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Indian and Chinese troops gift sweets at contested border 31 Oct 2024 - 02:36 pm
Indian and Chinese army greet each other along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Karakoram pass in Ladakh on October 31, 2024. (Photo by Indian Army / AFP)
Faker: eSports legend and South Korea 'national treasure' 31 Oct 2024 - 12:33 pm
Gold medallist South Korea's Lee Sang-hyeok alias
Snow forecast next week on Mt Fuji, at last 31 Oct 2024 - 12:26 pm
A sign with a photo of Mount Fuji covered in snow is seen at a view point as Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 metres, looms in the background in Gotemba, Shizuoka prefecture on October 31, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP
Over 20 hospitalised after fire in southwest China 31 Oct 2024 - 12:23 pm
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Flooding from Storm Trami kills five in Vietnam 31 Oct 2024 - 12:19 pm
This aerial photo taken on October 29, 2024 shows cars parked on a bridge to avoid flood waters in Quang Binh province in central Vietnam. Photo by An Xa / AFP
Militants kill two Pakistan police guarding polio vaccination team 30 Oct 2024 - 08:26 pm
A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi on October 28, 2024. Photo by Rizwan Tabassum / AFP.
Taiwan battens down for Super Typhoon Kong-rey 30 Oct 2024 - 03:43 pm
People ride scooters in heavy rain as Typhoon Kong-rey approaches Taiwan, in Yilan County on October 30, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP)
A man is arrested on suspicion of killing a woman in a Hong Kong park 30 Oct 2024 - 02:13 pm
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Indonesia and Russia to hold first joint naval drills 29 Oct 2024 - 08:12 pm
File photo of Indonesian navy
Three-person crew to blast off for China's Tiangong space station 29 Oct 2024 - 07:21 pm
A platform for the Satellite launcher is seen ahead of the shenzhou-19 mission to the Tiangong space station at the Jiuquan satellite launch center in Jiuquan, China’s northwestern Gansu province on October 29, 2024. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Indonesia bans sale of iPhone 16, Apple Watch 10 over investment dispute 29 Oct 2024 - 05:31 pm
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Taiwan warns Typhoon Kong-rey 'rapidly' intensifying 29 Oct 2024 - 05:23 pm
A fisherman holds a fishing rod next to waves as Typhoon Kong-rey approaches, in Keelung on October 29, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP)
UN rights chief urges Bangladesh to 'protect' democracy after revolution 29 Oct 2024 - 04:31 pm
Photo used for demonstration purposes. Handout photograph taken on October 28, 2024 and released by the Press Wing of Bangladesh's Chief Adviser shows the country's interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus (4L) with Information and Broadcasting adviser Nahid Islam (2L), as they tour the battered Gonobhaban palace, the former official residence of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka. Photo by Press Wing of Bangladesh's Chief Adviser / AFP.
India temple firework explosion injures over 150 29 Oct 2024 - 08:30 am
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A Philippine town in the shadow of a volcano is hit by landslides it never expected 28 Oct 2024 - 12:04 pm
People walk amongst debris of logs swept away due to heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Trami in Laurel, Batangas province, south of Manila on October 25, 2024. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP.
Major Indian solar panel maker dazzles in market debut 28 Oct 2024 - 11:58 am
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Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio cases 28 Oct 2024 - 11:55 am
A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi on October 28, 2024. Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP.
The leaders of India and Spain launch India's first private military aircraft plant 28 Oct 2024 - 11:43 am
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (R) with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi waving to crowd during a roadshow following his arrival in Vadodara in India's Gujarat state. Taken and released on October 28, 2024 by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB). Photo by PIB / AFP.