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Hong Kong ferry disaster verdict leaves families 'outraged' 22 Jan 2026 - 06:45 pm
Relatives of Lamma IV ferry disaster victims leave Hong Kong's West Kowloon Law Courts Building after the city's coroner delivered the verdict on the accident, which killed 39 in total in 2012, on January 22, 2026. Photo by Tommy WANG / AFP
Japan suspends restart of world's biggest nuclear plant 22 Jan 2026 - 02:56 pm
This photo shows the reactor startup procedure for Unit 6 at the Tokyo Electric Power Company Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant's central control room in Kariwa Village, Niigata Prefecture on January 21, 2026. Photo by JAPAN POOL / JIJI PRESS / AFP
Gunman at large after three killed in eastern Australia 22 Jan 2026 - 01:57 pm
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Storms, heavy rain kill 9 children across Afghanistan 22 Jan 2026 - 01:30 pm
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South Korean law to regulate AI takes effect 22 Jan 2026 - 01:04 pm
This photo illustration taken in Seoul on January 22, 2026 shows AI images created by Carat, a South Korean generative AI service, and its webpage. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Death toll in Pakistan mall fire hits 55: Karachi govt 22 Jan 2026 - 10:42 am
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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)
Tourists hit record in Japan, despite plunge from China 20 Jan 2026 - 11:28 am
People visit a shopping street in Asakusa district near Sensoji Temple, a popular tourist location in Tokyo on January 20, 2026. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP)
Tokyo zoo pandas due to leave Japan January 27, joining sister 20 Jan 2026 - 10:17 am
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