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Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa as China shuts ports ahead of landfall
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Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa as China shuts ports ahead of landfall

Typhoon Dolphin injures five and cuts power to 14,000 buildings in Okinawa, as China shuts ports and cancels ferries ahead of landfall this weekend

Bangladesh says star cricketer Shakib will not play again after Hasina event
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Bangladesh says star cricketer Shakib will not play again after Hasina event

Bangladesh says cricketer Shakib Al Hasan will not play again after he joined a media event with ousted leader Sheikh Hasina

Iraq PM says invited to Riyadh after US-Saudi strikes
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Iraq PM says invited to Riyadh after US-Saudi strikes

Iraq's PM was invited to Riyadh after US-Saudi strikes killed 20 militants, as Tehran-backed groups delay their threatened response

US Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill
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US Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill

US Senate passed a sweeping Russia sanctions bill targeting energy revenues, with tariffs up to 500 percent on Russian oil and gas

Pezeshkian says Iran will resist any attempt to force it to surrender
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Pezeshkian says Iran will resist any attempt to force it to surrender

Pezeshkian says Iran will resist any attempt to force it into submission, as diplomacy advances on reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping

Floods in India's northeast kill nearly 100
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Floods in India's northeast kill nearly 100

Assam floods have killed nearly 100 people and affected 170,000 residents, submerging over 14,000 hectares of cropland in India's northeast

Thai teen kills 8 in rampage at home and school before shooting himself
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Thai teen kills 8 in rampage at home and school before shooting himself

Thailand school shooting: A 14-year-old student killed his grandparents and school staff before shooting himself in Thailand's deadliest attack since 2022

Afghan man given life sentence for deadly Munich car-ramming
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Afghan man given life sentence for deadly Munich car-ramming

German court gives Afghan man Farhad N. a life sentence for the deadly Munich car-ramming attack that killed a mother and daughter

India court convicts former top editor in rape case
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India court convicts former top editor in rape case

Bombay High Court convicts ex-Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal of rape in a 2013 case, overturning his 2021 acquittal by a trial court

India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media
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India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media

Indian TV journalists faced attacks during youth-led protests as activists branded broadcasters 'lapdog' media loyal to Modi's government, exposing mistrust

Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina vows December return from exile as 'duty to people'
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Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina vows December return from exile as 'duty to people'

Bangladesh's ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced plans to return from exile in India by December, despite facing a death sentence and arrest in Dhaka

India panel warns Meta over Modi video removal
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India panel warns Meta over Modi video removal

India panel warns Meta over Modi video removal, demanding Mark Zuckerberg apologise within three days after Facebook and Instagram briefly took down the post

India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July
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India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July

India monsoon floods have killed more than 100 people since July, as climate change makes seasonal rains more erratic and deadly across South Asia

Afghanistan's child malnutrition crisis 'spinning out of control', UN warns
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Afghanistan's child malnutrition crisis 'spinning out of control', UN warns

UN warns Afghanistan's child malnutrition crisis is worsening fast, as aid cuts leave acutely malnourished children without help

Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Hormuz
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Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Hormuz

US-Iran talks remain uncertain after a ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz, as Trump and Tehran offer conflicting accounts

Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome
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Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome

Lebanon and Israel hold a seventh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome, as Beirut pushes for a phased Israeli withdrawal from the south

Bangladesh proposes death penalty for enforced disappearances
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Bangladesh proposes death penalty for enforced disappearances

Bangladesh proposes the death penalty for enforced disappearances after a commission recorded 1,569 cases and 251 people still missing under Hasina

Bangladesh asks India to clarify stance on Hasina's New Delhi speech
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Bangladesh asks India to clarify stance on Hasina's New Delhi speech

Bangladesh has asked India to clarify its stance on Sheikh Hasina's planned New Delhi speech, ahead of an Aug. 5 event marking her ouster's second anniversary

South Korea heatwave death toll hits 16, interior ministry says
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South Korea heatwave death toll hits 16, interior ministry says

South Korea heatwave has killed 16 people and sickened over 2,000 others since May 15, ministry says, as record temperatures grip the nation

Bangladesh measles outbreak drives families into debt: aid groups
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Bangladesh measles outbreak drives families into debt: aid groups

Bangladesh's measles outbreak has killed hundreds of children and pushed nine in 10 affected families into deep debt, a new assessment shows