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  • A man examines the damage to a building following an earthquake in East Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on August 15, 2026.
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    Dozens dead and hundreds flee after powerful earthquake hits Indonesia
  • TOPSHOT - Taliban security personnel stand guard as an Afghan burqa-clad woman (R) walks along a street at a market in the Baharak district of Badakhshan province on February 26, 2024. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Five years after the Taliban won, Afghanistan is still losing
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    How an icy shipping route at the top of the world is bringing China and Russia together
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, shakes hands with Sakhalin Region Governor Valery Limarenko at an airport in Kurilsk on the Iturup Island, the largest of the Kuril Islands of Russia's fareast, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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    Japan condemns Putin’s visit to disputed islands
  • Camp Humphreys, south of Seoul, is the largest US overseas military installation.
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    Ex-Chinese military men accused of espionage activities near US bases in South Korea, police say
  • Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji (L) answers reporters questions at a joint press conference with US President Bill Clinton 08 April at the Old Executive Office Building in Washington DC.  Clinton will host a State Dinner for Zhu later 08 April at the White House in Washington, DC.
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    Zhu Rongji, the ‘economic czar’ who helped turn China into a powerhouse, dies at 97
  • Rifles are seen inside a firearm shop in Bangkok, Thailand.
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    Thailand tightens gun controls after deadly school shooting
  • Kwak Tae-Hwi of South Korea and Mesaed Enzi of Kuwait compete for the ball during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Asian 3rd Qualifier match between South Korea and Kuwait at Seoul Worldcup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, on February 29, 2012.
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    ‘Sexual services’ for referees scandal rocks South Korea’s top football body
  • A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-4B satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang, China, on August 10, 2026.
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    Chinese rocket carrying satellite explodes seconds after launch

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  • Hackers deployed an autonomous AI system to carry out cyberattacks on Taiwan, in what experts believe is the first known fully autonomous attack on government agencies.
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    Hackers used autonomous AI agents to attack Taiwan. Is this the future of cyberwarfare?
  • A "Jadeite Cabbage" is displayed at Japan's national museum during a preview of the 'Treasured Masterpieces from the national Palace Museum, Taiwan' in Tokyo on June 23, 2014.
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    How a humble cabbage became one of the Forbidden City’s most memorable treasures
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This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province.
 The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China's manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency.
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    What we know about China’s moon-landing plans and why the US is so worried
  • A US Navy officer walks on the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota after the vessel docked at HMAS Stirling in Rockingham, Western Australia, during a visit on February 26, 2025.
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    The US Navy’s plan for almost 20 guided-missile subs and why that will matter around China

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  • Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, speaks during a rally in New Delhi, India, on July 20, 2026.
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    A weeks-old Gen-Z protest group managed to get India’s Modi to blink. What’s next?
  • <p>Celebrations as India's Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan resigns after widespread protests. This was the main demand of the Cockroach Janta Party a satirical party turned national movement. CNN Producer Kunal Seghal is at the celebrations in New Delhi.</p>
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    India’s education minister resigns after days of ‘Cockroach’ youth protests over exam paper leaks
  • Security personnel use batons to disperse protesters during a march towards Parliament on July 20, 2026 in New Delhi, India.
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    Why political fury is boiling over on the streets of India’s capital
  • Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), Trinamool Youth Congress supporters took out a protest rally against recent rape and murder of a 11 year old girl in Baruipur from Ballygung to Hazra on July 8, 2026 in Kolkata, India.
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    Child’s rape and murder in India sparks mob and police killings
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  • US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Monday that would recommend breaking up the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three separate shots and unilaterally overhauling the national childhood vaccination recommendations.
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    Trump wants to split the MMR vaccine into separate shots. Experts say it’s a bad idea
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  • A copy of Japan's latest defence white paper with an anime-style cover in Tokyo, Japan, August 4, 2026.
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    Japan outlines its military build-up plan, citing threats from China, Russia and North Korea
  • The lion Mugi at Tama Zoological Park in Japan, pictured on May 28, 2025.
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  • TOPSHOT - This photograph shows fire and smoke rising from a warehouse destroyed during massive Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes on the outskirts of Kyiv early on August 5, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital and surrounding region killed at least two people and wounded dozens more, authorities said on August 5, 2026, after fresh overnight missile and drone attacks. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP via Getty Images)
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    How Russian ballistic missiles are exploiting holes in Ukraine’s air defenses
  • This undated photograph shows American seismologist Dr. Youlin Chen.
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    US expert on underground nuclear tests detained in China for 18 months
  • Smoke rises from explosions at an unknown location, following what US Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iranian military targets, in this screen grab from a video released on July 8, 2026.
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    Iran war heats up while US weapon stocks remain depleted, risking military’s ability to fight future wars
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the commissioning of the country's first 5,000-ton naval destroyer, the Choe Hyon, on Tuesday, after the vessel underwent 14 months of operations, North Korean state-run media outlet Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday.

