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At least five dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off Indonesia
The ship was carrying 271 passengers and crew members when the blaze broke out as it sailed eastwards from Java.
Published On 2 Aug 2026
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Singapore bans UK band Massive Attack over Palestinian flag
Published On 1 Aug 2026
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New York Times reveals Trump administration subpoena over North Korea story
Published On 1 Aug 2026
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Growing like ‘gangbusters’: Can Taiwan maintain its economic momentum?
Published On 1 Aug 2026
Most Australian teens still online three months after under-16 ban
Published On 1 Aug 2026

Iran war updates: Kuwait downs Iranian drones targeting vital facilities

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Iranian drones intercepted over Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
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Dahlan says Kushner informed him halt to Gaza attacks will begin Sunday

Powerful El Nino to intensify heat on ‘a planet already on fire’: UN

UN chief Guterres calls for halt to new fossil fuels as El Nino induces heatwaves, floods, and drought worldwide

Western allies warn North Korean IT workers funding nuclear arsenal

Pyongyang accused of using hard currency earned by AI-assisted workers to power armaments programme.

Approval for China’s mega embassy in London was lawful, UK court rules

The 20,000-square-metre site in London is set to become the largest embassy complex in the UK by area.

AFC ‘stands in solidarity’ with UEFA and CONCACAF over FIFA World Cup plans

FIFA face global mutiny as Asian Football Confederation stand with Europe and North America after their boycott threats.

Death toll from Japan earthquake climbs to 34

The magnitude 7.1 quake has killed 34 people and left six more seriously injured.

Pacific island nation Nauru officially changes name to ‘Naoero’

The switch honours a name lost to colonial rule more than a century ago.

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French teen fined in Singapore over ‘straw licking’ stunt

A French teenager has been fined about $465 after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge in Singapore.

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‘Go back to your own country’: NZ foreign minister faces backlash

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters told Chinese-born MP to ‘go back to your own country’.

AFC president doubles down on FIFA, calling World Cup plan ‘unacceptable’

Asian Football Confederation chief says plan to sell FIFA World Cup stakes undermines sport’s continental structure.

Asia Pacific

At least five dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off Indonesia

Singapore bans UK band Massive Attack over Palestinian flag

New York Times reveals Trump administration subpoena over North Korea story

Growing like ‘gangbusters’: Can Taiwan maintain its economic momentum?

Most Australian teens still online three months after under-16 ban

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