Americans detained trying to send rice, Bibles, dollar bills to North Korea
Six US nationals were taken into custody in South Korea near a restricted border area with North Korea. South Korean
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Japan executes by hanging ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered 9
Takahiro Shiraishi was hanged for the murders of eight women and one man whose body parts he concealed in his
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Six dead, thousands displaced as floods hit southwestern China
‘Exceptionally large floods’ swept through Guizhou’s Rongjiang county, forcing some 80,000 people to flee their homes. At least six people
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Vietnam ends death penalty for crimes against the state, bribery, drugs
The death sentence has been removed from eight criminal offences in Vietnamese law and replaced with life imprisonment for offenders.
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Key players tangle at UNSC at ‘perilous turn’ of US-Israel-Iran conflict
Tensions soar at the UN as Iran and its allies condemn US military actions, while the US and Israel reject
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Taiwan detects dozens of Chinese aircraft near island after UK ship patrol
Taipei says an estimated 15 Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Friday. Taiwan‘s defence ministry
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Russia, Indonesia deepen ties as Putin and Prabowo meet in St Petersburg
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said that the relationship between the two countries was ‘getting stronger again’. Russian President Vladimir Putin
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Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Male Volcano Erupts, Alert at Highest Level
Authorities recorded the volcano unleashing 10,000 metres (32,800 feet) of thick grey clouds. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano in south-central Indonesia
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Explosion at fireworks factory in China kills 9, state media says
Another 26 are injured in blast near the city of Changde, Hunan Province, Xinhua News Agency says. An explosion at a
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China’s Xi Jinping meets Central Asian leaders: Why their summit matters
Chinese President Xi Jinping reached Kazakhstan on Monday to attend the second China–Central Asia Summit, a high-stakes diplomatic gathering aimed
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