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Six more bodies found at plane crash site in Indonesia 22 Jan 2026 - 10:36 am
Joint search and rescue teams climb towards the suspected crash site of an Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane that lost contact a day earlier while flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar, in the Bulusaraung Mountains, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Photo by Muchtamir / AFP
Food poverty in Philippines drops sharply in Q4 2025 21 Jan 2026 - 06:38 pm
Rice prices are displayed at a market stall Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Saturday, April 6, 2024. (Photo by Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg)
Hong Kong marathon runner with baby investigated for child abuse 21 Jan 2026 - 03:25 pm
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Aircraft crashes into pond in Uttar Pradesh 21 Jan 2026 - 01:26 pm
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Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 - 01:17 pm
Participants demonstrate in front of the Tokyo Electric Power Company's headquarters, against the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear Power Plant, in Tokyo on January 19, 2026. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
Gunman jailed for life in killing of Japan ex-PM Abe 21 Jan 2026 - 12:28 pm
This photo taken on September 27, 2022 shows people offering their respects to former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe outside the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, ahead of his state funeral later in the day. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP
Philippines to end short-lived ban on Musk's Grok chatbot 21 Jan 2026 - 12:15 pm
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Philippines posts 5.7 bln USD balance of payments deficit in 2025 20 Jan 2026 - 07:06 pm
Pedestrians walk as they shop at a market in Manila on January 26, 2022. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Tourist helicopter goes missing near Mount Aso in Japan 20 Jan 2026 - 04:27 pm
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Nepal's rapper-turned-mayor challenges ousted PM 20 Jan 2026 - 02:03 pm
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) election candidate and Kathmandu's former mayor Balendra Shah addresses supporters during a campaign rally in Janakpur on January 19, 2026. (Photo by Sumit Mishra / AFP)
Tokyo zoo pandas due to leave Japan January 27, joining sister 20 Jan 2026 - 10:17 am
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Japanese Prime Minister calls for early elections in February 19 Jan 2026 - 09:51 pm
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Blast targets hotel in Kabul, casualties reported 19 Jan 2026 - 07:28 pm
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Deadly blast hits Kabul hotel: Afghan police, govt 19 Jan 2026 - 03:56 pm
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Japan's Sanae Takaichi: Iron Lady 2.0 seeking election boost 19 Jan 2026 - 03:43 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on January 19, 2026. Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin / POOL / AFP
Death toll from weekend blaze at Pakistan mall hits 21: rescuers 19 Jan 2026 - 03:38 pm
Rescue workers search amid the debris using excavators after a massive fire at a shopping mall in Karachi on January 19, 2026. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP)
Indonesia president puts forward nephew for central bank job 19 Jan 2026 - 03:05 pm
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Rescuers find second body from Indonesia plane crash 19 Jan 2026 - 01:52 pm
Search and rescue personnel prepare to carry the wreckage of an Indonesian Air Transport turboprop aircraft, a day after it crashed while en route from Yogyakarta to Makassar, at Mount Bulusaraung in South Sulawesi on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Muchtamir Zaide / AFP)