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World / Asia

Central China farmers face crop failures in 'withering' drought 19 Jun 2024 - 12:23 pm
A farmer sits on a dry rice field affected by drought at Hudianxiang village in Xinyang, in central China’s Henan province on June 18, 2024. Photo by JADE GAO / AFP.
Russia and North Korea sign strategic partnership, vowing closer ties in face of rivalry with West 19 Jun 2024 - 11:25 am
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) and and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose after a welcoming ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024. Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP.
Landslides kill nine as Bangladesh lashed by rain 19 Jun 2024 - 11:09 am
This aerial photo shows a truck driving past a landslide site after storms in Liuzhou, in southwestern China's Guangxi province on June 13, 2024. Photo by AFP.
Philippine officials say Chinese forces seized 2 navy boats in disputed shoal, injuring sailors 18 Jun 2024 - 05:21 pm
A China Coast Guard ship (R) sailing past a Philippine fishing boat with volunteers from the civilian-led mission Atin Ito (This Is Ours) Coalition on board, in the disputed South China Sea on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Power demand peaks in northern India heatwave 18 Jun 2024 - 03:22 pm
A man wears a scarf as he walks past the India Gate on a hot summer day in New Delhi on June 18, 2024. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Court finds four Philippine police guilty in drug war killings 18 Jun 2024 - 11:30 am
Philippine police officers attend their trial in Manila on June 18, 2024 at a court where they were found guilty of killing a father and son. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Former Thai PM Thaksin indicted on charge of royal defamation as court cases stir political woes 18 Jun 2024 - 11:15 am
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Survivors recall horror of deadly double Indian train crash 18 Jun 2024 - 09:31 am
Railway workers walk past the wreckage of Kanchenjunga Express passenger train at Rangapani in India's West Bengal state on June 18, 2024. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)
Eight killed in India train crash after driver misses signal 17 Jun 2024 - 05:39 pm
Railway workers help to restore services at the accident site following a collision between a passenger and a goods train in Nirmaljote, near Rangapani station in India's West Bengal state, on June 17, 2024. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)
China blames Philippines for ship collision in South China Sea, Manila calls the report deceptive 17 Jun 2024 - 04:10 pm
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Low snow on the Himalayas threatens water security: Study 17 Jun 2024 - 11:02 am
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Passenger plane lands safely in New Zealand after fire shuts down an engine 17 Jun 2024 - 10:45 am
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Indian passenger and goods trains collide in West Bengal 17 Jun 2024 - 08:38 am
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Mongolia opposition candidate killed during election campaign 16 Jun 2024 - 05:34 pm
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Chinese Premier Li toasts warming trade ties in Australia 16 Jun 2024 - 11:53 am
Wang Wang the panda (top) chews a box as South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas and China's Premier Li Qiang listen to a zoo ranger at the Adelaide Zoo in Adelaide on June 16, 2024. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake / Pool/ AFP)
Team 'Melodi' woos India as Meloni-Modi video goes viral 16 Jun 2024 - 11:11 am
Picture: X / Narendra Modi
New China rules allow detention of foreigners in South China Sea 15 Jun 2024 - 08:32 pm
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BTS mania hits Seoul ahead of 'huggathon' with Jin 13 Jun 2024 - 07:48 pm
Fans of K-pop boy band BTS pose during the annual BTS FESTA, organised by HYBE, the band's agency, in Seoul on June 13, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)