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December 29, 2025

SoftBank to acquire DigitalBridge for $4bn in move to deepen ties to AI

Acquisition would further expand SoftBank’s investments in artificial intelligence as it tries to center itself in the boomSoftBank Group will...

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December 29, 2025

China launches live-fire drills around Taiwan simulating blockade of major ports

Taipei condemns exercise that Chinese army calls ‘a stern warning against “Taiwan independence” separatist forces and external interference...

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December 27, 2025

China imposes sanctions on US defence firms over Taiwan arms deal

$10bn Trump-approved sale to Taipei triggers Beijing sanctions against firms such as Boeing and Northrop GrummanChina’s foreign ministry has hit US...

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December 27, 2025

Thailand and Cambodia agree ‘immediate’ ceasefire after weeks of deadly border clashes

Two countries pledge in joint statement to halt all forms of attacks and further troop deployments in long-running dispute over contested...

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December 26, 2025

Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak jailed for 15 more years in 1MDB graft scandal

New conviction over plunder of state fund substantially increases six-year term in separate case The jailed former Malaysian prime minister

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December 26, 2025

Cambodia accuses Thailand of launching strikes during border peace talks

Thai reports claim Cambodia carried out overnight attacks ahead of officials from both countries meeting for a third day of negotiations on...

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December 26, 2025

‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power

Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracyMyanmar is preparing to go to...

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December 24, 2025

Rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online

Video shows Gen Xu Qinxian explaining why he refused to deploy troops to crush 1989 student-led demonstrationsRare footage of a People’s Liberation...

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December 23, 2025

‘Is this real?’: wife of detained pastor describes anguish as China cracks down on unofficial churches

Church leaders and members detained as government tightens controls on underground Christian gatheringsThe knocks came at 2am. Hiding out at a...

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December 22, 2025

‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch

Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest cityOutside an abandoned...

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December 19, 2025

‘Matter of survival’: South Korean president urges public health cover for hair loss

Medical professionals and some in conservative circles feel argument of Lee Jae Myung may be a bit thinSouth Korean president Lee Jae Myung has...

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December 18, 2025

‘You learn tricks to reduce it’: the smart bins measuring food waste in South Korea

Digital facilities that track wastage down to the gram have brought about behavioural change among users Min Geum-nan walks towards a metal bin...

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