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October 26, 2025

Trump oversees Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire signing as Asia tour gets under way

Trump has begun a five-day trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, his first visit to the region since taking office in JanuaryDonald Trump has...

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October 25, 2025

Trump says he would be open to meeting Kim Jong-un as he embarks on whirlwind Asia tour

The trip will see him take part in high-stakes trade talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping - but he also raised the prospect of meeting the North...

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October 24, 2025

Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines

Boy, 13, swallowed the high-power magnets after apparently buying them from the online retailer TemuA 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to...

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October 23, 2025

New Zealand ‘mega strike’: 100,000 public sector workers demand better conditions

Teachers, nurses and public service staff among those walking off job and also pressing for more government investment in health and educationAn...

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October 22, 2025

Trump administration considering curbs on exports to China made with US software

Plan would include everything from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing’s latest round of rare earth export restrictions

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October 22, 2025

British woman on death row in Bali for drug smuggling to be repatriated

Lindsay Sandiford, 68, has been on death row in Indonesia since 2012, after authorities found 3.8kg of cocaine in her suitcaseA British woman will...

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October 20, 2025

Weather tracker: Eight dead as Tropical Storm Fengshen hits Philippines

Tens of thousands evacuated amid significant damage from intense rainfall and storm surgeEight people have died and 27,000 have been evacuated after...

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October 20, 2025

‘I wanted to do something more meaningful’: the Chinese nationals fighting for Ukraine

Volunteers defy their government and public opinion in China to risk their lives for an adversary of Beijing’s main geopolitical partnerIn a war that...

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October 20, 2025

Australia says Chinese fighter jet released flares near RAAF aircraft in ‘dangerous’ incident

Richard Marles condemns Chinese military after flares let off ‘very close’ to Australian surveillance aircraft over South China SeaGet our

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October 17, 2025

Weather tracker: Japanese islands struck by two successive typhoons

Typhoon Nakri sweeps through Izu Islands off Tokyo, a week after Halong, causing damage and disruptionThe Izu Islands in Japan have endured another...

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October 17, 2025

‘Wailing ghosts through loudspeakers’: Cambodia accuses Thailand of psychological warfare along border

Cambodia’s rights commission said ‘intense, high-pitched noises’ broadcast by Thai soldiers along the disputed border threatened to escalate tensions...

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October 16, 2025

South Korea bans travel to parts of Cambodia amid deepening scam crisis that has left 80 missing

An additional 60 South Koreans remain detained by Cambodian authorities after a crackdown on scam operationsSouth Korea has issued its most serious...

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