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A volunteer pours water on a pedestrian's head to cool off during a hot summer day along a street in Karachi on April 5, 2025.
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Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives for a two-day state visit, at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, Vietnam, April 14, 2025.
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China urges Vietnam to resist ‘unilateral bullying’ as Xi tries to rally region in face of Trump tariffs
North Korea making what could be its largest, most advanced warship ever, new satellite photos show
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North Korea is making what could be its largest, most advanced warship ever, new satellite photos show
A Buddhist monk walks past a collapsed building in Mandalay on April 1, a few days after the deadly Myanmar earthquake.
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Myanmar’s deadly earthquake exposes void left by US in global disaster responses
A Catholic nun walks past portraits of victims of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs displayed during a mass for victims at a church in Manila on March 11, 2025. Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested that day by police acting on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs.
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For the families still grieving Duterte’s brutal drug war, the ICC might be their only hope
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60 years ago, she bit the tongue of the man who allegedly tried to rape her. Now, she’s trying to overturn her conviction
This 2010 courtroom artists drawing shows Chicago businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, center, as he appears before in a Chicago federal court.
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Alleged co-conspirator in Mumbai terror attacks lands in India after being extradited from US
Ousted former President Yoon Suk-yeol waves to supporters while leaving the official residence in Hannam-dong for his private home in Seocho-dong in Seoul, South Korea, on April 11, 2025. (Photo by Chris Jung/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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South Korea’s ousted Yoon moves back to apartment with 11 pets and security personnel
TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 14: Yakuza members proudly display their tattoos during the second day of the Sanja Matsuri Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 14, 2016. This festival is one of the rare times when members of the notorious Yakuza gang reveal themselves to public and take photo with festival goers. (Photo by Richard Atrero de Guzman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Japan’s biggest Yakuza crime group pledges to end decade-long gang war

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Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors after Myanmar's deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake toppled buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok.
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As a 7.7-magniute earthquake shook Myanmar, nurses rushed to protect newborn babies in a maternity center in China’s Yunnan Province, according to video released by Chinese state media.
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Emotional farewells and rescue efforts shared on social media are shedding light on the quake’s devastating aftermath in Myanmar.
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South Korean impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol gestures outside the Seoul detention center after his release, in Uiwang, South Korea, on March 8, 2025.
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US stocks rose Monday as traders rallied on President Donald Trump's exemption for tariffs on electronics imported from China.
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US stocks get boost from tariff exemptions but trade war confusion persists
Trump’s showdown with China deepens, with huge stakes for the economy
Tariff uncertainty engulfs annual trade show in Hong Kong
US stock futures rise amid temporary tariff exemptions for tech products
Trump official says tariff exemptions on tech are temporary. Elizabeth Warren calls trade war ‘red light, green light’ game

India

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Pakistan actor Fawad Afzal Khan looks on as he attends a press conference for Hindi film Kapoor & Sons in Mumbai on March 25, 2016.
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Pakistani star’s Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right
India among top suppliers of illicit fentanyl precursors, US intelligence report says
A comedian told a joke about a politician. Now he’s under police investigation
Clashes erupt in western India as Hindu groups demand demolition of Mughal ruler’s tomb
The list of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities is out. All but one are in Asia

Japan

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Photos of Marty Connor, along with one of his original 5th Marine Division patches, are propped in the black sand along one of Iwo Jima's landing beaches from the battle in February-March 1945, photographed by his granddaughter.
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In 1945, her grandfather stormed the black sand beaches of Iwo Jima. 80 years later, she’s retracing his footsteps
Why tourist information centers are some of Asia’s top tourist attractions
Architect Sou Fujimoto: Expo 2025 is ‘a precious opportunity to come together’
Fact check: Trump makes false claims about China, Japan and the EU at Cabinet meeting
Trump embraces ‘tailored’ tariff deals as foreign leaders look to sweeten their offers

North Korea

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A view of Mount Paektu from the North Korean side of the mountain, June 2017.
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North Korea’s sacred Mount Paektu designated as UNESCO Global Geopark
South Korean helicopters fight wildfire along heavily armed border with North Korea
Ukraine says it captured two Chinese nationals fighting in Russian army
North Korea holding first Pyongyang Marathon in six years
North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to bolster Russia’s war on Ukraine, South Korea says

Pakistan

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Afghan pilots that we interviewed in March in Islamabad
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Afghan pilots who fought in 20-year war against Taliban in limbo after Trump blocks US resettlement plans
Rare sighting of four snow leopards together sparks frenzy of excitement
‘Things took a darker turn’: Survivors recall horror of deadly Pakistan train siege
Militants kill 10 people after hijacking passenger train, taking hostages in western Pakistan, officials say
Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan hometown for first time since she was shot

South Korea

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This still from video from the US Army shows Vicenza High School in Italy, which is one of the schools where students walked out over recent Pentagon policies affecting their school.
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Students, parents say anti-DEI push is a hindrance to learning at DOD schools
Your 10-step Korean skincare routine could change with tariffs
Fact check: Trump falsely claims Biden ‘terminated’ South Korea deal Biden actually made
CNN Exclusive: This Asian leader is taking a very different approach from China over Trump’s tariff war
US and South Korean warship makers sign deal that could help narrow naval race with China

Southeast Asia

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn inspects a guard of honor during the "Trooping the Colour" parade by the Thai Royal Guards at the Dusit Palace in Bangkok on December 3, 2024.
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US ‘alarmed’ as American faces years in jail on charges of insulting Thai monarchy
Water fights, cultural traditions and new beginnings: A guide to Songkran, Thailand’s annual New Year festival
Wanted world leaders cast a wary eye at The Hague as Duterte languishes in ICC custody
Seven serious and unserious ‘White Lotus’ theories for the Season 3 finale
Here’s what could soon cost you a lot more because of Trump’s massive tariffs