Asia
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Pope offers prayers for flood victims in South Asia
During the Angelus prayer in Castel Gandolfo’s Freedom Square, Pope Leo expressed solidarity with the people of Pakistan, India, and…
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Deadly cloudburst floods devastate India, Pakistan, death toll more than 250
Severe flooding triggered by cloudbursts and monsoon rains has killed at least 250 people across India and Pakistan, with many…
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80 years on . . . Nagasaki’s silent plea for peace and nuclear disarmament
Today, hundreds of people have gathered in Nagasaki, bowing their heads in somber remembrance of the 80th anniversary of the…
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Frozen corpse of missing Pakistani climber found after 28 years
The body of Nasiruddin, a Pakistani man who went missing in 1997 while crossing a mountain in Kohistan, has been…
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Tragedy strikes Xinjiang; 5 dead, 24 injured as suspension bridge cable snaps
Five people were killed and 24 others injured after a cable on a suspension bridge snapped in north-western China’s Xinjiang…
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Philippines President Marcos Jr. on five-day state visit to India
The President of the Philippines, Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., is currently on a five-day State visit to India, marking a…
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India, the Philippines hold first joint naval patrols in South China Sea amid rising tensions
India and the Philippines have conducted their first-ever joint naval patrols in the disputed South China Sea, a move that…
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Thailand-Cambodia agree to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire
In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to…
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Shooting in Bangkok leaves four dead, two injured
At least four people were killed and two others injured in a mass shooting at Or Tor Kor Market in…
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Malaysia to host peace talks as Thailand-Cambodia border clashes rage on
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will host high-stakes peace talks Monday between the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia, even as…
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