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A crossing point into Kursk on the Ukrainian border with Russia. Kyiv's troops launched an incursion into the territory last summer.
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Russia ‘getting what it deserves,’ Ukraine says, after launching counterattack in border region
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For those seeking K-pop stardom, the path can be long and grueling
A US Steel plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania in February 2024
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Biden blocks Japan’s Nippon from taking over US Steel
Police and anti-corruption investigators arrive at the residence of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on January 3, 2025.
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South Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain president after dramatic standoff
Graphite powder (L) and NCM powder made from nickel, copper and magnesium, which are used to make the anodes and cathodes of lithium-ion batteries, are displayed in the showroom at the Z Site production center of Chinese EV battery maker CATL in Ningde, Fujian province on November 15, 2024.
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China proposes fresh export curbs on EV technology
BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 31: A CR450-AF high-speed bullet train, featuring an eight-car formation with four powered and four non-powered carriages, is seen on December 31, 2024 in Beijing, China. Prototypes of the CR450 bullet train, with a test speed of up to 450 kilometers per hour and an operational speed of 400 kilometers per hour, were debuted in Beijing on December 29. (Photo by Jia Tianyong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
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The most exciting new trains coming in 2025
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo for efforts to rid world of nuclear weapons
11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2025
Damaged black box from crashed South Korean plane will be sent to US for analysis as investigation ramps up
2025 TV preview: A hotel stay in Thailand, along with the requisite monsters and aliens
Where the deadly South Korean airline crash investigation is heading
Carter’s presidency holds foreign policy lessons for Trump
WHO urges China to share Covid origins data, five years on from pandemic’s emergence
China unveils prototype for what could be the world’s fastest high-speed train
‘Major incident’: China-backed hackers breached US Treasury workstations
India launches its first space docking mission

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China

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Chinese transgender ballerina and choreographer Jin Xing delivers her acceptance speech during the "Crystal Award" ceremony at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 20, 2020.
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Famed transgender dancer has shows canceled in China. Some fear a wider crackdown
China’s box office had a terrible 2024
The artist creating mind-bending images of an alternate Hong Kong through AI
Biden spent four years building up US alliances in Asia. Will they survive Trump’s next term?
‘An old friend’: Former US President Jimmy Carter remembered in China for establishing diplomatic ties

India

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Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki, center, walks through the Daihatsu Motor Co. booth during the Tokyo Motor Show at Tokyo Big Sight on October 25, 2017, in Tokyo, Japan. Suzuki died on Christmas Day at age 94.
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Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker into India, dies at 94
Manmohan Singh, India’s former prime minister, dies aged 92
A ‘pro-America’ India could help New Delhi win over Trump
At least 13 dead after navy boat and passenger ferry collide near popular Mumbai tourist destination
China and India resume high-level talks to ease dispute over Himalayan border

Japan

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Tomiko Itooka celebrating her 116th birthday at the nursing home she lived at in Ashiya, western Japan.
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World’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116
‘Mystery volcano’ that erupted and cooled Earth in 1831 has finally been identified
Japan’s scenic hot springs town restricting tourists amid fights over the best photo spots
Why couples in Japan treat Christmas like a second Valentine’s Day
Fate of US Steel’s deal with Japan’s Nippon is now up to Biden, sources say

North Korea

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From left, former President George H.W. Bush, then-President-elect Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton and former President Jimmy Carter in the White House on January 7, 2009.
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From Biden to Clinton: Jimmy Carter’s relationships with his modern successors
Several North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine die from injuries, Zelensky says
North Korean soldiers given fake Russian military IDs, Ukraine says
Putin says he’s ‘ready’ for potential talks with Trump during year-end news conference
Indoctrinated, loyal and well trained: Don’t underestimate North Korean soldiers in Russia, some experts say

Pakistan

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A Taliban security personnel keeps watch from a helicopter, two days after airstrikes by Pakistan in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province on December 26.
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Afghan Taliban forces target ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes, Afghan defense ministry says
Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says
Pakistan denounces US sanctions on its missile program as ‘discriminatory’
Death toll rises to 130 in northwest Pakistan sectarian violence, officials say
Women are playing key roles in protests across South Asia. The backlash they face is often heavily gendered

South Korea

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol speaks to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea on December 7, 2024.
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South Korean court issues arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol
2024 has been a nerve-wracking year for plane travel. How safe is it really?
Sobbing and prayers echo through South Korean airport as families mourn air crash victims
More than 170 killed after South Korean jet crash-lands at airport. Here’s what we know
South Korean parliament votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo

Southeast Asia

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British woman and South African man found dead at Vietnam tourist villa
Israel arrests hospital director and other staff in raid on last functioning facility in northern Gaza, health officials say
Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line opens after more than a decade of delays
Malaysia says it will resume search for missing flight MH370
Siargao, the ‘surf capital of the Philippines,’ is riding a wave of change