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Maldives to ban Israelis to protest Gaza war 02 Jun 2024 - 10:25 pm
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Indonesia arrests 'most wanted' Thai fugitive 02 Jun 2024 - 05:42 pm
A monitor shows Thai fugitive Chaowalit Thongduang, who escaped from a hospital in Thailand while serving his sentence in 2023, during a press conference after he was arrested by Indonesian police in Bali, at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (BARESKRIM) office in Jakarta on June 2, 2024. Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP.
South Korea vows 'unbearable' retaliation against North Korea over its launch of trash balloons 02 Jun 2024 - 04:20 pm
This handout photo taken by the South Korean Defence Ministry between the night of June 1 and 2, 2024 and released on June 2, 2024 shows South Korean military officers check unidentified objects believed to be North Korean trash from balloons that crossed the inter-Korea border, on a street in Seoul. Photo by Handout / South Korean Defence Ministry / AFP
Sri Lanka issues major flood alert as rains continue 02 Jun 2024 - 04:12 pm
Motorists make their way through a flooded street after heavy rains in Colombo on June 2, 2024. Photo by Ishara S.Kodikara / AFP
India's Modi eyes election victory as top opponent heads to jail 02 Jun 2024 - 03:25 pm
Arvind Kejriwal (C), Chief Minister of the capital Delhi and leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), addresses his supporters at the AAP's headquarters on June 2, 2024. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
India PM Modi appears set to triumph as voting ends in marathon election 01 Jun 2024 - 07:52 pm
A man casts his ballot to vote at a polling station in Amritsar on June 1, 2024, during the seventh and final phase of voting in India's general election. Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP.
Indonesia ready to send peacekeepers, medical staff to Gaza 01 Jun 2024 - 11:24 am
Indonesia's Defence Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto speaks during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 1, 2024. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
Japan crypto exchange says lost $300 mn bitcoin in 'leak' 01 Jun 2024 - 10:36 am
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Heatwave in India: Death toll rises to 28 31 May 2024 - 06:46 pm
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Experts warn of heat risks as India's temperatures climb again 30 May 2024 - 03:50 pm
A white Bengal tiger cools off in a pond at an enclosure on the hot summer day at Arignar Anna Zoological Park, in Chennai on May 30, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish Babu / AFP)
Gunmen murder Rohingya teacher and student in Bangladesh 30 May 2024 - 12:52 pm
This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows Rohingya refugees walking down a path at a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia in Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district. (Photo by AFP)
Indonesia volcano belches ash tower 2 km into the sky 30 May 2024 - 12:44 pm
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Google to invest $2 billion in Malaysian data center and cloud hub 30 May 2024 - 08:33 am
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Singapore Airlines jet endured huge swings in gravitational force during turbulence: report 29 May 2024 - 09:43 pm
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North Korea launches waste-filled balloons to taunt the South 29 May 2024 - 08:15 pm
This handout photo taken by the South Korean Defence Ministry between the night of May 28 and 29, 2024 and released on May 29 shows unidentified objects believed to be North Korean propaganda material attached to balloons on a street in Chungnam Province. (Photo by Handout / South Korean Defence Ministry / AFP) 
Panda diplomacy is back: China sending two bears to Washington 29 May 2024 - 05:46 pm
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Delhi temperature hits highest ever in India: weather bureau 29 May 2024 - 03:50 pm
Men cover their head with cloth on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi on May 29, 2024, amid ongoing heatwave. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Pakistan bus crash kills at least 29 people: hospital 29 May 2024 - 03:09 pm
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