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Two dead in southern India, roads, runway submerged as Cyclone Michaung nears
US warship and commercial vessels targeted by Yemen’s Houthis in Red Sea over Israel war
‘We were hungry, but we never lost hope’: Survivors recount 17-day ordeal trapped in India tunnel
Indian workers trapped in collapsed tunnel will be there until Christmas, expert predicts
Indian rescuers try new tack to reach 41 workers trapped in tunnel for two weeks
Reports of a new ‘mystery illness’ in China bring back unwelcome memories of 2020
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South Korea to ban eating of dog meat, ruling party says
Indian authorities contact Thai cave experts for help with mine rescue mission
Change in tone from China as Xi Jinping’s meeting with Joe Biden hailed
Indian rescuers prepare to drill to reach 40 people trapped in collapsed tunnel
Some workers trapped in India tunnel collapse are sick as rescue delayed
Race to rescue trapped workers enters third day after India tunnel collapse
Many now left with smokers’ lungs due to toxic air in Delhi
Nepal quake rescue operations hindered in mountainous villages accessible only by foot
At least 157 dead as earthquake shakes remote area of Nepal
China reveals plan to build humanoid robot workers within two years
Nepal earthquake kills at least 69 people as shockwaves felt as far away as New Delhi
New Delhi shuts schools and limits construction work amid severe air pollution
Suspected gunman captured in Japan after hostages freed safely
82-year-old man in South Korea chokes to death after eating live octopus
Beer giant alerts police after worker filmed urinating in ingredient container
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan could face death sentence in trial over ‘revealing state secrets’
Russia thanks North Korea for support in war with Ukraine
‘Lack of US respect’ discussed as Xi Jinping welcomes his ‘dear friend’ Vladimir Putin to China
Hungary’s Viktor Orban becomes first EU leader to meet Putin since arrest warrant
Airline puts on extra plane for sumo wrestlers due to concerns over weight
‘We condemn this’ – US says North Korea is aiding Russia with ammunition supplies
More than 90pc of people killed by Afghanistan earthquake were women and children, UN says
Vladimir Putin visits Kyrgyzstan in first foreign trip since ICC arrest warrant issued
Climbers killed in separate avalanches on Tibetan summit as pair competed for accolade of top US mountain woman
Two earthquakes kill dozens in western Afghanistan
Giant rat and otter cause panic among passengers on flight to Taiwan
Boy (14) held after gun rampage in Bangkok mall
Armenia votes to join International Criminal Court, straining ties with ally Moscow
Japan relaxes strict height and weight rules to boost sumo numbers
Azerbaijan issues arrest warrant for former ethnic Armenian separatist leader
North Korea to expel US soldier who walked across border
Nagorno-Karabakh blast kills 20 and injures nearly 300 as thousands flee
Fears of ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijan see 120,000 Armenians fleeing Karabakh
Crocodiles push stray dog to safety after it falls into danger-filled river
Armenian separatists to lay down arms following violence in Nagorno-Karabakh
Revealed: The parting gifts Kim Jong Unreceived at end of meeting with Vladimir Putin on Russia tour
Kim Jong Un on way back to North Korea after stint in Russia that led to global concerns
Missing Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu ‘under house arrest’
Jittery West condemns Kim’s visit to Russian weapons factory as political rhetoric ramps up
Dozens killed in deadly blaze at apartment block in Vietnam
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un travels to Russia in armoured train ‘to discuss weapons deal with Vladimir Putin’
Two killed and over 100 injured as Hong Kong hit by heaviest rains on record
Agency boss quits over Japan’s J-pop sex abuse scandal
Could China ban the three-piece suit? Concerns that country is cracking down on ‘wrong clothes’
China considers a law to ban clothes that ‘hurt people’s feelings’
Head of Japan’s biggest pop agency quits over long-term sexual abuse by founder of hundreds of young stars
Kim Jong Un may be lining up trip to Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin – but how will he get there?
Man says fire that killed 36 was revenge for anime plagiarism, but defence team pleads not guilty
India or Bharat? Modi government considers new name for world’s most populous nation
Police arrest contractors who used excavators to dig ‘shortcut’ through Great Wall of China
New Delhi G20 meeting without Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping risks deepening divisions
Japan is 
a hotspot 
for UFO sightings, says new Pentagon website
China’s ‘government-approved’ AI chatbot says Taiwan invasion is likely
India’s moon rover goes to sleep with its initial work done, but will it ever wake up?
Taiwan forced to shut down as Typhoon Haikui hits, with almost 4,000 people evacuated
Pope Francis makes a coded appeal to China on visit to Mongolia
G20 Summit: Delhi uses ‘monkey men’ and cut-outs to scare off menacing macaques ahead of world leaders’ arrival
Cafe in Tokyo offers customers pods to nap standing up
India’s space programme set to shoot for the Sun after successful moon landing
Newborn baby handed back to mother who dumped infant in bin after birth
Pakistan court drops sedition case against former prime minister Imran Khan
Nearly two million excess deaths in two months after China lifted ‘zero-Covid’ restrictions
Blast off, then splash down – North Korea vows more launches after military spy satellite falls into sea
China outraged at water release from wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant
Chandrayaan-3: India’s lunar rover begins to explore surface of Moon’s south pole at a speed of one centimetre per second
‘India is now on the moon’: history made as space craft reaches its south pole
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India beats all other countries to land spacecraft near south pole of the Moon
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