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Thousands evacuated in India and Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy approaches 13 Jun 2023 - 11:03 am
A man walks away from the seafront as high tidal waves hit the coast in Mumbai on June 13, 2023, as cyclone Biparjoy makes its way across the Arabian Sea towards the coastlines of India and Pakistan. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe / AFP)
British man detained after climbing half-way up Seoul skyscraper 12 Jun 2023 - 03:11 pm
This handout photo taken on June 12, 2023 and provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters shows a man, identified by authorities as British, climbing the exterior of the 123-story Lotte World Tower in Seoul. (Photo by Handout / Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters / AFP)
South Korea unveils commemorative stamp to mark 10 years of K-pop megastars BTS 12 Jun 2023 - 11:47 am
An artist refers to their phone for reference during the spray painting of a mural of K-pop megastars BTS in Seoul on June 12, 2023. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Wind, heavy rains kill at least 27 in Pakistan 11 Jun 2023 - 12:27 pm
Peninsula
Honduras opens China embassy after cutting ties with Taiwan 11 Jun 2023 - 12:17 pm
Honduran President Xiomara Castro (L) poses with Chairman of Huawei's Board of Directors Liang Hua, during her visit to Huawei Research Center in Shanghai on June 10, 2023. (Photo by CNS / AFP)
Drink with Messi for $42,000: Chinese police warn over scams 11 Jun 2023 - 12:12 pm
Chinese fans wait for members of Argentina's football team in the lobby of a hotel where the team is staying in Beijing on June 10, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano spews ash, rocks 11 Jun 2023 - 10:58 am
This handout photo made available by Kristin Moral shows Mount Mayon spewing white smoke as seen from Camalig on June 8, 2023. (Photo by Handout / Kristin Moral / AFP)
Giant rubber duck no match for Hong Kong's baking heat 10 Jun 2023 - 12:31 pm
People visit the installation
Runway reopens at Tokyo's Haneda airport after 2 planes bump into each other 10 Jun 2023 - 09:54 am
A general view shows the terminal building of Haneda Airport with Mount Fuji (back-R) from the airport's observation deck in Tokyo on February 28, 2023. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Giant inflatable ducks make a splash in Hong Kong as pop-art project returns after 10 years 10 Jun 2023 - 12:26 am
People take photos of two large inflatable yellow ducks called
Philippines' Mayon volcano forces people to evacuate as fear of eruption magnifies 09 Jun 2023 - 08:28 pm
This handout photo made available by Kristin Moral shows the Mount Mayon spewing white smoke as seen from Camalig, Albay, in the Philippines, on June 8, 2023. (Photo by Handout / AFP) 
Japan agrees to refugee law change allowing forced repatriation of asylum seekers 09 Jun 2023 - 07:41 pm
Members of the chamber vote to pass the revised Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, which reviews the detention and deportation rules of foreigners, during a plenary session of the House of Councillors at the parliament building in Tokyo on June 9, 2023. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) 
Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, spews huge ash column 09 Jun 2023 - 11:03 am
Peninsula
Indian households see inflation falling: survey 08 Jun 2023 - 07:18 pm
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Philippines isn’t shifting away from China, says President Marcos 08 Jun 2023 - 05:29 pm
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr speaks at a session during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on January 18, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Philippines on alert as volcano spews ash 08 Jun 2023 - 10:57 am
Residents exercise as Mayon volcano spews white smoke in Legaspi City, Albay province on June 7, 2023. (Photo by Charism SAYAT / AFP)
Pakistan urged to stop arresting Afghan refugees 07 Jun 2023 - 09:40 pm
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Millions of Chinese students sit gruelling college entrance exams 07 Jun 2023 - 03:55 pm
Students leave after their first exam during the first day of the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as “gaokao”, in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on June 7, 2023. Photo by AFP