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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)
Glitch delays restart of world's biggest nuclear plant in Japan 19 Jan 2026 - 12:32 pm
Participants demonstrate in front of 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)
China's birth rate falls to lowest on record 19 Jan 2026 - 11:22 am
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Gas discovery provides boost to Philippines fast-dwindling reserves 19 Jan 2026 - 11:10 am
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Pakistani Prime Minister receives invitation from US President to join Gaza Peace Council 18 Jan 2026 - 11:58 pm
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Philippine Congress boosts army modernization budget to 673 mln USD in 2026 18 Jan 2026 - 07:40 pm
An Australian soldier (back L) supervises as Philippine Marines fire their weapons during a demonstration at Military Operation Urbanized Terrain (MOUTH) training exercises at the marine base in Ternate, Cavite province, southwest of Manila. File photo.
Factory explosion in China's Inner Mongolia kills 2, leaves 5 missing 18 Jan 2026 - 05:44 pm
This photo taken with a mobile phone on Jan. 18, 2026 shows the site of an explosion at a factory in Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Xinhua
Indonesia rescuers find body from plane crash 18 Jan 2026 - 01:58 pm
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
Air traffic resumes at Aleppo International Airport 18 Jan 2026 - 01:11 pm
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Fire engulfs shopping mall in Pakistan, atleast six dead 18 Jan 2026 - 10:49 am
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Indonesian rescuers find debris from missing plane 18 Jan 2026 - 08:04 am
Joint search and rescue teams climb towards the suspected crash site of an Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane in the Bulusaraung Mountains, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. (Photo by Muchtamir / AFP)
India slaps $2.45 mn fine on IndiGo for mass flight cancellations 17 Jan 2026 - 08:21 pm
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Cambodia arrests 75 online scam suspects in latest raids 17 Jan 2026 - 03:52 pm
This photo taken on Aug. 13, 2025 shows a view of the Phnom Sampov, a limestone mountain and religious site, in Battambang province, Cambodia.(Fauna & Flora-Cambodia Program/Handout via Xinhua)