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An aerial view shows the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, locally known as Pag-asa, in the contested Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Philippines accuses China of ramming vessel near disputed island as tensions soar

Tensions between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea have been rising through the year, particularly over the Scarborough Shoal, a prime fishing ground

Taliban soldiers stand guard at the second-anniversary ceremony of the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo

Taliban confirms 'retaliatory' strikes against Pakistan amid escalating border tensions

Students helping a fellow student as they gather outside the school buildings after an earthquake in Davao de Oro, Mindanao on 10 October 2025. Photo:Hindustan Times/AFP

Powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off southern Philippines, tsunami warnings issued

Afghanistan's Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi attends the Tehran International Conference on Palestine in Tehran, Iran, December 23, 2023. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Afghanistan's Taliban foreign minister visits India to build closer ties

Malaysia's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamad Hasan takes part in a press briefing during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025. Photo: MANDEL NGAN/Pool via REUTERS

Malaysia foreign minister heads to Myanmar for talks with junta on election, peace plan

Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), arrives for a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 2025. Photo: Reuters.

Japan's likely next prime minister wrestles coalition backlash

Japan's former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech at the kick-off of the campaign for the LDP presidential election in Tokyo, Japan, on 22 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

Japan's Takaichi eyes expanding coalition

A view of the city skyline in Shanghai, China February 24, 2022. Picture taken February 24, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Aly Song//File Photo

World Bank lifts China 2025 GDP forecast to 4.8% ahead of a slowdown next year

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te pays a visit to Songshan airbase in Taipei, Taiwan March 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ann Wang

If Trump convinces China to abandon force against Taiwan he deserves Nobel prize: Taiwan president

Members of Nepal Army help people retrieve their belongings to a safe area at a flooded street along the bank of overflowing Bagmati River following heavy rains, in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Heavy rains kill at least 47 in Nepal, block roads

Boxes for new shoes are seen at Nguyen Chi Cuong handmade shoe factory in Dong Van town, Vietnam April 22, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Kham

Vietnam's footwear exports to US fell 27% in Sept amid Trump tariffs

Japan's former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech at the kick-off of the campaign for the LDP presidential election in Tokyo, Japan, on 22 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

Inspired by Thatcher, Japan's PM-in-waiting Takaichi smashes glass ceiling

Rescuers gather near the site of a building collapse on Monday, where people remained trapped according to disaster mitigation agency, as the search and rescue operations continue at Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, October 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dipta Wahyu

Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 63