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Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow on Tuesday.

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China’s No. 2 official travels to Russia to ‘deepen’ ties as Ukraine war grinds on

An aerial shot of New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Japan.

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An airport in Japan shut down because a pair of scissors went missing

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 30: Aerial view of Tesla electric vehicles to be shipped aboard sitting parked at Nangang Port on March 30, 2023 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Shen Chunchen/VCG via Getty Images)

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Europe just slashed tariffs on cars made by Tesla in China

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan poses with the trophy after winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on August 18, 2024 in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama watches five-shot lead disappear before winning FedEx St. Jude Championship

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace each other during an informal meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on July 8, 2024. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Modi to visit Ukraine, weeks after Kyiv condemned Indian PM for hugging Putin in Moscow

This photo taken on April 21, 2019 shows the exterior of a 7-Eleven convenience store at night in Tokyo. - The much-loved stores are now at the centre of a row over whether they should stay open 24/7/365 -- a debate that strikes at the heart of crippling labour shortages in ageing Japan. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-labour-social,FOCUS by Anne BEADE and Natsuko FUKUE (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

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7-Eleven targeted by Circle K owner for huge convenience store tie-up

Japan braces as powerful Typhoon Ampil strengthens near Tokyo

Paetongtarn Shinawatra to become Thailand’s youngest prime minister in new political shake-up

A planned float in NYC’s India Day Parade is anti-Muslim and should be removed, opponents say

China to limit antimony exports in latest critical mineral curbs

‘I felt like a celebrity’: Personalized ads hit China subway stations as operators scramble for cash

Naomi Osaka says she doesn’t ‘feel like I’m in my body’ since returning from a maternity leave

Japan’s economy bounces back, supporting case for more rate hikes

Young people in China aren’t spending on romance. That’s a problem

Riding the Trans-Mongolian Railway, one of the world’s most epic train journeys

Trying to avoid an elephant stampede? There’s an app for that

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A silhouette of Yu, who first met her host in January 2023. More than a year later, she is still in debt and resorting to sex work to pay her bills.

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CNN speaks with victim of Japan ‘host club’ scam 4:35

Fire on former Soviet warship docked near Shanghai 0:28

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Asheville, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.

Inside Trump 2.0: Ex-Pentagon official on Trump’s foreign policy vision 6:25

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China ‘the isolated party’ in the region, says Rahm Emanuel 17:07

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China

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The former Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk burned down in China. The ship was built in Nikolaev and commissioned in 1978. After the collapse of the USSR, it was sold first to South Korea, and then to China, where it became an amusement park for tourists.

Old aircraft carrier, once part of mighty Soviet fleet, burns in Chinese lagoon

China’s one-child policy hangover: Scarred women dismiss Beijing’s pro-birth agenda

Oldest first-time panda mom gives birth to twins

Trump’s financial disclosure shows millions made from licensing deals but costly civil judgments

Fact check: Trump makes more than 20 false claims at news conference

India

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A general view of the audience during the opening of a temple dedicated to Hindu deity Lord Ram, in Ayodhya, India, on January 22, 2024.

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Indian American Muslim group cancels parade participation amid float controversy

No golds for India: Why the world’s most populous country punches below its weight at the Olympics

Doctors strike across India to protest rape and murder of trainee medic

Gautam Adani’s empire hit by fresh allegations against India’s market regulator

Protecting women from deceitful men or criminalizing break-ups? A new law in India stirs debate

Japan

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An aerial shot of New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Japan.

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An airport in Japan shut down because a pair of scissors went missing

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama watches five-shot lead disappear before winning FedEx St. Jude Championship

7-Eleven targeted by Circle K owner for huge convenience store tie-up

Japan braces as powerful Typhoon Ampil strengthens near Tokyo

Naomi Osaka says she doesn’t ‘feel like I’m in my body’ since returning from a maternity leave

North Korea

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Crew and officials from the United Nations Command and U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) secure UNC flags over transit cases of remains thought to be of U.S. soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, before returning them to the United States for further processing and identification, in Wonsan, North Korea, July 27, 2018.

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US expresses frustration that North Korea is blocking efforts to recover remains of American casualties from Korean War

North Korea will reopen to international tourism this winter, tour operators say

Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory

Tennessee man arrested for allegedly using IT worker scheme to raise money for North Korea’s weapons program

Opinion: This should be America’s next step to stay ahead of ruthless cybercriminals

Pakistan

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Arshad Nadeem of Team Pakistan celebrates after winning gold in the men's javelin throw final in Paris, France, August 8, 2024.

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Pakistan celebrates its first Olympic medal in decades as javelin hero breaks Games record

Pakistani national with ties to Iran charged in connection to a foiled assassination plot potentially targeting Trump

ISIS claims responsibility for rare attack on mosque in Oman

Pakistan extends visas for 1.45 million Afghans but denies deportations on hold

A year ago, she drank battery acid to escape life under the Taliban. Today, she has a message for other Afghan girls

South Korea

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People wearing face masks walk before the portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il (centre R) on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 9, 2020. (Photo by KIM Won Jin / AFP) (Photo by KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images)

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North Korea will reopen to international tourism this winter, tour operators say

South Korean badminton player wins landmark Olympic gold — then takes shot at country’s governing body

What it’s like to undergo 15 beauty treatments in just 3 days in South Korea

BTS member Suga apologizes for riding electric scooter while drunk

North Korea claims it’s sending 250 new missile launchers toward the South Korean border

South East Asia

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, known by her nickname "Ung Ing" and daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, arrives for the royal endorsement ceremony appointing her as the new prime minister of Thailand, in Bangkok on August 18, 2024.

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Thailand’s king endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as new prime minister

Paetongtarn Shinawatra to become Thailand’s youngest prime minister in new political shake-up

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin removed from office in shock court ruling

Philippines condemns China’s ‘illegal and reckless’ actions for dropping flares in the skies above South China Sea

Smartmatic executives charged by Justice Department in alleged Philippines bribery scheme