:41 pm
A poster of China's President Xi Jinping is seen beside a slogan referencing China's space ambitions at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert in northwest China on April 23, 2025, a day before the launch of the Shenzhou-20 mission. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
India vows swift response over Kashmir attack: Defence minister 23 Apr 2025 - 07:48 pm
Mourners light candles in Amritsar on April 23, 2025, as they pay tribute to tourists who were shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir's Pahalgam. (Photo by Narinder Nanu / AFP)
Indonesia's QRIS transactions surge nearly 170 pct 23 Apr 2025 - 07:39 pm
This aerial picture shows an under construction building among skyscrapers in Jakarta's business district on April 14, 2025. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Trump Jr. to visit S. Korea next week as trade war rumbles on 23 Apr 2025 - 06:08 pm
An elderly woman walks in the Dongmyo Flea Market in Seoul on April 15, 2025. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Philippines declares four days of national mourning for pope 23 Apr 2025 - 04:39 pm
This photo shows the Philippine national flag flying at half-mast at the city hall in Tacloban City, province of Leyte on April 22, 2025, a day after the death of Pope Francis. Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP