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President Donald Trump walks out of the Oval Office and views the Rose Garden construction before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on June 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Bedminster, New Jersey.
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Pakistan nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, praising ‘stellar statesmanship’
Former first lady Imelda Marcos talks at her apartment in Manila, 27 June 2007. Imelda Marcos says she has nothing to be ashamed of, 08 October 2007. For 20 years as first lady of the Philippines she lived a fairytale existence only to see it all disappear in a whirlwind of public outrage over the greed and excesses of the Marcos years. Through it all Imelda rode the storm. AFP PHOTO/ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Taiwanese soldiers during routine combat readiness drills a military base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on January 11, 2023.
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A celebrity draft-dodging scandal lays bare problems with Taiwan’s crucial reservist force
BTS member Suga attends an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks in Los Angeles, on January 12, 2023.
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Last BTS member Suga discharged from South Korean military service, paving way for reunion
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.
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Xi and Putin present united front over Israel-Iran crisis, in veiled message to Trump
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, center, talks to reporters at Government house in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 19, 2025.
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The mother of both Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the sole British survivor of the Air India Ahmedabad Airport crash and his brother Ajay Ramesh, who is believed to not have survived, boards a mini bus to travel to India on June 13, 2025 in Leicester, United Kingdom. At least 53 of the passengers Air India Flight 171, which crashed shortly after takeoff on its way from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, were British nationals. The sole survivor is a British man, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh. A total of 241 passengers and crew were reported to have died, plus others who were in a building hit by the plane.
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Sole survivor of Air India crash lays his brother to rest after leaving hospital
No pedestrians are seen in front of Pyongyang's main train station amid growing fears over the spread of COVID-19 on May 23, 2022.
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While North Korea denied Covid-19 cases, the virus was widespread and barely treated, report says
In early June, the Navy's aircraft carrier formation conducted training in the Western Pacific. The picture shows the Shandong aircraft carrier launching carrier-based fighter jets.
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China’s aircraft carriers send message in the open Pacific for the first time – and bigger and more powerful ships are coming

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India

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An iron bridge collapsed over a river in India’s western Maharashtra state.
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Pakistan

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Women activists holding posters and photographs of TikTok influencer Sana Yousaf, who was murdered, take part in a demonstration condemning violence against women, in Islamabad on June 5, 2025.
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Teenage TikTok star’s murder leaves Pakistani women questioning whether any safe spaces exist – online or on the street
World’s highest railway bridge opens in conflict-hit Kashmir
Indian military chief acknowledges loss of fighter jets in May conflict with Pakistan
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Three children and two adults killed in suicide attack on school bus in Pakistan

South Korea

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A Qatar Airways plane is departing Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia, on July 31, 2024. Regional Express Holdings Limited and a number of its subsidiaries, including REX Airlines, are entering voluntary administration at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Southeast Asia

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Indonesia volcano spews ash more than 6 miles into sky, dozens of Bali flights canceled
Australian man shot and killed at a villa on the tourist island of Bali
Israeli military says it recovered body of Thai hostage from southern Gaza
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