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China heads for record trade surplus as exports surge

IMF chief says Saudi attacks could have negative spillover 'everywhere'

Vietnam mourns 700 war dead in major push to identify missing

Premier League move a Sage decision for new Palace boss

Relentless Swiatek wins all-Polish battle to launch Wuhan campaign

South Korean FA condemns 'personal attacks' as rift rumours grow

Seeing pivotal election, Israelis fly from around world to vote

Japan urges 'impartial treatment' of journalist arrested in Russia

South Korea's Eom 'racially abused' in England's Championship: club

What we know about Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer operation

Asian markets mixed as tech firms claw back some losses

Advanced economies must 'act now' to lower debt as bond yields spike: IMF

India shuts down iconic Delhi protest site after three decades

Deluge by design: Thai villages flooded to protect capital

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Giannis stars as Bucks beat Thunder to win NBA Cup

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks silenced the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second half to win the second edition of the NBA Cup with a 97-81 victory in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Federer hails 'true legend' as Australia says farewell to Fraser

Australian tennis great Neale Fraser was honoured with a state funeral on Wednesday with Roger Federer among those paying tribute to "a true legend".

Shares in Japan chipmaker Kioxia rally on Tokyo debut

Shares in Japanese chipmaker Kioxia rallied more than seven percent on their debut in Tokyo on Wednesday after an initial public offering that valued the firm at more than $5 billion.

McIlroy and Scheffler rout Koepka and DeChambeau in PGA-LIV duel

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and third-ranked Rory McIlroy combined to give the PGA Tour a 2.5-0.5 victory over LIV Golf's Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in Tuesday's Showdown match-play exhibition.

Zelensky huddles with European leaders as Trump looms

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Wednesday with NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels to discuss "next steps" on Russia's war as Donald Trump prepares to take office in the United States.

Japan 'regrets' release of anti-whaling activist Watson

Japan's government voiced dismay on Wednesday over the release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after Danish authorities refused Tokyo's extradition request.

'End of the world': tsunami body collector's torment 20 years on

Djafaruddin says he has recovered from the trauma of collecting bodies when the world's deadliest tsunami devastated Indonesia's western coast two decades ago, but he still breaks down when thinking about the orphaned children.

True blue tradition: how Japan's coveted jeans are made

Call it an antidote to fast fashion: Japanese jeans hand-dyed with natural indigo and weaved on a clackety vintage loom, then sold at a premium to global denim connoisseurs.

Macau's civil society 'falls silent' after 25 years of Chinese rule

A decade ago, the elegant cobblestone streets of Macau's Tap Seac Square were jam-packed with people clamouring for change and government accountability -- the high-water mark for the former Portuguese colony's political awakening.

Indian Ocean nations to mark 20 years since devastating tsunami

Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ago, when huge waves tore into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean.

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