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Japan, Philippines to discuss intelligence sharing: Takaichi 28 May 2026 - 03:36 pm
Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) look on as Ambassador of the Philippines to Japan Mylene J. Garcia-Albano (2nd L) and Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines Kazuya Endo (2nd R) sign documents during the Cooperation Document Exchange Ceremony at the Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo on May 28, 2026. Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin / POOL / AFP
Brazilian FM to visit China 28 May 2026 - 11:31 am
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Samsung workers approve bonus deal after big AI profits 27 May 2026 - 03:26 pm
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Bangladesh probes hospital deaths of six newborns 27 May 2026 - 02:36 pm
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials inspect inside the neonatal ward of Ad-Din hospital in Dhaka on May 27, 2026, after six newborns died in the facility earlier in the day. Photo by Abdul Goni / AFP
Love birds: twice-extinct parakeet gets lifeline from pair of super breeders 27 May 2026 - 01:49 pm
A handout photo taken in Christchurch on May 20, 2026, from The Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust shows Nacho. (Photo by Leigh Percasky / The Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust / AFP)
5 of 7 people trapped in Laos cave found alive: rescuers 27 May 2026 - 01:41 pm
This handout image released by Metta Tham Rescue Kalasin on May 26, 2026, shows rescue workers gathering near a cave in Xaisomboun province. (Photo by Handout / Metta Tham Rescue Kalasin / AFP)
Giant Messi statue in India to be removed over safety concerns 27 May 2026 - 01:37 pm
Commuters walk past a statue of Argentine football player Lionel Messi in Kolkata on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)
Modi warns of dangers as heatwave grips India 27 May 2026 - 01:12 pm
A flock of pigeons sits on cooling water pipes of the air-conditioning unit at an industrial site in Navi Mumbai on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)
Air India slashes domestic flights amid fuel price spike 27 May 2026 - 12:42 pm
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Taiwan capital hits highest temperature on record for May: weather agency 27 May 2026 - 11:52 am
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Japan allocates over $3 billion to subsidize energy bills during summer 26 May 2026 - 11:23 pm
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North Korea fires ballistic missile into Yellow Sea: Seoul 26 May 2026 - 12:41 pm
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Rubio revives 'Quad' with new Asia projects after questions on US 26 May 2026 - 10:44 am
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japan Foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio address a joint press conference after the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi . (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson / POOL / AFP)
Political animal: NZ lawmaker carries crayfish into parliament 26 May 2026 - 10:40 am
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Philippine construction collapse toll hits four, over dozen missing 25 May 2026 - 05:10 pm
Military personnel with a working dog conduct search and rescue operations at a collapsed building in Angeles City, Pampanga province, north of Manila on May 25, 2026. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Cambodia's Hun Sen pardons detained opposition leader 25 May 2026 - 03:48 pm
Kem Sokha, former leader of the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), looks on as he visits his mother on the outskirts of Phnom Penh on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Chhea Bunnarith / AFP)
Around 20 injured after spraying incident in Tokyo mall 25 May 2026 - 01:26 pm
A person is taken on a stretcher to an ambulance by paramedics at the Ginza 6 Shopping Center in Tokyo on May 25, 2026, after an individual allegedly sprayed a substance in the area. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
Sri Lanka begins offering free tourist ETA to nationals of 40 countries 25 May 2026 - 12:32 pm
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