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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
Israeli security personnel and first responders inspect an area hit by an Iranian missile strike on central Tel Aviv on June 16, 2025
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China ‘condemns’ Israel as it looks to show itself as a potential peace broker
An iron bridge collapsed over a river in India’s western Maharashtra state.
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At least two dead after bridge collapses in India tourist destination
Plain-clothed police officers are seen at a villa where a shooting that led to the death of an Australian man reportedly occurred, in Badung on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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Australian man shot and killed at a villa on the tourist island of Bali
A tail of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave
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India launches inspection of Boeing 787s after Air India crash
Kalpeshbhqi Patni, 28, mourns as he waits outside the postmortem room at a hospital, for his brother Akash Patni, 14, who died when an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane crashed during take-off from an airport, in Ahmedabad, India, June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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Anguished Air India crash families give DNA samples to help identify loved ones
Rescue officials work at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. A London-bound passenger plane crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on June 12 and all 242 people on board were believed killed, with the jet smashing into buildings housing doctors and their families.
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Black boxes will give investigators more certainty of what happened on Air India flight, experts say
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, reported by local media to be a survivor of the Air India flight 171 plane crash.
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<strong>CISF Rescue Operations Underway at AI 171 Crash Site, Ahmedabad.</strong> Following the tragic crash of London-bound Air India flight AI 171 near Ahmedabad Airport, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fhashtag%2FCISF%3Fsrc%3Dhashtag_click" target="_blank">#CISF</a> personnel immediately activated emergency protocols and rushed to the site. Rescue operations are being carried out in close coordination with local authorities and emergency services.
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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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Southeast Asia

A villager watches the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen from Talibura village in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, on June 17, 2025.
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Indonesia volcano spews ash more than 6 miles into sky, dozens of Bali flights canceled
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Former soccer player sentenced to four years in prison after orchestrating the smuggling of around $800,000 worth of cannabis
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