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India, South Korea target doubling trade by 2030 20 Apr 2026 - 02:43 pm
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung (L) gestures alongside India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) as they plant a tree during a meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on April 20, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Study reveals causes of frequent cold infections in children 20 Apr 2026 - 01:22 pm
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Bangladesh faces telecom shutdowns from Mideast fuel crisis 20 Apr 2026 - 12:47 pm
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7.4-magnitude quake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued: JMA 20 Apr 2026 - 11:26 am
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Eight taken to hospital after South Korea marathon in 30C 20 Apr 2026 - 10:57 am
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Pilot critical after helicopter crash in Australia 20 Apr 2026 - 10:51 am
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Indonesia to halt diesel imports from July 1 20 Apr 2026 - 12:19 am
People fishing at a pier on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. AFP file photo for representational purposes only.
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into sea: Seoul 19 Apr 2026 - 07:12 pm
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on April 19, 2026. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Malaysia: massive fire destroys nearly 1,000 homes, displaces thousands 19 Apr 2026 - 06:52 pm
This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department on April 19, 2026, shows a general view of the Kampung Bahagia water village after a fire, in Sandakan, on Malaysia's Borneo island. (Photo by Handout / Malaysia's Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department / AFP)
Fire at India firecracker factory kills 20: police 19 Apr 2026 - 06:23 pm
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Nine killed after small truck overturned in Northern Thailand 19 Apr 2026 - 02:32 pm
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200 homes destroyed, hundreds displaced in Malaysia’s Sandakan fire 19 Apr 2026 - 11:59 am
This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department on April 19, 2026, shows a general view of the Kampung Bahagia water village after a fire, in Sandakan, on Malaysia Borneo island. (Photo by Handout / Malaysia Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department / AFP)
VIDEO: Humans far behind as robot breaks record at Beijing half marathon 19 Apr 2026 - 11:07 am
A robot runs in the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and humanoid Half Marathon in Beijing on April 19, 2026. Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP
Republic of Korea expresses concern over N. Korea's ballistic missile launches, calls for immediate halt 19 Apr 2026 - 10:02 am
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Indonesia rights body probing civilian killings in Papua 19 Apr 2026 - 08:59 am
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Lightning strikes claim 12 lives in Bangladesh 18 Apr 2026 - 08:32 pm
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5.4-magnitude quake hits south of Kermadec Islands: GFZ 18 Apr 2026 - 07:50 pm
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Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets Head of Government of National Unity of Libya 18 Apr 2026 - 05:39 pm
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