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Philippine Foreign Minister Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi shake hands while holding signed bilateral agreements ahead of their joint press conference in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 15, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Japan, Philippines sign new security pacts as regional tensions rise

The Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement, designed to enable the swift provision of supplies and services between their militaries, comes months after a landmark Reciprocal Access Agreement...

Cars drive next to a collapsed crane that crushed two vehicles during construction of an elevated highway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, January 15, 2026. Photo: Thai Rescue Worker Association/ Handout via REUTERS

Another crane collapses in Thailand killing 2 people: Police

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung react as they play drump together after their talks in Nara, western Japan on 13 January 2026. Photo: UNB/AP

Japan, South Korea leaders drum to K-pop after summit

Thai military personnel walk near the forested disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia in the Chong Bok area, following the first incident on July 16 that severed a Thai soldier’s left ankle while he was on patrol, in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, August 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Cambodia says Thai troops still occupy civilian areas, testing December truce

A train traveling from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani lies damaged after being derailed when a construction crane fell onto one of its carriages, causing multiple casualties, in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, January 14, 2026. Photo: Ministry of Transport/Handout via REUTERS

At least 31 killed, 64 injured after crane falls on train in Thailand

A woman holds a sign bearing South Korean national flag with a portrait of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, as they wait for his arrival for the final arguments in his insurrection trial, at a court in Seoul, South Korea, January 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea prosecutor seeks death penalty for ex-president Yoon over martial law

Japan's drilling-equipped research vessel Chikyu departs from Shimizu port to conduct a test recovery of rare-earth–rich mud near Minamitori Island, marking the world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge from a depth of about 6 km onto a ship, in Shimizu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan January 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Yuka Obayashi

Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam looks on during a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street in London, Britain October 29, 2025. Photo: Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Vietnam's Communist Party chief Lam seeks presidency in China-style expanded power mandate

People walk past an election banner ahead of a general election in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar, December 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar votes in second phase of military-run election

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends Invest Myanmar in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, January 28, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Sequestered Suu Kyi overshadows military-run Myanmar election

Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, at an unidetified location in this still image from video released 30 December 2025. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Russia says it fired its Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Ukraine

Protesters gathered in front of the parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, celebrating after it was set ablaze during demonstrations against a social media ban and corruption on 9 September 2025. Photo: AP/UNB

Gen Z in Nepal voices frustration over unfulfilled promises

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China's birth-rate push sputters as couples stay child-free