Kim attended the commissioning ceremony, but his daughter, believed to be named Ju Ae, who has previously attended military and political events with her father, does not appear to have participated in this event, based on photos released by KCNA. The commissioning ceremony took place at Nampho Port on June 23, KCNA reported.
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    North Korea jump-starts naval buildup by commissioning its largest-ever warship
  • Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends his criminal trial on insurrection charges at a courtroom of the Seoul Central District Court on April 21, 2025.
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    Ex-South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 30 years in jail over Pyongyang drone plot

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  • Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.
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    Saudi Arabia turns to Muslim military heavyweights in landmark defense pact as Iran war closes in
  • Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan gestures during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 4, 2021. REUTERS/Saiyna Bashir
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    Sons of jailed Pakistani leader Imran Khan fear for his health
  • Rescuers have located the body of famed Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja who died after an avalanche struck his expedition in Pakistan last week.
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    World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 10 killed in Pakistan avalanche
  • Police officials inspect the site following a suicide bombing during a protest in Pakistan's Swat district on August 2, 2026.
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    Suicide bomber strikes antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14
  • Geis, from San Antonio, Texas, was among those whose remains were recovered from Broad Peak on Friday.
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    She closed her Pilates studio to chase a mountaineering dream, then tragedy struck

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  • South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won announcing the government's AI investment plan in Seoul, South Korea on June 29, 2026.
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    South Korea to invest $576 billion in AI chip production with Samsung and SK Hynix
  • A passerby walks down the street with an air conditioner during a heat wave in Tours, France on June 21, 2026.
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    European heat wave brings in cool cash for Asian air-conditioner makers as sales surge
  • Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group D - United States v Australia - Seattle Stadium, Seattle, Washington, U.S. - June 19, 2026 Alex Freeman of the U.S. celebrates scoring their second goal with Cristian Roldan and Alex Zendejas (Albert Gea/Reuters)
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    Everything you need to know as the World Cup – including Team USA – sprints toward the knockout rounds
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the commissioning of the country's first 5,000-ton naval destroyer, the Choe Hyon, on Tuesday, after the vessel underwent 14 months of operations, North Korean state-run media outlet Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday.

Kim attended the commissioning ceremony, but his daughter, believed to be named Ju Ae, who has previously attended military and political events with her father, does not appear to have participated in this event, based on photos released by KCNA. The commissioning ceremony took place at Nampho Port on June 23, KCNA reported.
    KCNA
    North Korea jump-starts naval buildup by commissioning its largest-ever warship
  • Currency dealers monitor exchange rates as a screen shows South Korea's benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on Tuesday.
    Jade Gao/AFP/Getty Images
    Wall Street is getting trampled by an AI sell-off. South Korean market plunges 10%

Southeast Asia

  • Rebels in Indonesia's Papua say they have killed an American pilot and burned his plane.
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    American pilot killed by rebels in Papua, says Indonesian military
  • This photograph released by the Phu Manorom temple shows monks who were slightly injured from a crash in Mukdahan province taking rest at Phu Manorom temple in Mukdahan province, Thailand, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Phu Manorom temple via AP)
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    11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 8
  • The remains of American pilot 1st Lt. Franklin McKinney, whose aircraft crashed in Lampang during a 1944 reconnaissance mission, were honoured in a ceremony before being repatriated to the United States.
    US Embassy Bangkok
    Downed by lightning eight decades ago, a US airman is finally coming home
  • Rescue workers recover a suitcase from a grassy area near a railway track, in which police later found the body of a 17-year-old Thai girl, in Pattaya City, Thailand, on June 27, 2026.
    Teerasak Suttativong/Reuters
    Australian man arrested after Thai teen girl found dead in suitcase
  • Two officers on the maritime safety administration watch boats sailing in a port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022.
    Yu Fangping/Feature China/Future Publishing/Getty Images
    ‘Salami slicing’: How China is trying to increase control in the Pacific

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