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    A newborn baby was found buried alive. The reason may have been her gender
  • Armed Taliban security personnel keep guard near the closed gate of the zero point border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan at Spin Boldak district in Kandahar province on October 12, 2025.
    Sanaullah Seiam/AFP/Getty Images
    Afghanistan and Pakistan agree ceasefire after trading their deadliest fire in years. Here’s what we know
  • Afghanistan's Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi attends a press conference, in New Delhi, India October 12, 2025.
    Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
    Taliban minister confronted by rare challenge on trip abroad: women journalists
  • Pakistani troops patrol along Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Big Ben post in the Khyber district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on August 3, 2021.
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    Dozens killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes in worst fighting since Taliban returned to power
  • A transporter launcher North Korean state media said is the new Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile is shown during an overnight military parade in Pyongyang.
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    As its ruling party turns 80, an emboldened Kim Jong Un shows off North Korea’s new hypersonic weapon, ICBM
  • People sleep in a tricycle in Mati City after two powerful quakes struck off the southern Philippines, on Friday.
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    Death toll rises in Philippines after twin quake triggering 2 tsunami warnings
  • Takaichi is seen playing the drums in an undated photo. She is a fan of heavy metal music.
    Courtesy of Sanae Takichi
    Japan’s aspiring leader drums to relieve stress. She has many reasons to reach for her sticks
  • Photos released by North Korean state media KCNA show Chinese Premier Li Qiang and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meeting Kim and watching an artistic performance at a Pyongyang stadium on Thursday. Vietnam’s Communist Party chief To Lam was also present.
Li’s visit shows Beijing’s “willingness to prioritize” relations between the two countries, Kim said, according to KCNA.
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    North Korea’s ruling party turns 80 and Kim Jong Un is rolling out the red carpet for a major celebration
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    At least 20 killed in Myanmar junta attack as paramotors widen air war

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    Video Survivors pulled from rubble in collapsed school in Indonesia 0:47
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    Video Typhoon Ragasa causes deadly flooding in Taiwan 0:50
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    Video Typhoon Ragasa hits Hong Kong with 100 mph winds 1:37
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  • The S&P 500 has rallied 33% since April. Investors said there's more room to run, but short-term volatility could pose trouble for stocks.
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    Confused by stocks lately? We explain the whiplash
  • Trump’s EV retreat is a huge win for his No. 1 trade rival
  • What does the Argentina bailout have to do with Trump’s likely US farmer bailout?
  • How a Dutch chipmaker got caught up in the US-China tech war
  • Chinese airlines oppose Trump plan to stop flying over Russia on US routes

India

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  • US President Donald Trump depicted as a "demon" in this installation during the Hindu festival of Durga Puja installation in West Bengal, India.
    Raju Saha
    India has a festival where a Hindu goddess slays a demon. This year the demon is Trump
  • India jailed him. Now Canada claims he’s orchestrating terror acts from prison
  • India sends more skilled workers to the US than any other country. Trump’s visa hike has sparked panic
  • This country’s government vowed to eliminate TB by the end of 2025. It’s not going well.
  • Toothpaste, McDonald’s and Pepsi in the crosshairs as US-India tariff tensions heat up
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  • Aug 23, 2025; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Hawaii Rainbow Warriors placekicker Kansei Matsuzawa (17) reacts after making the winning field goal over the Stanford Cardinal during the second half at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. Mandatory Credit: Marco Garcia-Imagn Images
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    The NFL hopeful from Japan who learned to kick on YouTube
  • Fact check: Trump’s ‘$17 trillion’ investment figure is fiction
  • Hack on Japan’s biggest brewer renews concerns over cyberattack readiness
  • Bear enters Japanese supermarket, pounces on customer, as nationwide toll reaches new high
  • Japan ruling party picks new leader, likely to become country’s first female prime minister

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  • Crews in Japan practice loading a dummy Tomahawk munition aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Chokai at Yokosuka Naval Base near Tokyo last week.
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    Japan is arming a warship with US missiles that can hit targets up to 1,000 miles away as Pacific arms race heats up
  • US establishes new Reaper drone unit 250 miles from China
  • Why 2026 could be one of the most pivotal years in a generation
  • Kim Jong Un says he has ‘fond memories’ of Trump, open to talks if US drops denuclearization demand
  • US victims of October 7 attacks file a new lawsuit against Hamas, Syria, Iran and North Korea

Pakistan

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  • Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun, known by the nom de guerre Spin Ghul, is shown in this US Attorney’s office in Brooklyn evidence photo released in New York, on March 6, 2017.
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    The making of an al Qaeda fighter: Spin Ghul’s journey from the streets of Saudi Arabia to jihadi training camps
  • A two-day internet blackout shows even the Taliban can’t turn back time
  • Remember ’90s gaming classic Tekken? In Pakistan, it’s a ticket to fame and fortune
  • Checking in on the ‘seven un-endable wars’ Trump did (not) end
  • Pakistani dating show modeled on ‘Love Island’ sparks anger in Muslim-majority country

South Korea

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  • South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok speaks during an anti-terrorism drill at the Korea Multi-purpose Accelerator Complex in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea on September 26 2025.
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    Explosive battery blaze in South Korea ‘paralyzes’ vital government services
  • Raids, fines and secrecy: Inside the hidden, illegal world of tattooing in South Korea
  • New Zealand woman convicted of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases
  • Unification Church leader arrested in bribery case involving former South Korean president’s wife
  • Overtourism is leading to more car crashes in Scotland. T-plates might be the answer

Southeast Asia

  • A general view shows Indonesia Arena which will host the the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta on October 10, 2025. Indonesia will not issue visas to Israeli athletes for the upcoming world artistic gymnastics championships in Jakarta, a minister said on October 9, citing the nation's support for Palestinians. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)
    Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
    Court rejects Israel’s appeal after Indonesia refused to grant team’s visas to artistic gymnastics world championships
  • Trump calls for investigation into Blumenthal over allegations he lied about military service
  • A beauty pageant for buffaloes in Thailand raises status of the humble animal
  • Five students pulled alive from collapsed Indonesia school but hopes fade for remaining classmates
  • Frantic rush to reach scores of students missing for days after boarding school collapse in Indonesia
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