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Marcos says Philippines 'cannot yield' in territorial disputes 22 Jul 2024 - 02:45 pm
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos delivers the annual State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Manila on July 22, 2024. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
India's top court blocks rule said to divide eateries by religion 22 Jul 2024 - 01:38 pm
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Bangladesh student group calls 48-hour halt to protests 22 Jul 2024 - 12:52 pm
Bangladesh army personnel keep a vigil near barbed wire barricades amid a curfew following clashes between police and protestors, in Dhaka on July 22, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Philippines 'to assert our rights' after China sea deal 22 Jul 2024 - 11:01 am
This file photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows Philippine coast guard vessel BRP Malapascua (L) patrolling near the grounded navy ship BRP Sierra Madre where Philippine marines are stationed to assert Manila's territorial claims at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Rescuers search for dozens missing after flooding, bridge collapse in China kill at least 25 22 Jul 2024 - 10:38 am
A rescuer works at the site of a bridge collapse in Zhashui County in Shangluo City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 21, 2024. Xinhua/Zou Jingyi
Germany advises against travel to Bangladesh 21 Jul 2024 - 08:26 pm
A Bangladeshi soldier stands guard along a street amid the anti-quota protests, in Dhaka on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
'Give me his body': Relatives grieve victims of Bangladesh unrest 21 Jul 2024 - 08:08 pm
Smoke bellows from the backside of Dhaka's southern outskirt neighbourhood as clash erupts between police and anti-quota protesters in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 21, 2024. (Photo by Anik Rahman / AFP)
Remains of three Filipinos who died in Kuwait fire return home 21 Jul 2024 - 08:08 pm
File: The building which was engulfed by fire, in Kuwait City, on June 12, 2024. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)
Philippines says has agreed with China on 'arrangement' for reef resupply missions 21 Jul 2024 - 02:49 pm
This file photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows Philippine coast guard vessel BRP Malapascua (L) patrolling near the grounded navy ship BRP Sierra Madre where Philippine marines are stationed to assert Manila's territorial claims at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
South Korea steps up propaganda broadcasts after new trash balloons from North 21 Jul 2024 - 12:12 pm
A general view shows the city skyline after heavy rain as seen from the landmark Namsan Tower in central Seoul on July 17, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Bangladesh court winds back job quotas that sparked unrest 21 Jul 2024 - 12:01 pm
A Bangladeshi soldier stands guard along a street amid the anti-quota protests, in Dhaka on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Manila says shoal resupply missions to remain Philippine operation 21 Jul 2024 - 11:00 am
This file photo taken on August 22, 2023 shows Chinese coast guard ships (L and R) corralling a Philippine civilian boat chartered by the Philippine navy to deliver supplies to the Philippine navy ship BRP Sierra Madre, in disputed waters of the South China Sea. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Pram rolls in front of oncoming Sydney train, toddler and father killed 21 Jul 2024 - 10:43 am
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Bangladesh army out in force as police fire on demonstrators 20 Jul 2024 - 04:28 pm
Bangladeshi soldiers disembark armored vehicles as they patrol the streets to disperse the anti-quota protesters in Dhaka on July 20, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Monsoon rains pound India financial hub 20 Jul 2024 - 03:59 pm
Rescue personnel gather outside the partially collapsed Rubinissa Manzil, a residential building in Mumbai on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
Nippon Steel hires Pompeo as US Steel deal adviser 20 Jul 2024 - 02:00 pm
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
North Korean athletes leave for Paris Olympics 20 Jul 2024 - 01:11 pm
North Korea players leave to take part in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Kim Won Jin / AFP)
Indian coast guard battling fire aboard vessel in Arabian sea 20 Jul 2024 - 11:00 am
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