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A Thai court on Friday ordered the government to come up with an urgent plan to curb air pollution within 90 days, as the kingdom braces for its annual peak …

Nearly 300 Myanmar soldiers crossed the border into India to flee an advance by armed insurgents fighting the country’s junta, an Indian paramilitary officer told AFP on Friday. The post …

China called for an end to “harassment” of civilian vessels in the Red Sea on Friday after attacks on ships by Huthi rebels in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The …

Pakistan’s prime minister will hold an emergency security meeting on Friday with military and intelligence chiefs after trading deadly air strikes with Iran on militant targets this week. The post …

Twenty-three people have died after an explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand on Wednesday, the provincial governor said. The post 23 dead in Thai fireworks factory explosion appeared …

China’s economy last year suffered one of its worst annual performances in more than three decades, official figures showed on Wednesday, as it battled a crippling property crisis, sluggish consumption …

Japan plans to double a fund used for disaster relief and other contingencies to $6.8 billion after a devastating New Year’s Day earthquake, the government said Tuesday, as snow worsened …

The frontrunner party for Pakistan’s delayed elections began campaigning Monday, after a weekend court decision effectively sealed the opposition party of ex-prime minister Imran Khan out of the race. The …

Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te hailed the island’s “solid partnership” with Washington as he welcomed a US delegation Monday — which China said it “firmly opposed”. The post Taiwan president-elect hails …

Israeli tanks and aircraft hit targets in southern and central Gaza on Sunday and there were fierce gun battles in some areas as the war reached 100 days since the …